Algonquin Provincial Park
Ontario's oldest provincial park, created in 1893, a wide area of lakes and forest between Georgian Bay and the Ottawa River. It is known for canoe routes, moose and wolves, and the autumn colours that inspired painter Tom Thomson.
- Where
- Whitney, Ontario, Canada
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 45.8000, -78.7000
Get the Algonquin Provincial Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Algonquin Provincial Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Ontario volume with your photos and a note.
Near Algonquin Provincial Park
Georgian Bay 176 km
A large bay of Lake Huron in Ontario, with about 30,000 islands along its eastern shore. Its pink granite shores and wind bent pines inspired the painters of the Group of Seven.
Bruce Peninsula National Park 235 km
A national park on the Bruce Peninsula, on part of the Niagara Escarpment, covering 156 square kilometres. It is one of the largest protected areas in southern Ontario, with limestone cliffs and clear Georgian Bay water.
Canadian War Museum 236 km
Canada's national museum of military history, in Ottawa. Its 40,860 square metre building serves as both an educational facility and a place of remembrance, with galleries tracing conflicts from early times to the present.
Canadian Museum of History 236 km
Canada's national history museum, on the Gatineau shore of the Ottawa River facing Parliament Hill. Its curving building was designed by Douglas Cardinal, and its Grand Hall displays a row of totem poles.
National Gallery of Canada 237 km
Canada's national art museum, in a glass and granite building by Moshe Safdie opened in 1988. Outside stands Maman, a giant spider sculpture by Louise Bourgeois. The collection holds Canadian, Indigenous and European art, and the Rideau Chapel interior is preserved inside.
Peace Tower 237 km
The clock and bell tower rising from the centre of Parliament's Centre Block in Ottawa. It replaced the 55 metre Victoria Tower, which burned down in 1916, and it holds a carillon and a Memorial Chamber honouring Canadians who died in war.
Parliament Hill 237 km
An area of Crown land on the southern bank of the Ottawa River that houses the Parliament of Canada. It holds a group of Gothic revival buildings whose details were chosen to evoke the history of parliamentary government, and the lawn is a gathering place for national events.
Canadian Museum of Nature 238 km
Canada's national natural history museum, housed in the Victoria Memorial Museum Building in Ottawa, an 18,910 square metre structure. Its galleries cover fossils, minerals, birds, mammals and the natural world of Canada.
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Questions
Where is Algonquin Provincial Park?
Algonquin Provincial Park is in Whitney, Ontario, Canada. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Georgian Bay (176 km), Bruce Peninsula National Park (235 km), Canadian War Museum (236 km).
How do I get the Algonquin Provincial Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Algonquin Provincial Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Ontario volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Algonquin Provincial Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Ontario volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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