Milebymile.Com Personal Road Trip Guide Ontario Highway #69 "Trans Canada Highway,The Georgian Bay Route
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MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide Ontario Highway #69 "Trans Canada Highway,The Georgian Bay Route. Sudbury to Parry Sound and Highway #400" Kms ITEM SUMMARY 0.0 Junction of Highway #17 ( North to City of Sudbury, Ontario. West to City of Sault Ste Marie, The Trans Canada Highway Ontario. South to City of Barrie, Ontario, City of Toronto, Ontario. ) & Highway #69 (The This route has access to Provincial Parks, Killarney, Grundy Trans Canada Highway) Lake,Sturgeon Bay, Killbear, Oastler Lake, 0.1 Photo - View from highway Driving south on the Trans Canada Highway. 0.4 Ontario Provincial Police At highway Station 3.0 Ontario Information Centre West side of highway 3.3 Carol's Campground, East side of highway. The RV, campground is located on the banks of Ontario Richard Lake, Ontario. 145 Sites, with electric hookups. 4.9 Roadside Highway Turnout West side of highway 6.5 Pine Grove Golf Club, West side of highway. Pine Grove Golf Club 18 hole Golf Course. Ontario 14.3 Junction of Highway #537 North to Community of Wanup, Ontario. North access to Wahnapitae, Ontario. 14.6 Point of Interest Crossing The Wahnapitae River, Ontario. The river is approximately 120 km in length, flowing into Georgian Bay, Ontario. 15.2 Roadside Highway East and West side of highway Turnouts 20.0 Community of Estaire, Access from highway Ontario 26.0 Roadside Highway East and west side of highway Turnouts 29.4 Roadside Highway East and west side of highway Turnouts 32.4 Junction of Highway #637 Access to Killarney Ontario, Provincial Park 58 km's west, 120 campsites, flush toilets, showers. Considered one of the best of Ontario parks, this majestic, mountainous wilderness of sapphire lakes and jack pine ridges so captivated artists - including the Group of Seven's A.Y. Jackson - that they persuaded the Ontario government to make it a Provincial Park. Once higher than the Rocky Mountains, La Cloche's white quartzite cliffs gleam like snowy peaks from afar. Where paddlers, hikers, skiers and snowshoers journey in this craggy, imposing landscape. 37.8 Point of Interest Crossing The Ontario, Murdock River. The Murdock River has fishing for Northern pike, bass, pickerel and Muskellunge. 40.1 Point of Interest Ink lake, Ontario, west side of highway. 43.3 Services, fuel Both sides of highway 47.2 Baouse Road Campground, 9 km's east 49.8 Junction of Highway #64 East to Community of Alban, Ontario. campground 9 km's east. Services at highway. East to communities of Quellette, Ontario, Noelville, Ontario, Monelville, Ontario. Access to the French River Ontario, Provincial Park. No drive in campsites. No developed facilities. 59.5 Junction of Highway #607 East side of highway. Services at highway 60.5 Community of French Visitor Information Centre, west side of highway River, Ontario Page 1/4 PDF Document Generated on 2021-Sep-14 Copyright 2021, Mile By Mile Media MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide 61.7 Photo - View from highway Driving south on the Trans Canada Highway. 61.9 Point of Interest Crossing The Ontario, French River. The French River, flows 110 kilometres from Ontario's, Lake Nipissing west to Georgian Bay, Ontario. 62.0 Roadside Highway Turnout Picnic area has tables, toilets, west side of highway 62.1 Roadside Highway Turnout Information sign reads The Canoe Route of the west - The French River formed a vital link in the historic canoe route via the Ottawa, Mattawa Rivers and lake Nipissing, which connected the settlements on the St. Lawrence with the upper Great Lakes and the far west. Most of the Canadian explorers, Missionaries and fur traders of the 17th ,18th,and the early 19th centuries followed this waterway. 63.5 Golf Course Road French River Golf Resort, Ontario, 3 km's east 64.9 Point of Interest Crossing The Ontario, Pickerel River. The Pickerel River fishery includes - Pickerel (walleye), Northern Pike, Musky, Large and Smallmouth Bass. 74.6 Junction of Highway # 522 Services at highway. Grundy Lake Provincial Park 1 km east, camping.490 campsites, 108 with electrical service. From several lakes in this park off the Trans-Canada Highway, you can paddle to the voyageurs' route along French and Pickerel rivers into Georgian Bay. East access to the communities of Loring, Ontario, Port Loring, Ontario, Arnstein, Ontario, Golden Vally, Ontario, Commanda, Ontario, Trout Creek, Ontario. 77.0 Services at Highway Fuel 77.1 Point of Interest Bridge crossing Key River, Ontario. 87.7 Junction of Highway #526 Community of Britt, Ontario, 4 km's west, access to Canadian Coast Gaurd Station. Britt, Ontario, is located on the north shore of the Ontario, Magnetawan River at Byng Inlet, Georgian Bay. 92.5 Fogolin's Campground and Access from highway. Trailer Park, Ontario 93.0 Junction of Highway #529 Community of Byng Inlet, Ontario 6 km's west. Access to Sawyer's Bluff Chalet, Ontario. Byng Inlet was home to one of largest sawmill operations in Canada, in the late 1800's. 103.0 Rest Area Roadside Picnic area, tables, toilets. East side of highway, access to boat launch Turnout ( Harris Lake Road ) 109.5 Point of Interest Naiscoot River, Ontario; access to boat launch. West side of highway. 113.5 Junction of Highway #529 Community of Bayfield Inlet, Ontario. Sturgeon Bay Ontario, Provincial Park, Camping, 81 campsites, 31 elec. sites, flush toilets. Situated among the 30,000 Islands, this small campground off Highway 69 is an excellent base for exploring the craggy shoreline and fishing the deep, bountiful waters of Georgian Bay. 118.1 Junction of Highway # 644 Community of Pointe au Baril Sta; Ontario. services. Visitor Information, east side of highway. Attractions in and around Pointe au Baril, Ontario. - Pointe au Baril's Annual Arts on the Bay features, Dinner Theatre - Pointe au Baril, Ontario Lions Lobsterfest, dinner and Dance. Page 2/4 PDF Document Generated on 2021-Sep-14 Copyright 2021, Mile By Mile Media MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide 143.6 Junction of Highway #559 Killbear Ontario, Provincial Park, 20 km's west. Camping, seven campgrounds offer 882 campsites, 147 with electricity. flush toilets, showers. This Georgian Bay peninsula is a water lover's paradise for swimming and sailing, fishing and boating. Killbear Ontario, Provincial Park has access to 3 hiking trails - The Lighthouse Trail, a short 1 km trail that wanders the rocky shoreline of Lighthouse Point, Ontario and offers views of the 30,000 Islands.Along the trail you pass a 1904 lighthouse that was used to guide lake freighters into Parry Sound. - Lookout Point Trail. Lookout Point Trail offers great views of Georgian Bay. There is a trail guide giveing an overview of life in the different forest communities. - Twin Points Trail, this 1.5, km trail crosses a typical Canadian Shield landscape of smooth, pink granite and how glaciers shaped the surrounding landscape. There is also a bike trail that runs from Killbear, park entrance to Lighthouse Point Campground, apx,6 kilometres. 143.6 Photo Light House Point, Killbear Ontario Provincial Park. 146.7 Community of Nobel, Access from highway. Ontario 148.4 Services at Highway West side of highway 149.1 Services at Highway East side of highway 149.4 Parry Sound, Ontario, Golf Parry Sound Golf and Country Club, 2 km's west and Country Club 151.9 Junction of Highway #124 ( Island Queen Cruise, Ontario, 6 km's west, access to picnic grounds. Parry Sound Drive ) The 550-passenger Island Queen is used for tours, cruising Georgian Bay’s 30,000 Islands. 155.5 Town of Parry Sound, All services. Parry Sound is located on the eastern shore of Ontario's, Ontario Georgian Bay. Parry Sound is named after the Arctic explorer Sir William Edward Parry. Attractions in and around Parry Sound, Ontario: - Festival of the Sound, the festival showcases the best in classical and chamber music. - Island Queen Cruise, Ontario, a 500-passenger touring cruising craft. - M.V. Chippewa, originally a Niagara River, Maid of the Mist that cruised Niagara Falls. Offers tours of Georgian Bay, Ontario. – Sport bike Festival, features a annual Sport bike Festival - RBC Parry Sound Dragon Boat Festival - Georgian Bay Parry Sound Tug fest, features working and pleasure tugs from around the Great lakes, Ontario area. - Bobby Orr Hall of Fame, shows Bobby Orr's rise to hockey superstardom. The West Parry Sound District Museum, permanent exhibits include trapping, shipping, exhibits of First Nations, logging, agriculture and history of the Parry Sound area. 160.4 Junction of highway #518 East to community of Orrville, Ontario. (Exit #220 ) 164.3 Exit #217 ( Oastler Park East to Oastler Provincial Park, camping, 148 campsites, 24 elec. sites, Drive ) showers, flush toilets. Oastler Lake a convenient base for exploring Parry Sound and Georgian Bay or stay put and enjoy the long, sandy beach. The park features scenic waterfront campsites, rocky shorelines and access to summer hiking and winter ski trails. 167.4 Visitor Information East side of highway Page 3/4 PDF Document Generated on 2021-Sep-14 Copyright 2021, Mile By Mile Media MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide 169.4 Ranking Lake Road Parry Sound, Ontario, Koa Campground,full hookups, camping, 4 km's west 171.4 Community of Horseshoe Services Lake, Ontario 173.6 Junction of Highway #141 East to Community of Humphrey, Ontario, Rosseau, Ontario, Huntsville, Ontario. Attractions at Rosseau, Ontario. The Rosseau Fall Fair. - Attractions in and around Huntsville, Ontario: Huntsville's history at Muskoka Heritage Place, features the early history of the Huntsville area. One can book a train ride on a diesel-electric 1948 narrow gauge engine the 'Portage Flyer'. 177.0 Airport Road West to Parry Sound Airport 177.5 Services at highway Access from highway 178.4 Clear Lake Road Access to Tucker Lake Campground, Ontario.