Ontario’s Blue-Water Lakes
So blue you won’t believe your eyes.
By Virginia Marshall
Still Waters, Ancient Pictographs
Local outfitters offer exceptional services for guided or self-guided adventures. #PaddleON
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.
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