Friends of Ontario Parks
Ontario Parks is proud to be supported by 25 Friends organizations.
Friends of Ontario Parks are independent, not-for-profit charitable organizations. Each Friends group is dedicated to supplementing and enhancing the unique educational, recreational, research and resource protection mandates of the parks they are affiliated with.
As incorporated entities, Friends are governed by a board of directors; they are guided by their organization’s by-laws and letters patent; and they are led by a board chair and in some organizations supported by an executive director or general manager. Friends work locally with a park superintendent, natural heritage education leaders, and other park liaisons as designated by the park superintendent. All parties work together collaboratively to achieve mutually beneficial objectives.
Many campers will be familiar with the valuable work Friends do to make their camping experiences more enjoyable and to contribute to Ontario Parks’ successes. Here are some notable accomplishments of Friends of Ontario Parks:
- Outdoor Classroom at Frontenac Provincial Park
- Rolling Boardwalk Project at Pinery Provincial Park
- Wild Bird Cam at Algonquin Provincial Park
- Tower Trail Bridge at MacGregor Point Provincial Park
Each Friends group is unique and contributes to park management and visitor experiences in different ways.
Ontario Parks’ first Friends organization, Friends of Algonquin Park was established in 1983. More than 30 years later an entire network of Friends organizations has been established by local community members and by countless campers who have grown to love and respect a park that is special to them.
Friends Organizations
P.O. Box 248
Whitney, Ontario
K0J 2M0
c/o Awenda Provincial Park
670 Awenda Park Road
Tiny, Ontario
L9M 2J2
16151 Hwy 41
Cloyne, Ontario
K0H 1K0
The Friends of Bonnechere Parks
4024 Round Lake Road
Killaloe, Ontario
K0J 2A0
c/o Bronte Creek Provincial Park
1219 Burloak Drive
Oakville, Ontario
L6M 4J7
The Friends of Charleston Lake Park
148 Woodvale Road
Lansdowne, Ontario
KOE 1L0
474 County Road 8,
Campbellford Ontario
K0L 1LO
P.O. Box 2237
Kingston, Ontario
K7L 5J8
c/o Killarney Provincial Park
Killarney, Ontario
POM 2A0
100 Eddie Ramsay Parkway
Nobel, ON
P0G 1G0
705-342-5492
c/o Lake Superior Provincial Park
P.O. Box 267
Wawa, Ontario
P0S 1K0
The Friends of MacGregor Point
c/o MacGregor Point Provincial Park
R.R. 1
Port Elgin, Ontario
NOH 2C5
P.O. Box 70
38 Christophe Street
Noelville, ON P0M 2N0
R.R. 1
Manitouwaning, Ontario
POP 1NO
The Friends of Murphys Point Park
c/o Murphys Point Provincial Park
R.R. 5
Perth, Ontario
K7H 3C7
R.R. 2
Grand Bend, Ontario
N0M 1T0
The Friends of Presqu’ile Park
R. R. 4
Brighton, Ontario
K0K 1H0
P.O. Box 29127
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7B 6P9
R.R. 1
Morpeth, Ontario
NOP 1XO
P.O. Box 5160
Kenora, Ontario
P9N 3X9
P.O. Box 22007
97 Main Street
Picton, Ontario
KOK 0A0
C/O Rock Point Provincial Park
PO Box 158
Dunnville ON
N1A 2X5
The Friends of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park
11-22nd Street North,
Wasaga Beach, Ontario
L9Z 2V9
Logging Museum in Algonquin
Educational Programs in Awenda
Footprints in Time Trail in Bonnechere
Slim Bay Bridge in Charleston Lake
Art in the Park in Killarney
Observatory and Boardwalk in Presqu'ile
Trail Maintenance in The Massasauga