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Thunder Bay is located in northwestern Ontario and sits right on Lake Superior. This historic city began in the late 17th century as a simple trading post but quickly grew to a bustling city. Today, Thunder Bay is an excellent place for people to spend a weekend or an entire week. Search for an RV in Thunder Bay and explore the region in style.

Duluth, Minnesota is only a three-and-a-half-hour drive from Thunder Bay. While in Thunder Bay, take some time to visit Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park, only a 30-minute drive away. Find the right RV Rental in Ontario for camping near Thunder Bay, and then take a few hours to explore Nipigon, another town that sits on Lake Superior and is about an hour and a half from Thunder Bay.

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The Great Outdoors

Once you've arrived in Thunder Bay, head over to Sleeping Giant Provincial Park. Once there, you'll see why the park is named Sleeping Giant. The park's namesake formation, which closely resembles a giant sleeping on its back, is one of the Seven Wonders of Canada. Visitors can get the best view of the sleeping giant from the cliffs that overlook Squaw Bay. While at the park, visitors can enjoy camping, fishing, hiking, and biking. Rent an RV and plan to stay awhile at Sleeping Giant Provincial Park.

Fort William Historical Park has a reconstruction of the original trading post that brought Thunder Bay to life. The Fort William Fur Trade Post has been listed as a National Historic Site of Canada and is a living museum where visitors can visit and watch as actors reenact daily life at the trading post. Several renowned Canadian explorers passed through the post, including Sir Alexander Mackenzie, Simon Fraser, and David Thompson. You can wander through the park and learn more about the history of the trading post and city while enjoying the natural beauty of the surrounding park.

Once you have picked up your rental RV in Thunder Bay, head over to Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park near Oliver Paipoonge, Ontario. You'll want to trek to the 131-foot waterfall, which is one of the tallest waterfalls in Ontario. A boardwalk circles around the top of the falls, where visitors have an excellent view of the falls and gorge. At the bottom of the falls, visitors can see fossils that date back over a million years. The endangered lake sturgeon lay their eggs at the base of the falls to keep their young safe from predators.

Camping in Thunder Bay

The campgrounds at Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park are a great place to camp, so rent an RV and reserve your spot early. There are three campgrounds to pick from: Fern’s Edge, Whispering Hills, and Riverside. Fern’s Edge and Riverside campgrounds do not have electric hookups and are more primitive with vault toilets and no shower facilities. Whispering Hills offers, electric hookups, restrooms and showers. There are also laundry facilities for campers to use.

Find the best RV rental in Ontario and pull into the Chippewa Park Campground. With over 25 campsites available for RVs, this campground has 15-, 30-, and 50-amp electric and water hookups. Many of the campsites have access to modern washroom and shower facilities. Pets are welcome but must remain leashed when outside of your camper.

Head over the Shuniah and check in to the Thunder Bay KOA Holiday. Campsites have 30- or 50-amp electric, water, and sewer hookups. Wi-Fi is available throughout the campground, and there's a Kamping Kitchen for guests to use. Thunder Bay KOA Holiday welcomes rigs up to 80 feet long.

Exploring the City

While exploring Thunder Bay in your motorhome rental, take some time to explore all the city has to offer. The Thunder Bay Historical Museum is housed in the former Fort William Police Station and gives visitors an in-depth look at the history of Thunder Bay. There are several permanent collections, including furniture, pictures, dolls, maps, and building plans dating back to the early 1800s. View more than 150,000 photographs of Thunder Bay and surrounding area and watch the area undergo a metamorphosis into its current demographic.

The Thunder Bay Art Gallery may be small in square footage, but it packs a powerful artistic punch when visitors step inside. The Thunder Bay Art Gallery is part of the Confederation College. The gallery specializes in contemporary work by First Nations artists from the northwestern region of Ontario. There are several permanent collections as well as a number of traveling collections that visit the gallery annually.

Visitors can grab their cameras or phones and head over to the Terry Fox Memorial and Lookout for amazing views of Thunder Bay. The memorial was erected on the spot where Terrance Stanley “Terry” Fox ended his historic run. Fox was born in July 1958 and died in June 1981. He was an athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist. After having to have one leg amputated due to cancer, Fox set out on an east to west run through Canada to raise awareness and money for cancer research. His run ended just outside of Thunder Bay after discovering that his cancer had returned and he was unable to finish his quest.

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