Ontario Parks · Ontario
Rideau River Provincial Park
Ontario Parks · Ontario, Canada
- Sites
- 184
- Hookups
- 77 electric, 107 no hookups
- Season
- May 8 to October 13
- Cost
- Non-electrical $38.75–$42, electrical $43.75–$52.50 CAD per site per night plus HST
- Group sites
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Laundry
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 318 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Nearest town
- Kemptville
- Address
- 2680 Donnelly Drive, Kemptville, ON K0G 1J0
- Phone
- 613-258-2740
- Activities
- Biking, Boating, Canoeing, Fishing, Hiking, Swimming
About
Rideau River Provincial Park offers both camping and day use opportunities. It is known for its large campsites, lush green vegetation and scenic beaches and picnic area overlooking the historic Rideau Waterway.
The park offers many electrical campsites, including pull-through sites, making this park a great destination minutes from the Nation’s Capital. Camp in luxury in one of the park’s roofed accommodations. The park offers two camp cabins that sleeps up to five, and four soft-sided shelters that sleep up to six. Or reserve a group camping site that can accommodate between 40-125 members!
Two well maintained beaches, a shoreline trail, small park store, centrally located comfort stations and a boat launch with great fishing opportunities are some of the amenities offered.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 6° | -19° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 27° | 8° | -23° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 22° | -3° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 52° | 34° | 13° | 80° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 67° | 46° | 31° | 84° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 74° | 54° | 44° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 81° | 64° | 52° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 62° | 53° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 72° | 55° | 44° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 57° | 43° | 31° | 76° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 39° | 28° | 7° | 65° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 20° | -2° | 57° | 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.
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