Experience the Fun of Treetop Trekking in Ontario

Each Thanksgiving, my family and I share an outdoor adventure—something that is active and helps us connect to each other. Last year was the best ever. We conquered the Treetop Trekking aerial course in Huntsville.

After getting geared up with harnesses and helmets, we anxiously walked to the course area. We looked up and saw people zipping through the colourful fall foliage, balancing precariously on log ends and swinging on ropes like Tarzan.   

We were all a little nervous but very excited to get started. After a safety and practice session close to the ground, we climbed the first ladder and rocked the first several courses.

The next courses were a little higher and a little more difficult, but our confidence grew after completing each one. 

We laughed, joked around and encouraged each other to keep going. It was a great bonding experience. 

The final course, before the big zip lines, was the Tarzan rope swing. My niece, Nicole, shown below, had no fear, but as I sat on the edge of the platform, high in the trees, I really didn’t think I could do it. But I did—I let go and did a free fall (anchored by a secured rope) into the large net. I felt so alive and so proud.  

If you are looking for something fun to do with your family this Thanksgiving, or anytime, I highly recommend trying a treetop aerial park or a treetop canopy nature walk. Find one near you with this list of the treetop adventures Ontario has to offer.

Treetop Trekking - Barrie, Brampton, Ganaraska, Huntsville, 1000 Islands, Hamilton and Stouffviile

Relive your childhood at one of the seven Treetop Trekking aerial parks, some of the most popular treetop trekking locations in Ontario. Feel the rush as you fly across zip lines and climb like a monkey on balance logs, cable traverses, hammock nets, wooden bridges and Tarzan swings suspended high in the forest canopy. Kids courses and night treks available.  

Boler Mountain Treetop Adventure Park – London

This treetop adventure park has five different courses from Junior to Advanced. Each course has 13 to 16 aerial games: ladders, ropes, wobbly bridges and more.

Long Point Eco-Adventure 
- St. Williams


Glide through the Carolinian forest on a world class 2.5-hour zip line and canopy tour adventure. This thrilling adventure with spectacular views of Long Point Bay and Turkey Point includes eight zip lines, two suspension skybridges, 14 platforms and a 40-foot rappel. Night zipping available.

Chicopee Tube Park 
- Kitchener

Start with an 80-metre zip for first-timers or experience over 300 metres of soaring fun, starting from one of the highest and most scenic elevations that the Chicopee Hills have to offer. Enjoy a breathtaking ride while taking in a spectacular view of the surrounding hills and trees.


Treetop Eco-Adventure Park – Oshawa

Take to the trees over the beautiful Oak Ridges Moraine. This aerial adventure park has 60 treetop adventure games and five zip lines. Rope bridges, Tarzan swings, floating barrels, and logs will challenge your mind and body at every level of fitness.  

Horseshoe Valley Resort Treetop Trekking – Barrie

Horseshoe Valley Resort's aerial game and zip line park is fun for the whole family. They also have a tamer Discovery Park for kids five and up. This course is three to five feet off the ground and is a great way for littles to experience the challenge for themselves.

Ascent Aerial Park – Sauble Beach

Ascent Aerial Park features a 40-foot ropes course with 30 obstacles on three levels to test your agility and mettle. The course accommodates almost everyone. Feeling nervous? Stay low. Feeling adventurous? Start heading up. They also have Canada's first zip coaster—a fixed track like a roller coaster with the rider suspended below the track attached to a trolley.

Adventure Park - Blue Mountain Resort

Visit the Adventure Park at Blue Mountain and participate in one of their many exciting and challenging experiences. Try out the Timber Challenge High Ropes Course with three levels to suit every comfort level. Climb ladders, cross bridges and zip line through the trees. The park also includes the Skywalk Challenge High Ropes Course which has even more obstacles, some over water, and all with a great view of Blue Mountain Village.

Canopy Tours - Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve

After a short guided voyageur canoe ride across a wilderness lake, you’ll journey up—through treetops on the world’s longest canopy walkway. Over half a kilometre long, offering some of the best treetop trekking in Ontario, the canopy boardwalk winds through the treetops some 10 to 20 metres above the forest floor. A platform suspended from the treetops above becomes the gathering place where your guide elaborates on the forest environment surrounding you. 

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