Awenda Provincial Park

Awenda sits on the tip of the Penetanguishene Peninsula and combines mature beech-maple forest with four gorgeous small Georgian Bay beaches. Its car-camping loops are the closest large Ontario Parks campground to Toronto that reliably has availability. Winter yurts and cross-country ski trails keep the park busy year-round.

• 4 Georgian Bay beaches inside one park
• Beech-maple hardwood forest — spectacular fall colour
• Yurts + cabins for winter use
• Close alternative to Bruce Peninsula bottleneck

Size

29 km²

Established

1975

Beaches

4

Campsites

300+

• Beach swimming (4 options)

• Beaver Pond Trail hike

• Winter yurt stays

• Historic Nipissing lookout

Reservations: Required · Frontcountry: Yes · Backcountry: No · RV: Yes · Glamping: Yes

• Wolf, Snake, Deer, Bear campgrounds
• Yurts and cabins available year-round
• Some private walk-in sites

• Beach Trail

  Easy · 2 km

  Cliff-top link between the four beaches.

• Beaver Pond Trail

  Easy · 2 km

  Interior wildlife-viewing loop.

• Nipissing Bluff Trail

  Moderate · 3 km

  Ancient glacial-lake bluff, view of Georgian Bay.

• Bluff Trail

  Moderate · 13 km

  Perimeter loop combining beach and bluff.

• Beach 3 turquoise cove at midday
• Fall maples on Bluff Trail (early Oct)
• Winter frost on beech forest

Peak: July-August + Thanksgiving weekend · Shoulder: June, mid-October

Book through Ontario Parks Reservation Service — opens 150 days ahead of arrival.

• weekend

  Beach + Fall Colour

  Two nights in early October, one beach afternoon, one Bluff Trail day-hike.

• family

  Yurt Weekend

  Winter yurt weekend, cross-country ski, hot chocolate campfire.

Our Travel Concierge builds custom itineraries around Awenda Provincial Park — permits, campsites, driving times, and shoulder-season strategy included.