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There are three main day
trips that can be taken outside HSR. These are self-guided trips, though
assistance is available upon request and staff availability.
 Algonquin
Provincial Park
The best day trip is to Canada's
largest provincial park, Algonquin
Provincial Park. It takes about an hour and a half to get there, but
it's well worth the drive. First visit the
Logging
Museum for a short slide show and a walk around a trail with full sized
examples of logging machines, techniques and living conditions then and
now. Next have lunch along the highway or in the cafeteria at the
Visitor's
Centre where, afterwards, you can watch a short slide show, see exhibits
of animals featuring interactive displays and games and visit the bookstore
for lots of further information. Lastly, there are
three
short hiking trails in the vicinity of the Visitor's Centre that are
fun, informative hikes.
East
of Haliburton Scout Reserve
East of HSR visit an old
time general store in Wilberforce or The Wilberforce Lumber and Veneer
Company where you can watch a 16 foot log being peeled like wax paper off
the roll. Nearby is The Richardson Mine, an old abandoned and hidden mine
you have to find and hike to. Further away are The Martin Lumber Company
at Elephant Lake, once the largest hardwood lumber mill in North America;
an old general store in Maynooth; the Murray Bros. Lumber Co. in Madawaksa,
a huge lumber mill and yard;
Eagles
Nest lookout in Bancroft
for a great view.
West
of Haliburton Scout Reserve
West of HSR visit the Haliburton
Wildlife Forest and Wildlife Reserve to see an undomesticated pack of wolves
in a huge fenced in area and participate in a variety of educational programmes
related to wolves; climb the Fire
Tower in Dorset
for a great view and visit Robinson's General Store, an old time Ontario
general store, also in Dorset.
Arrangements
and Fees
Some of the tours and visits
have to be arranged in advance and fees are charged as several of the locations.
A more detailed description is available through the Central
Ontario Camping Department or the Programme Office at HSR once camp opens.
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