Still Waters, Ancient Pictographs

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Bon Echo is known for Mazinaw Rock, rising 100 m above Mazinaw Lake and featuring hundreds of Aboriginal pictographs. The park offers backcountry, car and radio-free camping.

Discover great backcountry paddling adventures at Ontario Parks.

For information on backcounty park fees and reservations, click here.

About Trish Manning

Trish Manning is an adventure travel writer. She is an avid outdoor person who loves to hike, paddle, SUP, snowshoe, cross-country ski and explore Ontario's great outdoors with her golden retriever, Daisy.

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