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Charleston Lake

Charleston Lake Provincial Park

Start: June 14, 2025 - 11:00 AM End: June 14, 2025 - 16:00 PM

Come check out our new displays and ask our Discovery staff about the wildlife you've seen while exploring the park!

Open Saturdays in June.

Start: June 14, 2025 - 14:00 PM End: June 14, 2025 - 16:00 PM

Smart and sneaky, fast and agile, these are some of North America's best predators, and they live at Charleston Lake. Come talk to Naturalist Caleb about Charleston Lake's Weasel family!

Location: Day Use Beach (By the canoe racks)

This program will be offered in English only.

Start: June 21, 2025 - 10:30 AM End: June 21, 2025 - 11:30 AM

What happens in the forest below our feet, above our heads, and right in front of our eyes? Join Naturalist Caleb to discover the secret world of trees!

Location: Beech Woods Trail

This program will be offered in English only.

Start: June 21, 2025 - 11:00 AM End: June 21, 2025 - 16:00 PM

Come check out our new displays and ask our Discovery staff about the wildlife you've seen while exploring the park!

Open Saturdays in June.

Start: June 21, 2025 - 19:00 PM End: June 21, 2025 - 20:30 PM

All are welcome to participate in a Traditional Smudging Ceremony, before joining us for a night of exciting Storytelling with an Indigenous context!

Location: Firepit behind the Discovery Centre

This program will be offered in English only.

Start: June 22, 2025 - 10:00 AM End: June 22, 2025 - 12:00 PM

Join Clarissa to explore how the mighty beaver, Canada’s iconic engineer, has shaped our landscapes, waterways, and history.

Location: Quiddity Trailhead

This program will be offered in English only.

Start: June 22, 2025 - 11:00 AM End: June 22, 2025 - 16:00 PM

Come check out our new displays and ask our Discovery staff about the wildlife you've seen while exploring the park!

Start: June 22, 2025 - 14:00 PM End: June 22, 2025 - 16:00 PM

One of the most fascinating things about turtles is their shells! Visit Abby to see real turtle shells up close and learn why they’re so important to our turtle friends.

Location: Bayside Comfort Station

This program will be offered in English only.

Start: July 12, 2025 - 19:30 PM End: July 12, 2025 - 20:15 PM

Join acclaimed children's musician Pete Moss for a fun, interactive concert featuring songs from his albums "Birds Rock" and "Plants Rock". Drawing inspiration from everyday birds, plants and weather, Pete’s songs inspire empathy, wonder and affection toward living things.

Location: Amphitheatre

This program will be offered in English.

Start: July 23, 2025 - 19:30 PM End: July 23, 2025 - 20:30 PM

Join acclaimed songwriter/ composer/ playwright David Archibald as he presents an evening of songs, stories, and humour for the entire family. His interactive live performances in parks across Ontario have become camper favourites!

Location: Amphitheatre

This program will be offered in English.