Ontario’s Blue-Water Lakes
So blue you won’t believe your eyes.
By Virginia Marshall
ICONIC WILDERNESS LANDSCAPE
Local outfitters offer exceptional services for guided or self-guided adventures. #PaddleON
Explore Killarney’s beauty—the wild Georgian Bay Coast of pink granite; the La Cloche Mountains’ white quartzite ridges and over fifty pristine, sapphire lakes.
Hike the 80-km, looped La Cloche-Silhouette Trail or paddle the numerous multi-day looped routes.
- Killarney Outfitters (outfitting)
- Killarney Kanoes (outfitting)
- Widgawa Lodge (outfitting & accommodation)
- Killarney Mountain Lodge (accommodation)
- Sportsman’s Inn Resort & Marina (accommodation)
- Killarney Bay Inn (accommodation)
Find more backcountry paddling experiences.
For information on park fees and reservations, click here.
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