Winter

At the BeaverTails Ottawa Ice Dragon Boat Festival, international teams race beautifully decorated dragon boats on the world’s largest skating rink in…

The entire family can enjoy outdoor activities at this year-round recreational resort just fifteen minutes north of downtown Ottawa in Gatineau Park.

Swim, hike, bike, camp, cross-country ski, snowshoe or visit heritage sites amid towering trees and rocky outcrops in this expansive park just 15 minutes from Ottawa.

Only a few minutes’ drive from downtown Ottawa, unwind with a Nordic-style thermal experience, massages and other spa treatments, and bistro fare.

Less than an hour’s drive east of Ottawa at Parc Omega, you can see bears, deer, elk, bison, caribou, wolves and other Canadian wildlife on a self-drive safari, all year round.

Skate along an enchanting maze of trails that wind through orchards, meadows and sugarbushes, or bring your stick to play hockey on one of the rinks at Ottawa’s RiverOak.