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Outdoor Activities

Sunrise Walk photo by Karen Makintosh

Nature Manitoba conducts a variety of outdoor activities throughout the year. Our activities include canoeing, hiking, cycling, snowshoeing, camping, cross-country skiing, and other outdoor recreational pursuits. All outdoor activities are free for members, with the exception of any cabin/park fees if applicable, and the Grey Hares group is listed separately. In order to explore the option of membership, non-members may attend a trip or two at no cost. Before registering for a trip please review the safety requirements and the difficulty rating using the following Trip Rating Guidelines. Activities will also follow the Nature Manitoba Dog Policy.

Please contact the trip leader directly with any questions, as listed below. We welcome people to try us out before becoming a member, so please consider coming out to one of our activities.

Please review trip descriptions carefully or contact the trip leader individually to confirm their requirements. 

Nature Manitoba Outings

Mantario Ski Trip - FULL

January 31, 2025 to February 3, 2025
General Trips / ADVANCED

Join a group ski trip in the Mantario Wilderness of the Whiteshell Provincial Park. Trip departs Friday morning and returns Monday evening (3 nights at the cabin). Your group will ski over 6 lakes, a distance of about 20km on ungroomed trails to get to the Mantario Cabin. This trip is for those with some backcountry experience and comfortable on cross-country skis.

Contact / Registration: 

Trip Leader: Christine Mazur: mazur.christine@gmail.comQuestions: mantario@naturemanitoba.ca

Tuesday Breakfast

Repeats every month on the second Tuesday 2 times.
February 11, 2025
March 11, 2025
Grey Hares / NOVICE

Date: The second Tuesday of every month at 9.00 AM
Location: Smitty’s Family Restaurant, 580 Pembina Hwy (near Grant Ave)
Registration deadline: The preceding Sunday at 6:00 PM. Charles needs to know who will be attending.
Bring: Your name tag.

Contact / Registration: 

Charles Begley -- register at ccbegley@shaw.ca

Tuesday Breakfast

February 11, 2025
March 11, 2025
Grey Hares / NOVICE

Date: The second Tuesday of every month at 9.00 AM
Location: Smitty’s Family Restaurant, 580 Pembina Hwy (near Grant Ave)
Registration deadline: The preceding Sunday at 6:00 PM. Charles needs to know who will be attending.
Bring: Your name tag.

Contact / Registration: 

Charles Begley -- register at ccbegley@shaw.ca

Mantario Ski Trip - FULL

March 22, 2025 to March 24, 2025
General Trips / ADVANCED

Join a group ski trip in the Mantario Wilderness of the Whiteshell Provincial Park. Trip departs Saturday morning and returns Monday evening (2 nights at the cabin). Your group will ski over 6 lakes, a distance of about 20km on ungroomed trails to get to the Mantario Cabin. This trip is for those with some backcountry experience and comfortable on cross-country skis.

Contact / Registration: 

Katrina Froese - mantario@naturemanitoba.ca

Camping / Paddling / Hiking at Tulabi Falls in Nopiming Provincial Park

June 9, 2025 to June 12, 2025
Grey Hares / NOVICE

This year's follow-up to the successes of car-camping / day-paddling / day-hiking  trips at Rushing River in 2022 (24 Grey Hares), Caddy Lake in 2023 (32 Grey Hares), and Black Lake in 2024 (31 Grey Hares) is a car-camping / day-paddling / day-hiking trip at Tulabi Falls in

Contact / Registration: 

Kevin & Anita Miller -- register at k.a.miller@mts.net