Day 3 and our van needs some fuel. There are a lot of reservations in this area with cheap fuel for all – $1.39/litre today.

The next stop was at the French River Visitor Centre where we hiked to the Recollet Falls where the deer flies warmly welcomed us and extracted their ounces of blood. It was extremely hot and humid but the 1.5 km hike was definitely worth it. We had fun taking pictures.

After our hike we visited the museum and learned about the importance of the French River in the fur trade and the rivalry between the Hudson’s Bay Company and the North West Company which later merged into one company.

We asked the very friendly museum staff for recommendations for a campground to stay for the night and they told us about Chutes Provincial Park. Chutes gets it name from the chutes that were built to help move logs over waterfalls.

The park has a lovely swimming area in the pool at the base of the waterfall with currents which we took advantage of.