Champlain Park

How do I give this park 4 stars? It's glorious. This truly beautiful and well maintained park has everything: a paved path, several beach accesses with a main one, a boat access for vehicles, two little docs perfect for canoe or kayak access, access to extensive hiking trails, and so much beauty.So why lose a star?This is the site of the Laronde trading post. This was a Franco- Indigenous free-trade post that kicked off the Fur Trade relationship with Nipissing and the west. Prior to this, the site has seen thousands of years of habitation. It is the location where the LaVase portages meet lake Nipissing. The depth of history here is palatable.And yet Indigenous people have such scant representation in this park. Indigenous people are presented primarily as guides to Samuel de Champlain, and perhaps a bookend in the Fur Trade on any of the monuments here. This park and how it represents history seriously needs an update to address this historic revisionism.

Great fishing area. There are lots of smallmouth bass near where the river meets the lake.The park has a washroom facility with drinking water refill station. There is a beach area and a children playground. It's nice place to spend some time outdoor.

Beautiful park. Kept very clean and has a nice playground for the kids. I love taking my boys here. Lots of room to run around and play or have a picnic . ☺️

Fantastic boat launch area. Really beautiful beach area. Nice walking trails as well. Definitely recommend this for the naturalist/hiker.

Love to take our dog to the dog park. He loves socializing with other dogs and we enjoy chatting with other dog owners also!

Very nice park. Beach, walking path, play ground, dog park even a free boat lanch area. Bathrooms and water station also.

This is very unique and spectacular park in North Bay. It has a park, small beach and a boat launching point close by. Funny thing is anyone even kids can walk in the water as this part of the lake is so shallow. Calm and quiet. You’ll love it for sure.

Beautiful small beach. Lots of sun and shade spots. Good place for fishing and boating too.

Beautiful. Clean beach. Fishing area with bass.