Algonquin Provincial Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
protected area of Ontario
About Algonquin Provincial Park
The lands that form today’s Algonquin Park have been used for thousands of years. Artefacts such as tool fragments, beads, and pottery shards show that people occupied the forests and shores of the park long before contact with Europeans. The story of how Algonquin Park came to be a symbol of modern Ontario’s wilderness begins with European politics and global trade at the end of the 1700s. Great Britain’s economy was thriving in this era, and the country was importing vast quantities of wood from Europe and its colonies to support its growth. However, the Napoleonic wars in Europe and the American Revolution eventually cut off much of its timber supply from everywhere but Canada. By 1830, when pine logging began in the lands that would become the park, Canadian timber was one of Great Bri
Top Attractions in Algonquin Provincial Park
Explore the best things to see and do in Algonquin Provincial Park:
- ★Algonquin Art Centre
- ★Algonquin Logging Museum
- ★Algonquin Park Tours Inc.
- ★Barron Canyon
- ★Big Pines Trail
- ★Brent Crater
- ★Canoe Lake
- ★Centennial Ridges
Where to Stay in Algonquin Provincial Park
- 🏨Achray Campground
- 🏨Arowhon Pines
- 🏨Bartlett Lodge
- 🏨Brent Campground
- 🏨Canisbay Lake
- 🏨Dream Catcher Motel
Algonquin Provincial Park Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 13 sections including: