8-Day Ontario Camping Road Trip ("The Bucket Lister")

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Orientation
3 stops
1
The Big Apple
Rest stop at The Big Apple in Colborne. Get your camera out! This is a very exciting stop with lots of wonderful things to do, and one-of-a-kind snacks and souvenirs to pick up for the trip.
50 minutes • Admission ticket free
2
Huff Estates Winery
Enjoy pizza straight from a wood-burning stone oven, and some wine tasting at Huff Estates Winery in Bloomfield. To complement the beautiful scenery, we’ll stroll through the coinciding outdoor modern art exhibit too.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
3
Sandbanks Provincial Park
Arrival at Sandbanks Provincial Park, followed by an introduction to the campsite & a tent setup demo. Next, enjoy some free time on the beach before finding your way back to camp, where a delicious vegetarian dinner awaits. Once the sun sets, gather around the campfire to unwind with S’mores and some good company.
18 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 2
Into The Wild
3 stops
4
Dunes Beach
A 40 minute hike along Woodlands Trail brings us to Dunes Beach. Sit on the beach, swim, or wander through endless dunes, the option is yours. Guests also have the option of continuing onto a guided hike of the legendary Dunes Trail.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
5
Centreville
Hell Holes - Embark on an ominous moss-covered trail in Centreville where the group will pass through a valley of giant stone formations dating back to the glacial period.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
6
Bon Echo Provincial Park
Arrival at beautiful Bon Echo Provincial Park, where the group immediately sets up camp, and prepares for dinner and a campfire.
6 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Paddle Your Heart Out, Then Rise To Great Heights
2 stops
7
Bon Echo Provincial Park
At the lagoon, the group pairs off 2 or 3 to a canoe to paddle Mazinaw Lake. We’ll head to a cliff, where ancient native pictographs can be seen lining the walls (a designated national historic site). Guests can also dock at the Clifftop Trail head for a 1 hour hike to the top of the cliff
6 hours • Admission ticket included
8
Algonquin Provincial Park
Arrival at world famous Algonquin Provincial Park, our home for the next 2 days. Explore the beach, play some bocce, or chill out at camp, while our 2nd team of cooks start on dinner.
6 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Welcome To Algonquin!
2 stops
9
Algonquin Provincial Park
The whole crew rents bicycles today to ride the Old Railway Bike Trail. We’ll head down an exciting 16km path that follows a discarded historic railway line (suitable for young children).
3 hours • Admission ticket free
10
Algonquin Logging Museum
Everyone loads into the van to go hike the Logging Museum trail. Experience life in Algonquin the way it was back in the day. This short interactive trail is so much fun!
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Bring On The Wetlands
2 stops
11
Booth's Rock Trail
This morning we drive off to hike one of the best trails in Algonquin Park. Booth's Rock Trail is a 2 hour 5.1 km loop trail that visits two lakes and a spectacular lookout, returning along an abandoned railway.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
12
Six Mile Lake Provincial Park
As a pre-dinner stretch at our next stomping ground, the group introduces themselves to the area by visiting The Marsh Trail, which circles the nearby wetlands.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 6
Six Mile Lake To The Bruce Peninsula
3 stops
13
Owen Sound
Restaurant lunch (and grocery) stop in Owen Sound. Known as the Scenic City, it's just a quaint, tree-lined seaport town with rich cultural history
3 hours • Admission ticket free
14
Bruce Peninsula National Park
Arrival at Bruce Peninsula National Park and its 156 sq. km of wilderness. The group sets up camp.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
15
The Grotto
Throw on your hiking boots for a trek to the coast, down the Bruce Trail (Canada's oldest and longest marked hiking trail!) At the mid point of this 2.5 hour excursion, we’ll reach the Bruce Peninsula Grotto, a small sea cave with turquoise waters.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 7
Shipwrecks & Flowerpots
2 stops
16
Tobermory
Cute shops, restaurants & pubs line the high street of this "fresh water scuba capital of the world," where a glass-bottom boat will take us to see some of the 22 shipwrecks that lie shallow beneath the clear waters of Fathom Five National Marine Park.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
17
Flowerpot Island
A glass-bottom boat cruise provides us with a view of 2 historic shipwrecks, then drops us off on an island on the Georgian Bay where flowerpot-shaped stone towers line the shore. We'll spend the day here, have a picnic, swim, and hike to a historic lighthouse on the coast. Fun for the whole family!
5 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 8
See A Stunning Waterfall, Then Get Swept Away
2 stops
18
Inglis Falls
Give us the opportunity to knock your socks off with a lunch stop at Inglis Falls, ranked #1 thing to do in Owen Sound. Its 18m high cascade is sure to impress.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
19
Elora Gorge Conservation Area
We’ve saved the best for last, with a one-of-a-kind adventure at Elora Gorge Conservation Area for some white water tubing.
7 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• Email required with booking
• Unless 'Solo Tent' package is selected, solo guests will be paired with 1 other person to share a 4-person tent. Pairings are made on the basis of sex (Please specify your sex on the sign up form). Note: Couples and families with automatically be placed together in a shared tent

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