
Impressive meteor shower to light up night sky and here's how to see it in Ontario
Sabrina Gamrot
created: Aug. 8, 2025, noon | updated: Aug. 9, 2025, 4:20 a.m.
Dark sky preservesThe Lennox and Addington County Dark Sky Viewing Area is only 2.5 hours from Toronto and is a great place to view the Perseids.
You can also head out to Muskoka for the Torrance Barrens Dark Sky Preserve, perhaps one of Ontario's most well-known hot spots for sky-watchers.
Killarney Provincial Park is always a popular site for stargazers and became the first provincial park with an official Dark Sky Preserve designation in 2018.
Lake Superior Provincial Park, another dark sky preserve, has also taken measures to protect its super dark skies against light pollution, proving itself as another Perseids hotspot.
Other provincial parks with dark sky preserve designations include Quetico Provincial Park and Bruce Peninsula National Park.
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