Highway 105 Adventure Guide

Provincial
Parks
Woodland Caribou Provincial Park is
one of the three participating wilderness
parks in Northwest Ontario where
visitors can complete a backcountry
paddling quest and become eligible
to win a brand new Souris River
kevlar canoe or XY Company designer
paddles. Find out more about the great
Northwest Wilderness Quest at
www.OntarioParks.com/nwquest.
The Red Lake area is the “gateway” to
Woodland Caribou Provincial Park. Known
as a cultural landscape, at over 486,000
hectares in size Woodland Caribou
Provincial Park offers a vast roadless tract
of uncut boreal forest protected within
the system of Ontario’s Provincial Parks. It
protects healthy functioning ecosystems,
outstanding cultural landscapes and
significant natural features including its
namesake the secretive woodland caribou.
To many outdoor travellers Woodland
Caribou Provincial Park offers a giant
playground. With approximately 2000
kilometres of maintained canoe routes
and 20 outpost camps and lodges you
may experience everything from paddling
quiet lakes and streams to the comforts of
quality roofed accommodation. Solitude,
unforgettable fishing for walleye,
northern pike and lake trout and exquisite
scenery are a mainstay of both types of
experiences. Shutterbugs will enjoy the
chance to capture local wildlife. Moose,
caribou, beaver, bear, bald eagle, song
and shorebirds are regularly seen. Lynx,
wolverine and wolves may also make their
presence known.
The park also captures the headwaters
of the Bloodvein River. Designated a
Canadian Heritage River, the Bloodvein
is celebrated for its cultural and historical
importance. The river flows westward
over 350 kilometers to eventually reach
Lake Winnipeg in central Manitoba.
REMOTE YET ACCESSIBLE
Roadless yet accessible is a unique feature
of Woodland Caribou. Park staff are
available to provide general information
to get you aquatinted with the park. Local
outfitting services will help with your
more detailed trip planning needs ranging
from partial to complete outfitting, shuttle
services to the parks road and water entry
points and float plane access in or out of
the parks interior.
There is no greater experience in which to
learn and discover Northwestern Ontario’s
most precious natural resources.
WHERE NATURE STILL RULES
For all who plan to visit Woodland Caribou,
be prepared to experience nature on
its terms. Amidst its wildness you will
witness rugged beauty and experience its
powerful moods. Prepare to be humbled
by towering cliffs or by a sudden summer
storm as you scurry to shelter. Understand
that the trails you share with others were
laid out generations ago by the ancestors
of the area’s First Nations. Observe the
circle of life in the boreal forest by paying
closer attention to the rich re-growth in
the wake of a recent forest fire.
Indulge your sense of adventure but
remember to treat the area with respect.
Soak it all in allowing your mind, body and
spirit to be rejuvenated as far too soon
the journey will end and you will draw
upon your memories to sustain you until
your next visit.
LORI SKITT
Park Superintendent
(807) 727-2835
CLAIRE QUEWEZENCE
Assistant Park Superintendent
(807) 727-1388
12 www.tourismredlake.ca
GENERAL PARK INQUIRY
Phone (807) 727-1329
woodland.carbou.mnr@ontario.ca
Fax (807) 727-2861
www.OntarioParks.com
MAIL
Woodland Caribou Prov. Park.
Box 5003, Red Lake,ON P0V 2M0
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