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LegendBeginning June 1, backcountry camping and day-use will be permitted in non-operating provincial parks and conservation reserves where these activities are normally available. Party size must not exceed the limit set out under the emergency order in force under s.7.0.2 (4) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act.
Before you visit: check what facilities/activities are available and pack what you need (e.g. water, snacks hand sanitizer).
When you visit: Continue to follow public health advice including physical distancing by keeping at least two metres from others, wearing a face covering where required and when physical distancing may be challenging or not possible, washing hands regularly with soap and water or use alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available.
Facilities
Activities
- Blue - available at the park. Check operating dates.
- Grey - unavailable at this park.
- Red - Temporarily Unavailable
- Purple - Available at park, but restrictions apply. Check operating dates. Click icon for details.
Some of our trails are not open for biking. For your safety, please respect closure signs.
Some of our trails are not open for biking. For your safety, please respect closure signs.
Not all waterbodies in the park allow motorboats and/or motor size may be restricted.
Reservation and check-in procedures may be temporarily modified at this location. Check re-open details under operating dates section more information.
Shower and laundry facilities will not be available this season.
Shower and laundry facilities will not be available this season.
Shower and laundry facilities will not be available this season.
Shower and laundry facilities will not be available this season.
Shower and laundry facilities will not be available this season.
Activity available only where weather conditions permit.
Some of our trails are not ready for hiking. For your safety, please respect trail closure signs.
Reservation and check-in procedures may be temporarily modified at this location. Check re-open details under operating dates section more information.
Some of our trails are not ready for horseback riding. For your safety, please respect trail closure signs.
Hunting is permitted only in specific seasons/locations, contact the park office for more information.
Activity available only where weather conditions permit.
Climbers at Bon Echo must be members of the Alpine Club of Canada or register at the park office with park staff.
Activity available only where weather conditions permit.
Activity available only where weather conditions permit.
Activity available only where weather conditions permit.
Some areas in the park may not be accessible for swimming. For your safety, please respect all posted closure signs.
Activity available only where weather conditions permit.
For your safety check local Whitewater conditions before your trip.
Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park is a 33,505 hectare park that contains more than 100 habitat types and is a vast biological engine renowned for its rock barrens, and beaver fens. Although extensive, this habitat is fragile please follow the principles of leave no trace.
The Wildlands is a non-operating park with no maintained public facilities or services. Be prepared to use appropriate route finding and safety practices as interior travel beyond access points requires complex navigating in a remote semi-wilderness environment. Cellular service cannot be relied upon as a means of communication or navigation within these wildlands.
This park provides unique opportunity for a sustainable, semi wilderness recreation experience. Rugged canoe routes involving lakes, wetlands, and portages, and home to over 100 km of the Ganaraska Hiking Trail (The Wilderness Section www.ganaraska-hiking-trail.org) and a limited number of backcountry campsites