TEMAGAMI FISHING VACATION IN ONTARIO - FISH TEMAGAMI LAKES

Tour of Temagami's Caribou Mountain and Fire Tower

The 100' high Temagami Fire Tower stands on the summit of Caribou Mountain, 400' above the town and 1300' above sea level. It is just one kilometer from Ontario's historic Yonge Street (Highway 11 ) and is the highest lookout point along this mute.

The cupola at the top of the tower commands a view in excess of 40 kilometers, overlooking Finlayson Provincial Park, the White Bear Forest with its stands of old growth pine and the town's Portage Bay with its floatplane base and water traffic. Remnants of the historic Ferguson Highway and the sites of old mining and logging operations can also be identified.

Prominent features in the landscape include the lakes supporting Ontario Hydro's Matabitchuan Dam and the Trans Canada Pipeline serving the industrial heartland of Southern Ontario.

Nothing compares to actually visiting the Tower Site in person. There is a $2 per person admission fee (children 6 years and under get in free). This gives you access to all that the Caribou Mountain/Temagami Fire Tower has to offer including hiking trails, Interpretive Centre, picnic areas, viewing platforms, etc. You can also purchase season passes from the Interpretive Centre to enjoy a whole season's worth of visits with friends and family. You can also enjoy the tour in a motorized 5 passenger golf cart.

And make sure you hike or bike the network of trails through the White Bear Forest. This is a visual tour of Temagami's Caribou Mountain. The tour starts from the beginning of the path from the parking lot at the top of Caribou Mountain.

Tour of Temagami's Caribou Mountain and Fire Tower

Temagami a great Canadian vacation destination!

Some of the main tourist attractions within the community include Lake Temagami, Caribou Mountain, Fishing, showings of Grey Owl from the 1930s, and the Temagami Public Library.

It is also known as the staging point for cottage vacationing and wilderness trips on Lake Temagami, in Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Provincial Park, and all other vast tracks of wilderness in the area. There are several outfitters here that cater to outdoor activity. Temagami holds the highest points of land in Ontario, Maple Mountain and Ishpatina Ridge.

The community is home to the Finlayson Point Provincial Park, which itself offers access to Lake Temagami. An excellent view of the entire Temagami area is offered by the Temagami Fire Tower on Caribou Mountain, a renovated 100 foot-tall fire lookout tower that visitors can climb for a small fee. The Temagami Fire Tower was last used in the 1970's to spot fires. The original fire tower built here was 45 feet high and made of square timber.

Since the 1940's, Ridgewood Cottage Resort has been a favorite Temagami fishing vacation, experience through the four seasons of the year. We think you'll like what you see, whatever the season, whatever your vacation needs.

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