Camping destinations
Hey all,
Dont know if there are many camper/ canoe/ fish mongers here but im leaving with a friend for some outdoor time. Have a canoe.
Problem: I'm not sure where to go. I've been to many places, but ideally looking for crown land where we can park and paddle to site. Would like it to be withing a 2.5 hr drive of toronto.
any thoughts?
Dont know if there are many camper/ canoe/ fish mongers here but im leaving with a friend for some outdoor time. Have a canoe.
Problem: I'm not sure where to go. I've been to many places, but ideally looking for crown land where we can park and paddle to site. Would like it to be withing a 2.5 hr drive of toronto.
any thoughts?
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However, for an interesting group of treks, you can try the various rivers in the GTA. For example, drive down to Port Credit in Mississauga, and paddle up the Credit river. There are some really interesting homes to see along the way, and some very picturesque vistas as well. Depending on how energetic you are, you can go quite far upstream, with minimal portaging iirc.
There must be a camping forum somewhere...
Actually the West entrance of Algonquin is only about 3:15 from Toronto, 401 & 400. Well worth it imo.
no motors on the lakes, hike/canoe/portage in. bunch of little lakes and tent pads to choose from.
1/2 hour north of Kingston so fits your drive time.
I spent Tuesday to thursday there once and saw more deer than people. That is I saw 1/2 dozen deer and no people until I was hiking back out.
Very nice place but depending where in Toronto you are leaving from, it's further than Algonquin.
Milo: I have done the credit a few times. Drifted down from just above norval with cans of beer tied to the canoe and kept cool in the river. It is a nice ride, you're right.
Pay per/ Comp: Yeah it was just a little too far to hit up Algonquin for the time frame. But thanks for the tips.
Suited Pair: I was looking at frontenac- looks like something i will try to do this fall when i can add an extra day or two to the weekend. I love that part of the province. Some of the best fishing in ontario can be found in the rideau chain of lakes and im hoping this parks proximity to it equals good fishing as well.
Settled on crown land found at this site i gleaned off a camping forum. Its a really useful tool in finding areas, even in relatively populated areas that are still free to camp on.Crown Land Use Policy Atlas
The Massasauga
Can only get into park by canoe, requires some portaging. And is a sactuary for the massassauga rattlesnake. (although i've been going there for years and have never seen one) if you don't mind some hard portaging try to get site 17
Did you know you can camp at Darien Lake? It has a lake so I am guessing that you could bring your canoe too. It is 2 h and 26 min to Darien Lake from Toronto so that is within your window. Amusement park rides are fun. Hope that helps.
Sounds like you need this vacation - a lot.
However, your crown land map is cool.
Apologies then. Tone can sometimes be difficult to decipher with only text to draw from. I thought you were trying to be smug.
Yeah-it is a great map.
You are right its a great spot. Would have gone there if i had planned ahead and booked a site. Been there many numerous times (+20x) and many different sites. Although i have never stayed at site 17. Is that on the side of blackstone harbour or thru the narrows?
All time best/ fav site is 213.
Who, Moose?? Preposterous.
17 is on Spider Lake. It's a great site but very popular and has become over used. If you don't mind hard portaging go to site go site 31 0r 32 on clear lake. Awesome site rarely used because of the treck required to get to it. It's about a 6 hour trip from the point of entry, with a couple of huge portages 1km+ portage. Here is a map of the park with the sites listed. I usally enter at the 3 leggged lake point.
Massasauga Provincial Park - Google Maps
Thanks for the map. For whatever reason i could never find it. I had a listing and description from google, but no map...always had to cross reference it with the newspaper handout from the put in to see which sites were best. The best part though is my favourite site has a rating of 1star and is considered a poor site. I guess thats good for me as nobody would want it. It has good deep water for swimming, two nice pads for tents and i was catching smallies and a musky wading from shore when i'd had a few too many. It has amazing long afternoon sun and sunsets.
Too bad some people would rather post pictures because they ran out of meaningful things to say and can't even confine their ignorance to the correct thread.
Bwahahahaha. That's awesome, getting ripped for defending you. Maybe tone is difficult to decipher from text.