Komoka Provincial Park

Length of Stay: 1 morning

Visited: August 2024

Komoka Provincial Park is a day-use park located near the town of Komoka along the scenic Thames River. The Thames River served as a major transportation route for early forestry and the fur trade. The park now is open year round for hiking, biking, horseback riding, and snowshoeing. Much of the land is former agricultural land but now it's beautiful meadows and mature forest. There is a large parking lot with LED lighting, garbage bins, picnic tables,  and a privy. A DVP(day vehicle permit) is required to hike in the park which can be purchased online. 

The park provides a map at the trailhead of all the trails which are well marked. We chose to hike part of the white trail which I have marked in orange in the picture below. It started as a very easy hike but as we got closer to the river it got rougher and hillier.  

All in all a wonderful hike on a beautiful day. We passed only one person with a dog (on lead) while hiking for over an hour. It was so nice and peaceful all while listening to the birds and cicadas.