Ontario Parks
The Ontario Parks system stretches over 125 years. It began in 1893 with the creation of Algonquin Provincial Park. In 1954 the management and creation of provincial parks came under the Department of Lands and Forests. There are now 330 provincial parks comprising 8% of Ontario's landmass which is an area larger (over 82,000 km2) than the Provinces of Nova Scotia and PEI combined.
Ontario Provincial Parks History and Organization
Tap on location markers to learn more about Ontario's provincial parks
Algonquin Provincial Park
Pinery Provincial Park
Killbear Provincial Park
Bonnechere Provincial Park
Killarney Provincial Park
History of Ontario Parks
Tap on black dots to explore Ontario Parks history
South America to Ontario: Boreal Forest Songbird Migration
The Great Journey: South America to Ontario
Each spring, billions of birds undertake an epic migration from South America to Ontario's boreal forests. These migratory songbirds travel thousands of kilometers to breed and nest in the rich Canadian wilderness.
8,000 km
average migration distance from South America
325+
bird species migrate to Ontario's boreal region
30%
of Ontario's breeding birds winter in South America