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For Friends and Family camping we recommend Rushing River
Recharge your batteries at Rushing River where the sights and sounds of nature unfold before you. Ponder the day by the river and lake or do a little fishing. It’s just the place to share your love of the outdoors with your children. At night the warm glow and sharp crackles of a full campfire will delight you and your family as you listen to the refrain of the headwaters of the great lakes nearby. Lasting memories are made from these moments of toasting marshmallows and making smores and singing camp songs under the starry sky.
What vacation do you have planned this year?
Take the whole family to Rushing River Provincial Park, where there are activities around every corner for the young and young at heart.
As the name Rushing River suggests, cascading waters are a distinguishing feature of this park, but there is much more to do and see here.
Not far from Kenora on Highway 71,
Rushing River is equipped with all the amenities to make your trip
comfortable and convenient. From accommodating large
motorhomes to tent camping, Rushing River has electrical sites,
shower and washroom facilities to make your stay more
enjoyable.
Rushing River is the ideal park for any family – a true northern experience that promises to deliver fun and adventure!
More about Rushing River Provincial Park
Rushing River Provincial Park reservations
Ask an Expert: Activities to Enjoy
Is it possible for a Provincial Park to have activities to sustain you all day?
Absolutely! Rushing River has something to keep you and the kids entertained all day and longer.
With three sandy beaches, all of which have a shallow roped-off section, swimming is ideal for children. Explore nature trails, cruise the waters by boat or canoe or test your angling skills while fishing for pike, smallmouth bass or lake trout.
Rushing River has dynamic educational programming, including guided trail walks, outdoor amphitheatre programs, special activities and events about Rushing River’s natural heritage.
The adventuresome family can set off on one of six canoe routes which lead into the backcountry of the adjoining Eagle-Dogtooth Provincial Park. With scenic cliffs, wild rice beds, waterfalls and Aboriginal rock paintings, these sights are must see for all paddlers.
Rushing River has many activities to enjoy – the only thing you’ll be wishing for is more hours in the day!
Did You Know? - Rushing River
Take a good look at Dogtooth Lake. Notice anything interesting or unusual about the trees you see?
A forest fire in 1910 swept through the region leaving in its wake cracked open pine cones and scattered seeds, resulting in trees all the same height around Dogtooth Lake.
This is Sunset Country
Sunset Country is a big place where there are about as many lakes as people, where fish and wildlife are abundant, and where you can have a true wilderness experience. Sitting west of Thunder Bay, this region is popular particularly with Manitobans.
Everything is bigger in Sunset Country, including the sunsets.
Follow in Famous Footsteps: The Kenora Thistles win the Stanley Cup
Feel the excitement of small town heroes winning the Stanley Cup.
It is a little known fact that in 1907 the small community of Kenora took home the Stanley Cup.
What? It’s true. Kenora is one of just nine Canadian cities with its name on the cup. It is also the smallest town ever to have won the Stanley Cup.
The Kenora Thistles, made up of nine boys who grew up playing hockey together on the town’s creeks, became a force in the Manitoba Senior Hockey League and repeatedly claimed the championship there. The Thistles were media darlings – even in Montreal – and are credited with making hockey a game based on speed, playmaking and good sportsmanship.
The team included: E. Giroux (goal), A.H. Ross (point), Si Griffis (cover point), T. Hooper (rover), W. McGimisie (centre), R. Beaudro (right wing), T. Phillips (Captain, left wing). Coach and trainer of the club was J.A. Link, and the manager was Fred Hudson.
Share a Tale or Say It with Photos
Sure, we'll give you a glimpse of what you can expect on your northern adventure, but the best stories and photos are always first hand.
It might be a story of the lake trout which got away, a picture of the incredible Northern Lights, or even a poem about that first time you heard the call of a loon!
For a chance to have your story or photo featured in an upcoming issue of the Insider, email us your story or photos today! Everyone who makes a submission will also be entered into a monthly draw for great parks gear!
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