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.
It's an experience everyone should try: a real-life adventure game! You and your friends are locked in a room for 45 minutes during a high-stakes scenario.
Paddle through crashing waves and foaming rapids in a rubber raft on the Ottawa River, 90 minutes northwest of Ottawa, then relax at a riverfront resort.
East of Ottawa, on a family farm dating back to the 1850s, you can pick your own blueberries or apples, taste and buy fruit wines, and shop for rustic décor items.
Hike, bike, cross-country ski, learn about nature and visit heritage sites in this environmental gem, which encircles Ottawa with 20,000 hectares (almost 50,000 acres) of wetlands, woods and other unspoiled green spaces.
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.
Visit this family-run farm on Ottawa's southeastern edge for maple sugarbush activities in spring, holiday celebrations in December, and other seasonal fun for kids and adults alike.
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