Ontario Parks · Ontario
Quetico Provincial Park
Ontario Parks · Ontario, Canada
- Sites
- 106
- Hookups
- 49 electric, 57 no hookups
- Season
- May 15 to October 13
- Cost
- Non-electrical $34.25–$42, electrical $38.75–$47.50 CAD per site per night plus HST
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Laundry
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,352 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1 · certified dark-sky place
- Phone
- 807-929-2571
- Activities
- Backpacking, Biking, Canoeing, Cross-country skiing, Fishing, Hiking, Snowshoeing, Stargazing, Swimming
About
Quetico, recognized as an International Dark Sky Park, is a renowned backcountry paddling destination which also features the Dawson Trail Campground located adjacent to Highway 11.
The park offers backcountry and car camping, roofed accommodations, seasonal campsites, and day use opportunities.
Dawson Trail Campground on French Lake has two campgrounds, Chippewa and Ojibwa, offering tent and trailer sites with some electrical and seasonal campsite options, three rustic cabins and two camping pods. Roofed accommodations are available year-round, with the Winter Retreat cabin being a short walk-in and the Ojibwa Cabin ski-in only during winter.
The Chippewa Campground offers three electrical and two non-electrical tent and trailer sites rentals from January to March.
Park amenities include water taps, comfort stations with showers and laundry facilities, playground, picnic shelter, fish cleaning building, trailer dump/fill station, park store with watercraft rentals (May to October), visitor centre, and park library. Discovery Programming is offered during summer months. Showers/flush toilets and water taps are unavailable in winter.
Quetico provides diverse backcountry experiences, from short trips to extended routes requiring advanced paddling, navigation, and portaging skills.
Includes 17 sites in the seasonal campsite program.
Winter camping is offered January 1 to March 31.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16° | 1° | -27° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 15° | 0° | -24° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 31° | 17° | -7° | 53° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 42° | 28° | 9° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 60° | 40° | 29° | 82° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 69° | 51° | 41° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 76° | 60° | 50° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 75° | 60° | 53° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 68° | 53° | 43° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 50° | 40° | 26° | 71° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 34° | 28° | 7° | 55° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 20° | 12° | -13° | 45° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Bunnell Park Campground · City & Municipal Parks · 22 mi
- Charleson Recreation Area Equestrian Camping · City & Municipal Parks · 24 mi · 15 sites
- Trails End Campground · USDA Forest Service · 37 mi · 33 sites
- Iron Lake · USDA Forest Service · 48 mi · 7 sites
- Arrow Lake Provincial Park · Ontario Parks · 54 mi · 40 sites
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