Discover the most magical spots to pitch your tent or park your rig on your next Fitzroy Provincial Park adventure.
Boulders, beaches, and bass fishing stand out at family-friendly Fitzroy. Â
Fitzroy Provincial Park is a small park less than an hour from downtown Ottawa. Itâs the ideal destination when you want to combine rural relaxation with some urban escapes. Visitors go swimming in the Ottawa River, explore area forests (including a century-old White Pine forest and a group of 200-year-old bur oaks), and tackle beginner-friendly hiking trails. The 2.4-kilometre Terraces Trail, in particular, should be on every camperâs list. The parkâs shale pillars remind hikers of the powerful glaciers that once moved through here, as do the massive boulders left behind. Keep an eye out for the small waterfall near the beginning of the path.
Fitzroy is open from mid-May until mid-October. Like most Ontario provincial parks, it has a complete liquor ban on Victoria Day (the second to last Monday of May) and for the 10 days preceding it. Campsites book especially early for the Canada Day long weekend (July 1). As the park is just down the road from Ottawa, this is a very busy time for the entire region.