Skootamatta Picnic Area

Old-school roadside picnic stop at the Hwy 7/37 junction — tables, accessible facilities, and a path along the Skootamatta, one of the cleanest rivers in Ontario. A concrete dam backs the river into a gorge edged with mixed forest, with redwing blackbirds working the reeds — worth the walk for the scenery alone. Price Conservation Area, its quieter south-bank counterpart, sits just across the road.