Natural Features
Rondeau is famous for its remarkably lush Carolinian forest vegetation and uncommon assortment of wildlife. Visitors to Rondeau can see sassafras and tulip trees, tall bellflower -- all species usually found much further south. The showy orchis orchid is one of the rarest in Canada and one of 19 orchids flourishing here.
This phenomenally rich environment sustains 33 mammal species, including Canada's only marsupial -- the oppossum. Approximately 134 of the 334 bird species recorded in the park nest here, among them the endangered prothonotary warbler.
Beach dunes, pine-oak and beech-maple forest, open water, and marshes characterize the landscape of the park. Eroded from nearby sandstone cliffs, and shaped by the rising and ebbing of the lake over several thousand years, the sands at Rondeau lie in long parallel ridges interspersed with valley-like depressions called sloughs. The sloughs and marshes around the bay are home to many types of turtles, snakes, toads and frogs.
Park Facilities & Activities
Five nature trails invite visitors to explore and appreciate the park's special features. Along the Tulip Tree Trail are boardwalks bridging sloughs. The Spicebush Trail winds through a southern hardwood forest, and is one of the best bird watching locations in the area. You can walk or bicycle the Marsh Trail through the heart of a marsh where park visitors may catch a glimpse of a soaring bald eagle. The park has 11 kilometres of sandy beachfront for swimming, and Rondeau Bay is popular for canoeing, sailboating, windsurfing and motorboating.
Of the 258 campsites at Rondeau 106 have electricity. Facilities include comfort stations, showers, picnic tables, a laundromat and boat-launching ramp. There are guided hikes and evening programs in the visitor centre. The park operates year round.
For futher information regarding this park you may telephone 1-519-674-1750
To learn about the Quetico Park, established in 1913,that includes lakes and rivers that are internationally acclaimed for canoeing, please continue onto the next page.
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