Wawa attractions · Off the water
When the rods are stowed
Rain day, rest day, or travelling with people who don't fish? Wawa packs a surprising amount of scenery into a small footprint — waterfalls, Lake Superior beaches, ancient rock art, and trails that fed the Group of Seven.
Chase water
Waterfalls, minutes from the goose
Scenic High Falls (Magpie Falls) is the headliner: about 75 feet tall and 124 feet wide, and only a short walk from the parking area. It's a few kilometres of gravel road south of Wawa off Highway 17, and the payoff hits you the second you round the trees — mist, roar, and a full-height view with almost no effort. It's biggest in spring and after heavy rain.
Nearby Silver Falls is a quieter, three-drop gem on the way to the beach — and the very spot Group of Seven painter A. Y. Jackson sketched. Little Wawa Creek Falls sits right in town for a two-minute stop.
Hit the coast
Beaches on the world's biggest lake
Lake Superior holds more water than any other freshwater lake on Earth, and Wawa sits right on it. Sandy Beach, Dr. Rose's Beach, and Lion's Beach give you long stretches of sand and sunrise views.
The water looks Caribbean-blue and feels like a walk-in freezer — locals joke your legs will turn blue before you get waist-deep. That's part of the fun. Pack a picnic; several sites have shelters and interpretive signs about local ecology and Indigenous heritage.
Go deeper
Parks, paddling, and old stories in stone
Lake Superior Provincial Park
Hike the Pinguisibi (Sand River) Trail, Orphan Lake, or the Towab Trail. Don't miss the Agawa Rock Pictographs — Ojibwe paintings on a cliff right at the water's edge.
Paddling country
Wawa sits between Lake Superior Provincial Park and Pukaskwa National Park, guarding the most remote stretch of Superior coastline — a bucket-list route for sea kayakers and canoeists.
Wildlife & winter
Spot moose, black bear, and birds, or take a floatplane flightseeing tour. Come winter, local snowmobile trails connect into roughly 2,500 km across Algoma Country.
Build the trip around a home base
Fish in the morning, chase a waterfall after lunch, sleep on the lake.