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Rideau River Provincial Park

45.0581° N, 75.6702° W

Rideau River Provincial Park, Ontario. 45.0581° N, 75.6702° W

Provincial park, 0.98 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/on/rideau-river-provincial-park/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • Provincial Park and Conservation Reserve Regulated, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  • Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
  • Ontario Trail Network – Trail Segment, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  • Visitation to Provincial Parks, Ontario Parks (Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  • City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

Rideau River Provincial Park is a 0.98 km² provincial park beside Becketts Landing, in Ontario. It was established in 1963.

Area
0.98 km²
Established
1963
Trails
11.5 km
Visits 2025
85,422

Conditions today

9.3 °C

Wind SW 6 km/h, gusts 29

Observed at Kemptville, as of 12:00 a.m. EDT

Tonight: Partly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this evening. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low plus 5.

Weather: Kemptville (local forecast), as of 12:00 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:41 a.m.
Sunrise
7:10 a.m.
Sunset
6:28 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:57 p.m.
Moonrise
6:02 a.m.
Moonset
5:46 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Ottawa, as of 1:00 a.m. EDT

Trails

1 named trail or route, with 1.5 km of trail.

TrailLength
Shoreline TrailHiking or Walking1.5 km

Visitors

85,422 visits were recorded in 2025: 27,809 day visits and 57,613 camper nights. Campsites were 64% occupied in July and August.

Visits per year

Official record

Designation
Provincial park
Park class
Recreational
IUCN category
II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Status
Operating park
Regulated
1980
Managed by
Ontario Parks
Official website
ontarioparks.ca