Rideau River Provincial Park

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Rideau River Provincial Park

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Enjoy tent and RV camping, day use areas, swimming, boating, and paddling!

Located just 40 minutes outside of Ottawa on the historic Rideau Waterway, Rideau River Provincial Park offers a relaxing camping experience with activities for the whole family.

10/14/2026

Rideau River is now closed for the 2026 season

If you would still wish to visit the park please remember:

🐕Keep dogs on leashes
🚻Facilities are not available
🛣️Roads and trails will not be maintained
🧰Be cautious of maintenance going on throughout the park
🚫Do not block gates

We are signing off of social media and this account will not be monitored regularly. We hope you have a great winter and can’t wait to see you next year in the spring

10/10/2026

Did you know mental illness affects one in five Canadians. In honour of mental health day we are sharing some benefits of being outside to improve your mental health.

Being outdoors has many benefits to our mental health such as:

🆘Reducing symptoms of anxiety depression, headaches, etc.
🔋Increasing energy
🖌️Improves creative thinking and helps restore concentration
💤Improves sleep quality

Check out the blog below to see what you can do to improve your mental health

https://blog.ontarioparks.ca/mental-health-benefits-outdoors/

09/30/2026

Today is and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Show your support and raise awareness by wearing orange today to
honour residential school survivors & the countless children who didn’t
return home.

C’est aujourd’hui la et la Journée nationale
de la vérité et de la réconciliation.
Manifestez votre soutien et sensibilisez la population en portant la
couleur orange aujourd’hui aujourd’hui pour rendre hommage aux
survivants des pensionnats autochtones et aux innombrables enfants qui
n’ont jamais pu retourner chez eux

09/22/2026

Autumn is now here and with it its beautiful colours🍁
Check out our fall colour report to see how much the leaves have changed in the park to plan your perfect autumn hike🥾🍂

https://www.ontarioparks.ca/fallcolour

09/14/2026

Stickers are back in stock at the park store🏪
Come by and pick one up and add it to your Ontario Parks Passport🌲🛂

09/13/2026

Name: Jack
Department: Acting Foreman
Years in Parks: 19
Recommendation for visitors: Go for an evening hike🥾to listen to the frogs🐸

09/11/2026

Now that the season is quieting down we've got some new hours for you🕘

Saturday - Thursday we're open from 8:45 - 4:00
Fridays we're open from 8:45 - 8:30

09/07/2026

Looking for unique books that your kids will enjoy📚
Start the school year with these illustrated books about the outdoors that teach your kids about rivers🌊 and seeds🌱

09/06/2026

Name Noah
Department: Maintenance
Years in parks: 2
Recommendation for visitors: Leave your site how you found it♻️

09/02/2026

Now that the season is quieting down we've got some new hours for you🕘

Sunday - Thursday we're open from 8:45 - 4:00
Fridays we're open from 8:45 - 8:30

Address

2680 Donnelly Drive
Kemptville, ON
K0G1J0

Website

https://www.ontarioparks.com/park/rideauriver

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