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Straight road cutting through a rocky canyon with steep grey stone cliffs on both sides, coniferous forest, and clear blue sky

Road Trips in Ontario — Routes, Stops and Practical Details

Every trip here is one we took ourselves. Real distances, real costs, real stops — and honest notes on what was worth it.

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Twilight view of a calm lake framed by evergreen trees and silhouetted pine branches, with distant forested shoreline and mountains under a blue evening sky

Winnipeg to Nestor Falls: Five Quiet Days by an Ontario Lake

Four hours from Winnipeg — and five days when we barely used the car. Our route to Nestor Falls, our stay on Pinus Lake, canoeing with Nika, Caliper Lake, the campfire and what we actually spent.
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Straight road cutting through a rocky canyon with steep grey stone cliffs on both sides, coniferous forest, and clear blue sky

A Day Trip to Kenora and Rushing River: Crossing Into Ontario for One Perfect Saturday

A summer day trip from Winnipeg to Kenora, Ontario and Rushing River Provincial Park — where the prairie ends, the rock and pine begin, and one Saturday holds a town and three rivers
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