Sugar Bushes in Ottawa (and area)
/It’s almost that time of year where the sap starts to run and fresh maple syrup is available for all to enjoy! Maple syrup season is the sweetest part of winter for many reasons and visiting local sugar bushes has become a family tradition for many. Many Ottawa sugar bushes also offer family-friendly activities such as hay rides, playgrounds, walking trails, as well as other sweet treats…are you excited yet? Here are some sugar bushes you will want to visit!
Fulton’s Pancake House and Sugar Bush
Maple Season starts February 15th
399 Sugar Bush Road
Pakenham, ON
https://www.fultons.ca/
A pancake house, maple shoppe, a playground and outdoor activities such as a sleigh rides (with an additional fee) and more, family-run Fulton’s Pancake House and Sugar Bush is a great place to spend a good part of the day!
Parc Omega
399 Route 323 Nord,
Montebello, Québec
https://www.parcomega.ca/en/
Omega Park is located in Montebello and from the end of February until mid-March you can enjoy wagon rides, maple taffy and visit the sugar shack. Learn about the traditional ways of making maple syrup and enjoy maple taffy on a stick. There are also trails you can explore. Admission to the sugar shack is included in the admission fee to the park. For more information on Omega Park, check out this blog post on everything there is to do while there.
Proulx Maple and Berry Farm
Proulx Maple and Berry Farm
Maple Season starts February 23rd
1865 O'Toole Rd.
Cumberland (Ottawa), ON
https://proulxfarm.com/
Enjoy a pancake brunch in a rustic cabin in the heart of their sugar bush. There is also an onsite farm store as well as additional activities including a small animal petting farm, horse-drawn hay rides, as well as outdoor play parks and slides. Farm Admission, $5.76+HST/person, kids under 3: free
Stanley’s Olde Maple Lane Farm
Maple season starts February 29th
2452 York's Corners Rd.
Edwards, ON
https://stanleysfarm.com/family-fun/pancake-house/
Regulars love their all you can eat brunch, age-old log cabin with a wood-burning evaporator to show visitors how maple sap is turned into syrup, animal barn, and their taffy shack!
Temple’s Sugar Bush
Temple’s Sugar Bush
1700 Ferguson Falls Rd.
Lanark, ON
http://www.templessugarbush.ca/
Exclusively features their “Sugarmaker’s Buffet” – served “cabane a sucre style” on weekends and holidays in March and April. This gorgeous property also features a nature trail that takes about 15 to 20 minutes to walk - perfect for families! For more information visit our complete blog post on Temple’s Sugar Bush.
Wheeler’s Pancake House, Sugar Camp and Museum
1001 Highland Line, McDonalds Corners
(Lanark Highlands)
http://wheelersmaple.com/
Open daily all year from 9am-3pm, including Saturdays and Sundays. There is a farm museum and a maple syrup museum, along with the original sugar shack. There is also a small playground as well as sheep, alpacas, horses and a miniature horse. There are trails for walking, snowshoeing and cross country skiing (you can rent snowshoes).
The Log Farm
Maple season starts February 29th
670 Cedarview Road
Nepean, ON
https://thelogfarm.com/
Located in the heart of Ottawa west, The Log Farm is a historical farm site, where you can see how the Bradley family lived in the 1860’s. The farm is a working farm so visitors see all kinds of animals on the farm site. The original Beavertails will also be onsite this year, as well as everyone’s favourite taffy in the snow (both are cash only). There is also a bonfire, a giant hay mountain and a giant snow mountain. Visitors can also catch a wagon ride (tractor drawn) to the sugar bush.
Vanier Sugar Shack
Maple season starts mid-February
300 des Pères-Blancs Avenue
Vanier, ON
https://museoparc.ca/vanier-sugar-shack/
The Vanier Museopark’s Sugar Shack is one of the few active urban sugar shacks. Every year, the Vanier Museopark also holds a Sugar Festival that demonstrates many old maple sugar traditions. Treat yourself to maple taffy on a stick and walk through the many tapped maple trees throughout the part.
