Family Travel Attractions in Peterborough & The Kawarthas cover photo: Otonabee Conservation Authority
Camp Kawartha & The Kawartha Outdoor Education Centre Award Winning Environmental Education Inspiring Future Stewards Established in 1921, Camp Kawartha has expanded into a year-round facility, offering day and overnight summer camps for children ages 4-17, curriculum-linked outdoor and environmental education programs for students in grades K to 12, and facility rentals for meetings, workshops, group retreats, and conferences.
Camp Kawartha also offers workshops on environmental education, sustainable living and is working with the entire community to foster stewardship at each and stage of a child’s development. www.campkawartha.ca/outdoor-education
Canada's Dinosaur Park Reptile and Dinosaur Walking Trail and Dinosaur Drive-Thru. Come And Visit Canada’s ONLY Dinosaur Park And Reptile Sanctuary! Explore The World Of Pre-Historic Dinosaurs And Ancient Reptiles! Over 100 hundred Dinosaurs and hundreds of reptiles such as Alligators, Crocodiles, Snakes, Turtles, and Lizards. You can also visit our Feathers & Fossils Museum, Famous Croc-Walk, Bone Dig, Gift Shop, Mini-Golf, and Delicious Food Truck.
Canadian Canoe Museum For more than 25 years, The Canadian Canoe Museum has stewarded the world’s largest and most significant collection of canoes, kayaks and paddled watercraft. More than 600 in number, the watercraft and their stories have a pivotal role to play in understanding our past and our collective future.
PHOTO CREDIT: An Algonquin birch bark canoe built by William and Mary Commanda of Kitigan Zibi, Quebec. (Photo Credit: Michael Cullen)
Lang Pioneer Village At Lang Pioneer Village Museum, Peterborough County’s history is brought to life as costumed interpreters welcome you into over 30 homes and businesses located in the picturesque village. Representing a full century in time, the Village will not only take you back in time, but also through time.
Explore a working Grist Mill from 1846; discover the early technology which led to the development of the computer at the Weaver Shop, hear the sounds of history all around you – the hammer striking the anvil in the Blacksmith Shop, the ringing of the school bell, the bleating of heritage sheep, the creak of the woodstove opening and so much more.
Peterborough Lift Lock and Museum Located on the Otonabee River section of the Trent Canal in the City of Peterborough, Ontario. It is a large concrete structure along the Trent-Severn Waterway designed to lift boats 19.8 metres. An engineering achievement of national and international renown. When completed in 1904, it was the highest hydraulic lift lock ever built, with a vertical lift of nearly 20 metres (65 feet) and was reputed to be the largest unreinforced concrete structure in the world.
Largest known concentration of Indigenous rock carvings (petroglyphs) in Canada, depicting turtles, snakes, birds, humans and more; this sacred site is known as “The Teaching Rocks”
Visit the Learning Place Visitor Centre to discover the traditions of the Ojibway (Nishnaabe) people through the teachings of the medicine wheel
Visit bright blue/green McGinnis Lake – one of only a handful of meromictic (layers of water that don’t intermix) lakes in Canada
Riverview Park and Zoo Riverview Park and Zoo has something for everyone with over 55 acres of beautiful scenery situated alongside the Otonabee River. Discover your wild side by visiting our zoo exhibits. We're open 365 days of the year so that you can learn, play and explore in all seasons!
ANIMAL EXHIBITS With over 25 exhibits and 40 animal species, learn more about your favorite animals at Riverview Park and Zoo and how you can protect and conserve them in the natural world.
Primate Building: The primate building is home to squirrel monkeys who share the space with lizards, birds, and tortoises. Otter Exhibit: Our outstanding otter exhibit opened in 2007 and has two pools, a waterfall and a slide, as well as outdoor land areas for the animals to roam, play and hide. Our zookeepers host otter enrichment sessions every day at 1:30 PM Rotary Education Centre Exhibit: Come to visit the plated lizards, ball pythons, Sulawesi Forest turtles and box turtles, as well as the dwarf crocodiles.
Warsaw Caves Conservation Area has 52 un-serviced campsites in a beautiful wooded setting, just 25 minutes outside of Peterborough.
Caving and Spelunking: Warsaw Caves Conservation Area takes its name from a series of seven caves found in the park. This guide will provide you with some information about the geologic history of the site and tips for exploring the caves and other natural features nearby.
