Quetico Provincial Park

Nice day use area at the Dawson Trail entrance near the beach. Information office has lots of information and memorabilia. There was a Bear alert warning when we visited so we were carefull to keep watch, but we didn't see any bears or evidence of their presence.

A beautiful campground! This is the 2nd time we've been to Quetico as adults, last time we camped at the Chippewa grounds so we decided to try out the Ojibwa grounds this time. It was an awesome spot, right near the comfort station and even though it was stationed as a single tent spot, the staff were so sweet and helpful and let our friends join us later on in a 2nd tent. Lots of squirrels and birds playing around and we even saw a rabbit one night, it's a very peaceful campground. A much different vibe from the Chippewa grounds but still amazing! We will 100% be back!

Only got to stay one night, highly regret not getting more time within this park. Would love more time to adventure the water systems. Had a huge thunder/lighting storm overnight (worst I’ve seen in all my years and a little frog found shelter with me (last photo!) LOL beautiful park none the less!

This park is a kayaking and canoeing paradise, with lots of great backcountry options. We stayed only one night at the park while passing through on a road trip, but had a chance to chat people up and learned that people travelled from afar for the back-country opportunities. We stayed at Dawson Trail - Chippewa Campground: Site #1, and it was great. There was plenty of privacy and we had a little trail down to the lake where we could set up camp chairs and admire nature’s beauty. Site #3, right next to us, had a little deck on the water! Our site was spacious with a fully enclosed, round fire pit sunk into the ground. The washrooms were close by - clean, spacious and warm with flushing toilets. All water provided by the park is potable (and delicious) even in the washrooms - a nice bonus. The Teaching Trail and Fisher Trail make for a nice walk to get the blood moving after a long drive or sleeping on the ground. Park staff were great. We reserved our place online before arriving and had a great, informative experience dealing with the park staff. The only problem was the wood we purchased for our camp fire. It hadn’t been aged well, and you could watch the water steaming out as it burned. It was constant work to keep it burning and it never gave off much heat. The wood just smouldered until it was ash. It made for an uncomfortable September night.

One of the last rustic parks left with back-country passes. You can grab your gear and go without booking sites. Canoe for days with or without portages. Staff are amazing and the wildlife is friendly. We are sad to see so many provincial parks get overdeveloped while Quetico stays rugged. We cannot say enough good things about this park.