Eagleson south to Kakulu west or Castlefrank south to Kakulu east. Park is one block east of Castlefrank
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Stony Swamp, NCC Conservation Area, Bells Corners
2000 acres, woods, wetland, fields, flora, many trails
Bells Corners: East side: Cedarview Road, West side: Eagleson Side Road, south from Hazeldean Road
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Moodie Drive,Kanata
bicycle path
North of Queensway, Moodie Dr to Kanata
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Moodie Drive, Kanata
Mocassin flowers (Pink ladyslippers)
P8 (Beaver Trail) on Moodie Drive, just south of Hunt Club. Follow the blue blazes (Rideau trail) past the boardwalk/blind and about 3- 5 minutes later look for the path to diverge around a tree due to mud. Look around you and you’ll see them. Continue walking along the path until you come to a left turn at a large pine tree, there aren’t any passed there.
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National Capital Campground, Corkstown Road, west of Equestrian Park (Hwy. 417 west)
Wildflowers and small animals
Best in off season. Park in west lot or along road at crest of hill
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Stillwater Creek, Hwy. 417 west and Acres Road
Urban woods on clay soil, summer flora
Queensway-Acres Rd (trail at Aero Drive)
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Bell High School, Cassidy & Bruin Roads
Painted trilliums, ferns
The trilliums are located south of Bruin Lane. The path starts at the east end of the arena. Walk about 200 feet then go east.
Hilda Lane: Carling Ave. West, turn right onto Range Road (sign at road shows Rifle Range - goes towards Shirley's Bay). As you get close to sharp turn at bottom of road, look for Lois Lane on right - turn right onto Lois. Then next right onto Hilda - just up a small hill and you are there
Bird feeder in winter
Attracts chickadees, woodpeckers, blue jays, white-breasted nuthatches, tree sparrows, lots of mourning doves; also nice place to get snowshoe hares - they've become reasonably tame and was able to get some decent shots. Lots of red-wing blackbirds are now showing up at feeders.
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Bells Corners to Carleton Place
Bicycle Path
along the old RR right of way south of Robertson Road
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Bruce Pit, Hwy.. 416 N of Hunt Club
herons, osprey, huge flocks of Canada Geese in the fall.
Off Cedarview at Bruin, North of Hunt Club, on east side
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Cedarview , north of Fallowfield
Deer, and wild turkeys
(March/2003) between 5:00 and 5:30 pm large herd of deer (probably 30 or 40 of them), on Cedarview Rd., north of Fallowfield, on the Dept. of Agriculture property. They were in a field just south of a grey barn. There were a few of them around the corner on Fallowfield as well, plus, as a bonus, the wild turkey that has been seen quite a few times at Cedarview and Fallowfield. I have been told the deer were there around 7:30 a.m. too.
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Fallowfield and Steeplehill
Sunflowers (2004)
Access from Steeplehill
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Pinhey Forest, Merivale Road (Nepean Sportsplex)
Sand base woodlands, spring flora, birds
Merivale and Slack Roads
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Champlain Bridge Islands
rapids. Kaykers on weekends and evenings after spring break-up to early summer
Island Park Drive
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Hampton Park, Kirkwood Ave..
small wooded urban park
Clare Ave.., off Kirkwood
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Carlington Woods (Frazer Quarry)
small limestone bluffs, birds
Merivale and Caldwell
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Lemieux Island, Western Parkway
gardens, shoreline, seagulls nesting
off Western Parkway at foot of Bayview
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Victoria Island, Chaudiere Bridge
scenic views, old mill ruins, Mid-May sunrise is directly behind the Peace Tower
off Chaudiere Bridge at foot of Booth Street
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Nepean Point
Excellent shots of Parliament Buildings et al. Sun sets as well depending on time of year.
Behind the National Art Gallery
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Confederation Park, Laurier Ave.
ice sculptures during Winterlude
Laurier and Elgin
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Vincent Massey Park/Hog’s Back
waterfalls, rapids, shoreline, trees
Walk along river from Hog’s Back to Carleton Univ.
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Pleasant Park Woods, Pleasant Park Ave..
spring flowers Pileated woodpeckers.
Access via Pleasant Pk School at Lynda Lane, or Grasshopper Hill Park on Kilborn at Prospect Ave..
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McCarthy Woods, Walkley Road
trees, sumacs, milkweed
birds
East side of McCarthy Rd at Plante, North of Hunt Club, south of tracks. Park on side streets
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Armstrong Road, West of Bowesville RD
Raptors
Osprey, Cooper's Hawk, Northern harrier, roughlegged hawk. Short-eared owls Not always in camera range
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Armstrong Pit, Limebank Rd
Canada Geese in October. 5-600 geese fly-in just before sunset.
on Limebank, just south of airport. Drive 2 km +/- to Armstrong Rd, turn right, past Bowesville Rd. Quarry (pond) just past abandoned rail line.
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Chapman’s Mills Conservation Area. Woodroffe and Prince of Wales
Boardwalk through a bull rush marsh. Waterfowl, some flowers, meadow at south end on rise.
Parking at north end of trail. Turn east at south end of Winding Way. First lights north of Woodroffe and Prince of Wales. Trail can be accessed from Lodge Road, just north of Carleton Lodge on east side.
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Heart’s Desire Weir Woodroffe and Prince of Wales
Jock River flowing over weir and rapids (in spring anyway) and a walk through a mixed forest of hardwoods and coniferous. Trilliums, Dog Toothed violets in spring. Bottled gentian in mid August. Mushrooms in September/October
Turn west off Prince of Wales onto Woodroffe and immediately turn left onto the old Woodroffe. Gate on south just before first house. Take gravel trail/road to Jock River. (Or work your through the subdivision and park on Goodwood Dr)
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Long Island Locks
Relatively open water to the south, mallards, a dam and falls, the usual shore side greenery including cattails, probably some boats tied up, and the lock master's cottage. And lots of mist, if conditions are right!
Take River Road south (Extension of Riverside Drive South of Hunt Club). Turn off just after Honey Gables subdivision on to Nicolls Island Road. (Someone changed Long Island to Nicolls Island!!)
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Manotick Watson’s Mill
An old mill, ducks year round waterfalls. Also Dickinson Square heritage buildings
Bridge and Mill Street in Manotick
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Beryl Gaffney Park
Trails through mixed hardwoods, wetlands, and the Rideau River just above the junction with the Jock
on Rideau Valley Drive south, just south of Prince of Wales
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Manotick Station, Between hwy 31 and 16 on Cnty Rd 8
Trail along old Prescott-Ottawa RR right of way
Access at Manotick Station
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Hwy 31 approx #4806
Hindu temple
Interesting architectural shots
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Pine Grove Nature Trail (Blossom Park)
Wet sand woodland, common woodland animals
Davidson Road east of Conroy Road Parking on south side of road (See NCC Greenbelt Trails map)
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Hawthorne Woods (a.k.a South Gloucester Natural Area)
Many native wildflowers and ferns
Hawthorne Road south of Rideau Road, or Hawthorne Road north of Mitch Owens Rd. Many trails through the woods and flowers aren’t always next to the path. Bring a GPS or trail marking tape if you plan to explore off the trails
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Central Experimental Farm
trees, floral gardens, farm animals
Queen Elizabeth Driveway south-west past Dow's Lake, and Island Park Drive extension south of Carling
Arboretum, Hosta gardens
East of traffic circle, by toboggan hill
Greenhouse(open 9-4 daily)
On Maple Lane, (runs perpendicular to Agriculture Museum) signed as “Eastern Cereal and Oil Seed Research”
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Fletcher Wildlife Garden.
7 hectare site
Prince of Wales Dr S of traffic circle at Arboretum. Backyard garden, old field, hedgerows, butterfly meadow
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Dow’s Lake
Tulips, boats, gardens
Preston and Queen Elizabeth Driveway
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Sandy Hill, east and west of King Edward Ave..
old homes and churches, interesting doors, windows, porches
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Ottawa City Hall and area
waterfalls, sculptures, daffodils, Minto bridges Rideau Falls ice nicely in the winter
Sculptures: North and south of bldg, plus across Sussex in park. Minto bridges (white decorative) on south side
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Vanier
14 acre lot with 4 acres of maple sugar forest and 1 km trails in Richelieu Park.
Maps with identification of flora and fauna available at Vanier Library, 300 des Pères-Blancs Avenue, (613) 291-5362
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Beechwood Cemetery, Beechwood and Juliana
formal gardens, old headstones, fall colours
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Aviation Pkwy, Ogilvie Road to Rockcliffe Parkway
daffodils
Raised bed of daffodils at south end at Ogilvie Road, more daffodils along Rockcliffe Parkway
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Rockcliffe air base woods
spring wildflowers, terraced woods high diversity of plants and animals
East of Aviation Museumturn north off Rockcliffe Driveway. Trilliums also at south end of Aviation Parkway on both sides
fall colours
along Aviation Parkway from Ogilvie Road to Rockcliffe and then east and west along Rockcliffe Parkway
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Rockcliffe Parkway
RCMP horses in pasture
Just east of Birch Avenue on Parkway
daffodils, emperor tulips
Rockeries at Rockcliffe, park on Hillsdale Road
Balloon Festival,Labour Day wknd#
be there for 5:45AM or 5 PM Buena Vista Rd to Hillsdale
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NRC grounds, Montreal Road
Bike races Tuesday nights
NRC is at the corner of Blair and Montreal Roads. Races are on the NRC grounds north of Montreal Road by the wind tunnel building.
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Lower and Upper Duck Islands (Beacon Hill North)
untended bush, Huckleberry tree flowers, amphibians and reptiles
boat access (Petrie Island, with road access, is similar. See below)
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Greens Creek Conservation Area
Blackburn Hamlet Wood lot (Part of Greens Creek NCC Conservation area)
Corner of Montreal Road (St Joseph) and Bearbrook, at end of Rockcliffe pkwy. See NCC Greenbelt Trails map. (trails are confusing)
Soccer field area raspberries and asters in fall
1 mile (+/-) south from Montreal Road om Bearbrook
shrubby bush, great for frost and spider webs
Access in Beacon Hill North off NE corner of Canotek Road, or south from parking lot on Rockcliffe Parkway just east of sewage plant.
Clay banked creek, hills, spring flora, mixed woods
Queensway section is better via bike paths
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Forestglen Park, Orleans
Rugged ravine, hemlock forest
Access at 6091 Forestglen Cres. Queensway to Jeanne D’Arc, south to St Joseph, turn right (west) and then left (south) on Forest Valley Drive to Forestglen Cres
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Orleans, Taffy Lane
Xmas Lights
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Orleans, North Service Road, end of Queensway east
Elecampane (mid to late July)
on North Service road, across from 5th hydrant, 0.45km west of Trim Road. On north side of road, about 10-15 yards in from road in front of brush
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Petrie Island, Orleans
Ferns, turtles, spider webs, beavers, muskrats, weasels, herons (blue and sometimes green)
Turtles are more frequently basking in May and June.
Turtles will dive in when you approach them, but wait for 10- 15 minutes and they will come back.
Turtles (especially the snapping turtles) are very active in early/mid June laying eggs. They usually come out at night, but tracks can be found in the morning on the beaches.
Eggs hatch in mid- September (those that survive).
Turtlehead flowers in late August
Turn left at Trim Road (stop lights at end of Queensway in Orleans) follow road over culvert and to left by the sand pit operations. Parking lot at end of road on left.
Turtles along shoreline on south side. Follow “turtle trail”
Muskrats and otters are in generally Turtle Pond (see map at web site)
Muskrat winter “condos” are in first “pond” west of the parking lot on south side. Follow trail/road past the house and watch for 5 muskrat huts in the pond. Other muskrat lodges in other ponds further east and on right as you drive away from Petrie just after the culvert.
Beavers are in second “pond” (West along the trail/road past the house) Trail branches to south past end of first “pond”, take south branch. Beaver lodge on the shoreline of second pond.
Ice fishing Huts
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Cardinal Creek Orleans
Creek valley connecting to Ottawa River
Creek parallels Trim Road, but a good distance on the east
Access points:
1. Follow Watters Road east from Trim Road. It will dip at a bridge over a dry stream bed. You can enter the stream bed to your right, just over the bridge. Then go under the bridge and follow the streambed downstream. The water reappears to your right. It is difficult to follow the stream at this point, but there is a trail on the right hand slope that leads to a nice waterfall.
2. access the creek where it crosses Old Montreal Road.
3. Cardinal Creek south of Watters. There is a developer's trail along the top to the west, but this is not very scenic. You could try to follow it from the dry creek bed, but it is not easy to follow
4. Start at the hydro corridor. Just follow the hydro lines from Trim Road. There are two creek valleys here, and you can follow one of them northwards for a fair distance. In the winter you can go from the hydro lines to Watters Road fairly easily.
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Hwy.. 17 east of Orleans
Large icicles on rock cut
2.5km east of Trim Road (end of Queensway) on right side
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Mer Bleu Conservation area (See NCC Greenbelt Trails map)
Peat bog, boardwalk, sundews, pitcher plants, spring and summer flora, fall colours with maple trees and ground cover shrubbery. Moccasin flowers along boardwalk in early mid June.
off Anderson Road on Ridge Road. Boardwalk is 1.6km,
birch and poplar groves and beaver dams. Bring sunflower seeds for hand feeding chickadees (and odd bold nuthatch). Fields at west end of trails. Moccasin flower in woods to SE of trail bridge in June Small Woodland Orchis in early July
from Anderson Road parking lot opposite Geological Survey of Canada sign. Watch the beavers destroy their habitat just before freeze-up in the fall
A link to the Ontario Photo Spots PDF file is at the top of this page.
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Deep River Highway 17
Waterfront town
The waterfront within the town, featuring a pier with lighthouse/navigation beacon, a small marina along with other boats anchored in the bay, shoreline walkway with families of ducks and geese, sandy beaches, and views of the Laurentians across the Ottawa (well over 1 km wide at this point), provides an endless variety of photographic subjects through the changing seasons. Summertime in Deep River features the bi-annual Summerfest during the August long weekend (just missed it this year), various sporting events including annual cross-river swim, triathalon, soccer, baseball, ultimate frisbee ... . For those with a boat, the Ottawa River itself provides a lot of photo opportunities. In winter there are lots of great cross country ski trails (and ski races), a small downhill ski hill, snowmobile trails, ice fishing ... http://town.deepriver.on.ca/Photogallery/gallery.htm hint: Instead of Tim Horton's try stopping at the Laurentian View Dairy in Deep River (about 1 km west of Tim's) - the same family has run the business for several decades. As well as all kinds of ice cream at the dairy bar, they run a restaurant with really good home-made style food! You might also want to check out the Valley Artisan's Co-Op in the building next to the dairy
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Petawawa
Forestry Visitor Centre
Petawawa Forestry Visitor Centre (about 15 km east of Deep River) with great stands of stately white pines and other trees.
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Renfrew to Rolphton, Pembroke to Combermere (plus)
Murals - downtown buildings especially on Giant Tiger wall
Pansy Patch Park - flowers, Indian River. Turn right off MacKay St approx one block south of Mary Street
West of Pembroke on old #17 turn right at Laurentian View Dr. Petawawa ski hill on right has great view of Ottawa River and Islands with good colour at the end of September. Continue on Laurentian View Dr and you reach Petawawa Point where the Petawawa and Ottawa Rivers meet
Returning from Petawawa Point turn right at 4-way stop on Victoria St, continue and stop at Fire Hall on right - walk down Emerald Lace Trail to view unique Park and River Rapids of Petawawa River. Continue on Victoria St to traffic lights, turn right, travel through town and across bridge and turn right to enter CFB Petawawa. Follow that street until you see a view of Ottawa River and Quebec. Parking lot is on left.
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Barron Canyon, Algonquin Park
Spectacular gorge
Achray road, west of Pembroke off Hwy 17
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Algonquin Park
Walk on old rail bed
Arrowhon Road to old RR. Walk to West Rose Lake I have no details other than it is a lovely senic walk.
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Barry’s Bay
Kayaking on the Madawaska River at Madawaska Kanu Centre (MKC)
MKC is 15.7 km south of Barry's Bay, taking Dunn St out of town for 14.4 km then onto River Rd for 1.3 km. Website: www.owl-mkc.ca Ottawa phone # (613-594-5268).
There are several fields of sunflowers just off Hwy 60 on the north side, east of Douglas. I think they were between the Barr Line Road and Cheese Factory road, but they might have been a little further west around Spence Road. It was getting dark when we went by..... Good time to shoot them would be early morning or about 6:30 to 7:30pm with the evening light
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From Hwy 41 at Eganville turn onto Fourth Chute Road Or Take Fourth Chute Road south from Douglas on Hwy 60
Fourth Chute of the Bonnechere: Cascading waterfall/rapids
Almost across the road from the Bonnechere Caves
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Dacre to Foymount, Hwy 132 etc.
Rolling hills, forest, fields, log barns
Hwy 132 etc. from Renfrew. Foymount is former radar base, highest populated point in Ontario. (Also factory for Sierra Designs outdoor clothing -great prices all the time, great sale Aug. long weekend)
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South of Dacre, west of Renfrew on hwy 132
Overlooks on Mt. St Patrick
On road to Green Lake, south of Dacre, between Mt. St Patrick village and Hwy 508
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Balaclava, on hwy 513
Ghost town, old buildings and mills
at Balaclava on Hwy 513, NE of Dacre
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Calabogie to Renfrew, Hwy 511
Photo Ops along old K&P RR right of way
Walking trail between Barryvale and Lavant and on south. Somewhat parallel to hwy 511
River access park just east of Burnstown
Overlook on White Lake Road at Burnstown
River access at park 5km E of Calabogie
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Along Madawaska River, Hwy 508
Grassy bay south of Calabogie for waterfowl
Overlook at Mountain chute dam (Black Donald)
Resident deer herd
Access to Centennial Lake at boat launches at Black Donald (south and north) and at bridge at NW end of lake
For more remote country continue on past Griffith on north side of river to Madawaska White Water Park
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Renfrew to Barrys Bay. Hwy 60 etc.
Bonnechere River Ecotour
Get free copy of Bonnechere River Ecotour from Ottawa Valley Tourist Association 1-800-757-6580 www.ottawavalley.org
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Westmeath
Viewpoint for farmland, forests,waterways.
On Lookout Road 31 off Westmeath Road 12 just north of Desjardins Rd
A link to the Quebec Photo Spots PDF file is at the top of this page.
