Free
Fire Tower Lookout
A lookout with a fire tower and wide views over the lakes.
Algoma, Ontario
Elliot Lake
A former uranium-mining town in the hills north of Lake Huron's North Channel: a fire tower lookout, a mining museum, the Deer Trail touring route and wild lakes in Mississagi Provincial Park.
Photo: Quirke Lake, north of Elliot Lake, Martin Cathrae from Charlottetown, PE, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
Elliot Lake grew up in the 1950s around uranium mines. The mines closed in the 1990s, and the town is now known for lakes, trails and retirement living.
The country around it is full of lakes and rocky hills, and Mississagi Provincial Park, north of town, has rugged hiking trails. Be adventurous and head north.
Outdoors and nature
Trails, lookouts, waterfalls, beaches and time on the water come first.
Free
Sheriff Creek Wildlife Sanctuary
Trails and boardwalks through wetlands in town.
Free
Deer Trail touring route
A scenic driving loop through lake and forest country.
Cheap
Mississagi Provincial Park
Rugged trails and lakes in the hills north of town.
Season Open roughly mid-May–mid-Oct (check before you go).
Cheap
Chutes Provincial Park
A waterfall and rapids on the Aux Sables River in Massey.
Sights and attractions
Museums, landmarks and the places people come here for.
Cheap
Elliot Lake Nuclear and Mining Museum
The story of the uranium mines and the town.
Markets, shops and festivals
Main streets, markets and the dates worth planning around.
Book a tour or activity
Cruises, tours and experiences people book here. Each one goes to the operator's official page, and you can still add it to your trip.
Also bookable, listed above
These are in the lists above, so we don't repeat them here.
- Mount Dufour Tickets
Part of our Algoma and Lake Superior guides.
Make it a weekend
Why stay the night
- Lakes and trails surround the town.
- The Deer Trail route makes a scenic loop.
- Quiet, dark nights.
Nearby and worth the drive
Sault Ste. Marieabout 2 h 30 · Guide ↗
The canal and Agawa Canyon.
Manitoulin Islandabout 2 h · Guide ↗Falls and the swing bridge.
Ready-made trips with Elliot Lake
Good to know
- City: elliotlake.ca.
- We list only places we can check against an official source. Hours, seasons and prices change, so confirm before you go.
Photos on this page
Photo: Quirke Lake, north of Elliot Lake, Martin Cathrae from Charlottetown, PE, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Fall at the Fire Tower Lookout, Selflearner1, CC BY 3.0
Photo: Old Growth Maple Forest, Michel Bernier, CC BY 2.0
Photo: Elliot Lake, P199, CC BY-SA 2.5