let your sense of adventure guide
you to the ottawa valley…
Ontario’s Adventure Playground!
Famous for its stunning outdoors, cultural and paddling events. Want to master your
and heritage riches and a welcoming, J-stroke? The Valley is also home to Canada’s
hospitable nature, the Ottawa Valley is best paddling schools – kayak, raft or canoe.
Ontario’s Adventure Playground. Surrounded Several seasoned outfitters offer a variety
by woodlands, more than 900 pristine lakes, of guided packages from screamin’ high-
four major river systems, the Ottawa Valley adventure rafting to gentle family float-trips,
is conveniently located east of the Nation’s sea kayaking and sport-yaking, canoe clinics,
Capital, stretching for 220km east-west slalom racing and whitewater rodeos. If
along the TransCanada
Ottawa Valley is
racing down a Class III,
Highway and south to the IV or V rapid is not your
majestic Algonquin Park.
Ontario’s Adventure
style, then slow down
The Valley consists of
Playground
and relax as you glide
a unique blend of towns, across one of the area’s
villages and municipalities, where you many lakes. Be sure to pack your camera, the
will find plenty of variety, from the urban photo opps are endless.
centres to the rural areas, where beautiful OK, so maybe you’re not a paddler. Don’t
artistry, seasonal agriculture and lush worry, there’s more. An amazing array of
wilderness abound. outdoor activities awaits you – from camping
Known as the Whitewater Capital of to waterfall viewing. The Ottawa Valley
Canada, the area is home to some of the appeals to outdoor enthusiasts with expansive
fastest, cleanest, warmest and safest rivers multi-use trails, breathtaking canyons,
in the country – perfect for serious kayak or hunting, fishing, ATVing, geocaching, golfing,
canoe action. You’ll find rivers for all seasons small town walking tours and spectacular fall
and skill levels – the Ottawa, Madawaska, colours. The list goes on.
Bonnechere, Petawawa, Opeongo, Dumoine, Thriving communities host literary, film
Barron, Mattawa, Coulonge, Noire, Papineau and art festivals, concerts, live theatre and
Creek, York, Grant’s Creek and more. Rivers studio tours. Storytellers and festivals help to
flow from March to the end of November preserve and share the Valley’s rich heritage
making for a long paddling season. Each and culture, not to mention the more than
year the Ottawa Valley hosts a variety of 20 museums found throughout the region.
international, national and provincial kayaking Did you know the Ottawa Valley is home to
and canoeing championships, festivals Canada’s only clock museum?
Nestled among the many towns, villages The countryside is dotted with a variety
and hamlets lay many unexpected treasures. of accommodations from affordable cottage
Urban hikers and cyclists can take a self- rentals and campgrounds to family-operated
guided tour of the Pembroke Heritage lodges and resorts or cozy bed and breakfasts
Murals - Canada’s largest outdoor gallery or to full amenity hotels. Tasty Ottawa Valley
bike the historic Opeongo Line to Foymount - cuisine can be savoured in a variety of
Ontario’s highest populated point. Amble the eateries; elegant inns and tearooms,
streets of Deep River, a planned community family dining lounges, historic taverns and
designed to accommodate the pioneers traditional parish suppers. Whether you
of Canada’s nuclear program, or celebrate are looking for a succulent gourmet feast
Kashubian culture in Wilno - Canada’s First or a quick bite to tide you over between
Polish Settlement. destinations, the Ottawa Valley offers a great
Looking for some retail therapy? Shopping variety for diners.
malls and professional services are available For a romantic getaway, family holiday, a
throughout the Valley, however, what keeps day’s shopping, the great outdoors, whatever
the visitors coming back are the numerous you choose, let your sense of adventure
antique shops, boutiques, galleries and craft guide you to the Ottawa Valley.
stores where the craftsmanship of artisans For more information about the Ottawa
from across the region can be found on Valley or help planing your adventure, visit
prominent display. ottawavalley.org or call 1-800-757-6580.
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