Canada · 7 days · 1,300 km · Loop

Manitoba — Riding Mountain NP + Lake Winnipeg

The province between lakes and prairies that almost no one visits. Riding Mountain NP (bison, wolves, Clear Lake), Lake Winnipeg (one of the world's ten largest) with beaches at Grand Beach, Hecla Island via ferry, boreal Whiteshell PP, and Winnipeg's UNESCO Forks site. If you want prairies without crowds and real wildlife, this is the answer.

Start: Winnipeg · End: Winnipeg · May to September. Mosquitoes are intense June-July. · Difficulty: easy

Highlights

  • Riding Mountain NP (bison)
  • Lake Winnipeg + Grand Beach
  • Hecla Island ferry
  • The Forks Winnipeg (UNESCO)
  • Whiteshell PP boreal
  • Mennonite Heritage Village

Day-by-day itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Winnipeg → Riding Mountain NP

    Winnipeg → Wasagaming · 270 km

    • · Pickup Winnipeg
    • · The Forks stop
    • · Clear Lake arrival

    Overnight: Wasagaming Campground (Parks Canada)

  2. Day 2

    Riding Mountain — Bison + Clear Lake

    Wasagaming · 60 km

    • · Lake Audy Bison Enclosure
    • · Clear Lake paddle
    • · Boreal Trail

    Overnight: Wasagaming Campground

  3. Day 3

    Riding Mountain → Hecla Island

    Wasagaming → Hecla · 320 km

    • · Cross to Lake Winnipeg
    • · Gimli Icelandic heritage
    • · Hecla causeway

    Overnight: Gull Harbour Campground

  4. Day 4

    Hecla Island — wildlife + Grindstone

    Hecla · 40 km

    • · West Quarry Trail
    • · Grindstone PP views
    • · Lighthouse Trail

    Overnight: Gull Harbour Campground

  5. Day 5

    Hecla → Grand Beach

    Hecla → Grand Marais · 160 km

    • · Grand Beach Provincial Park
    • · White-sand dunes

    Overnight: Grand Beach Campground

  6. Day 6

    Grand Beach → Whiteshell PP

    Grand Marais → Falcon Lake · 180 km

    • · Pinawa Dam
    • · Whiteshell Lakes
    • · Bannock Point petroforms

    Overnight: Falcon Beach Campground

  7. Day 7

    Whiteshell → Winnipeg drop-off

    Falcon Lake → Winnipeg · 270 km

    • · Mennonite Heritage Village Steinbach
    • · Winnipeg drop-off

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