Local Area Recreation Near Owen Sound KOA Journey

Owen Sound is a town for all ages. You will find the town amazing by exploring the arts, the food, and the activities that you could do here. You could skateboard or bike at the Kiwanis Sk8 & Bike Park, hiking at our beautiful trails, cool off at the Kelso Beach splash pad, fishing, boating, canoeing or kayaking.

2nd Avenue Gallery

2nd Avenue Gallery

This studio is owned by an Owen Sound artist named Hillie Baker. She began painting at a young age but stepped away from art for a time. When she returned to artwork, she began making fiber art, like yarn and fabrics. She owned a sheep farm in Niagara and sold wool products for many years. Then, she returned to oil painting after an injury. Her current gallery primarily includes oil on canvas paintings and some fiber work. Her early paintings include abstracts with a similar texture to her fiber work. Newer pieces are calmer and more reflective, with figures present. This gallery also has an art studio hosting classes on-site, like painting for teens and portrait classes to help those in the community learn more about art.

984 2nd Ave E

Owen Sound, ON N4K 2H6

226-923-0528

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Tom Thomson Art Gallery

Tom Thomson Art Gallery

Tom Thomson was an influential Canadian artist who lived between 1877 and 1917. He was also an early member of the Group of Seven, an assembly of influential Canadian landscape painters in the early 1900s. He grew up in Owen Sound and used art to represent the landscapes around him. 

The Tom Thomson Art Gallery is an art museum in Owen Sound that honors his work.

840 1st Ave W

Owen Sound, ON N4K 4K4

519-376-1932

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Grey Gallery

Grey Gallery

This Owen Sound art gallery features rotating exhibits formed from the work of emerging and established artists. The owners are John Laughlin and Anne Dondertman. They live in and operate the art gallery in the building. John is an artist and creates works for display in the gallery. John and Anne also collaborate to meet new artists and choose art to display. When selecting pieces, they primarily pick those that offer a glimpse at the human condition.Their chosen pieces make up rotating gallery exhibits that change almost every month with works from local artists like Raquel Yang, Tony Miller and Lydia Knox. The artwork spans many mediums, including sculptures, paintings, drawings and pottery. Most pieces on display are available for sale.The gallery also includes a garden that hosts outdoor events like concerts. Visitors to this outdoor space can see sculptures and a large mural by Raquel Yang.

883 2nd Ave E

Owen Sound, ON N4K 2H2

226-664-2776

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Fishing in Owen Sound

Fishing in Owen Sound

Owen Sound is a fabulous area for fishing throughout the year. If you are looking for Chinook Salmon, Brown Trout or Rainbow Trout, you can troll the Owen Sound Bay or work the harbour walls.

Check the website out and pick your season!

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Biking in Owen Sound

Biking in Owen Sound

Enjoy extensive network of uber-scenic cycling trails and routes in Owen Sound, including direct access to the Tom Thomson Trail from Owen Sound to Meaford, and the Georgian Trail, which continues east to Collingwood, plus flat easy trails along the harbourfront and in Harrison Park.

Island Drive Cyling Loop from Kelso Beach Park would be the choice for Avid cyclists.

Owen Sound is also on the Great Lake Waterfront Trail route, traversing all of the Great Lakes across Ontario.

Owen Sound, ON

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Hiking in Owen Sound

Hiking in Owen Sound

Owen Sound is the place for hikers. It offers a bounty of trails throughout the city linking to parkland, forest and scenic lookouts that change with every season.

Favourite hiking destinations include Harrison Park, Inflis Falls, the West Rocks, Stony Orchard Park, Jones Falls, and the Bruce Trail which is the longest and oldest footpath in Canada.

Check the website out for more information!

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