Lake on the Mountain Provincial Park is located in Prince Edward County along the shore of Lake Ontario. It is a relatively small park and there are limited facilities and activities. The park has a sign that explains how Lake on the Mountain was formed and provides sweeping views of Lake Ontario on one side and Lake on the Mountain on the other side.

Sandbanks Provincial Park is located in Prince Edward County along the shore of Lake Ontario. It is one of the most popular parks in Ontario and is famous for its pristine sandy beaches. It also has the largest fresh water sandbar of its kind in the world. Sandbanks offers a variety of activities, including swimming at three natural sandy beaches and hiking along six trails that weave through the dune habitat of the park.

Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Nature Reserve protects one of the few remaining remnant patches of tallgrass prairie in Ontario. It is located in the Town of East Gwillimbury, just south of Lake Simcoe and is situated on deep sand and silt deposits of the prehistoric Lake Algonquin that existed at the time of the last ice age. Holland Landing Prairie is a non-operating park, so there are no visitor facilities or services provided, but it does have a small network of trails through the forest for hiking or cross-country skiing.

Short Hills Provincial Park is located near St. Catharines along the Niagara Escarpment. It consists of several short hills and valleys created by the last ice age. It is a non-operating park so there are no visitor facilities or services, however, there are seven trails which are popular for hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding.

Mono Cliffs Provincial Park is situated along the Niagara Escarpment in southern Ontario, which is a ridge of exposed bedrock that forms a great horseshoe that can be traced from Rochester, New York, northward through Ontario to northern Michigan, then down the west side of Lake Michigan and into Wisconsin and Illinois. It is one of 15 UNESCO World Biosphere Reserves in Canada for its internationally significant ecosystem. Mono Cliffs is open year-round for day-use and features several trails that weave through the forest and provide great views of the cliff from above and below the Escarpment. Many of the trails are shared for hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding.

Mark S. Burnham Provincial Park is located near Peterborough just off of Highway 7. It’s a relatively small park that is only open for day-use and offers limited activities and facilities. There is a small picnic shelter with picnic tables and a single hiking trail that weaves through the forest.

Situated near Peterborough in the heart of the Kawarthas, Emily Provincial Park is a relatively small park that offers great recreational opportunities to connect with nature. It is located along the Pigeon River and contains two sandy beaches. The Pigeon River leads to the Trent Severn Waterway, which links Lake Ontario to Georgian Bay, providing great opportunities for swimming, fishing, boating and canoeing.

Bronte Creek Provincial Park is located on the western edge of Oakville. It’s open year-round and features a variety of activities such as hiking, biking, swimming in one of Canada’s largest outdoor pools, fishing and disc golf. It also contains a number of picnic shelters, Nature Centre, large playbarn for kids, and Victorian homestead.