Chikanishing Trail
Pink rocks.
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Killarney Provincial Park is a wilderness park on the north shore of Georgian Bay in central Ontario, about 62 km in a straight line south-west of Sudbury. Its single campground and main entrance are at George Lake, near the small village of Killarney. The park straddles the La Cloche Mountains, rounded ridges of white quartzite that look snow-covered from a distance, set against dark pine forest and clear blue lakes. Along the Georgian Bay shore the rock changes to smooth pink granite. These landscapes drew the Group of Seven, Canada's most famous landscape painters, and one of them, A. Y. Jackson, helped persuade the government to protect the area. Most visitors come to paddle: canoe routes link dozens of lakes with portages, and the crystal-clear water of lakes such as George Lake and OSA Lake is famous. Hiking trails range from the short Chikanishing Trail across the pink rocks of Georgian Bay to the Crack, a steep climb to a white quartzite ridge with wide views, and the 80 km La Cloche Silhouette Trail. The park is also a dark-sky preserve with a public observatory. A daily vehicle permit is required, and campsites should be booked well ahead in summer.
Pink rocks.
Summit views.
Dozens of lakes.
Killarney, Ontario, Canada
Yes, a daily vehicle permit.
Canoeing between the lakes.