Timmins Ontario
Adventure Travel - Canada

Timmins, Ontario, Canada is a year-round recreation destination located in the Wilderness Region of northeastern Ontario. The community is the largest community in the region and, therefore, acts as a base for government and education services. Throughout the region are 1000's of lakes and rivers, backcountry gravel roads, forests and many smaller communities including South Porcupine, Porcupine, Matheson, Pottsville, Connaught Hill and Schumacher, Ontario, Canada.

Attractions in Timmins, Ontario

Attractions in the region which are most popular with tourists are the Shania Twain Centre, the local museum, artist studios and the historic underground Gold Mining Tour.

Activities in Timmins, Ontario

During the summer months some of the more popular activities enjoyed in the local parks, provincial parks and throughout the backcountry are hiking, water skiing, boating, camping, golfing, fishing, backpacking, biking, canoeing, kayaking, picnicking, birding, sightseeing, ATVing, mountain biking and fishing for walleye, northern pike, muskie, trout and others.

In the winter months activities enjoyed in the region include downhill skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, xc skiiing, ice fishing, dog sledding and snowshoeing. There are 30 kilometres of xc ski trails and over 440+ kilometres of groomed snowmobile trails accessed from Timmins. And... nearby there is a ski resort which provides skiing and snowboarding.

Parks, Trails and Places in Timmins, Ontario

Some of the more popular destinations for activity and adventurein and around Timmins include the Bridge to Bridge Trail, Cedar Meadows Wilderness Park, Gillies Lake Trail, Hersey Lake Trails, Hollinger Park, Lion's Park, Porcupine Lake Trails, Kamiskotia Mountain, Sandy Falls Trail (13 km), Scout Rock Trail, Archie's Rock Trail (2 km one-way), Waterfront Trail and the High Falls Trail (12 km one-way).

Services in Timmins, Ontario

Some of the more popular amenities important to travelers include accommodations (hotels, motels, conference centres, inns, bed and breakfasts, wilderness resorts, fishing lodges, campgrounds) and restaurants, tours, guides, attractions, pubs, coffee shops, outfitters, nd transportation services (airport, taxi, bus, floatplanes).