Canada>Central->EGL Spring 2023 Backcountry Canoeing

[BigGreenMoose]

Peter and I will likely be coming in tandem on Friday through Monday.


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[Lofty]

Just saw this on the Algonquin site ......

UPDATE: The ice out date for Lake of Two Rivers (shown below) occurred on April 20, 2023. On average, Lake of Two Rivers sheds its ice cover 3 days earlier than Lake Opeongo, Algonquin Park's largest lake, and the basis for declaring Algonquin Park's ice out.

Woo hoo

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[LuvmyBonnet]

Sadness! Hopefully my info is wrong but I called reservations and apperantly they started taking reservations on Friday the 21st and are sold out for Rain Lake for May and June!!!!

[Chard]

Sadness! Hopefully my info is wrong but I called reservations and apperantly they started taking reservations on Friday the 21st and are sold out for Rain Lake for May and June!!!!

Strange. I read your post so I thought I'd call Ontario Parks myself. Algonquin Backcountry sites are still unreservable until May 12th, but they thought that they were on a first come/first serve basis. I'm wondering if you're talking about the 5 drive to sites at the Rain Lake access. I'll call the Park tomorrow morning to get further info.

From the Ministry's Algonquin Park alert page:

Until backcountry camping is open you cannot make backcountry reservations and there are no first-come, first-served campsites. This applies to both backpacking and paddling.Updates will be posted on our social media channels and here on our alerts page

[LuvmyBonnet]

Fingers crossed!

[LuvmyBonnet]

So, the info I got the first time was WRONG!!! The haven't started reserving before May 12th until Ice Out. No other info so I'm going to keep calling every day. I don't want to miss out on getting a site on Rain!

[Bubba]

FYI. Just called the reservation number and there was no new info about ice out or booking availability prior to the stated May 12 opening date. They just said to check back regularly to find out about changes.
Also, for those interested in Sawyer Lake, a couple of posts I saw online said the site on the NE of the lake beside the portage to Jubilee is the best one. As for Rain lake, the island site on the west side we stayed at the last time was nice. I think I will stay on Sawyer and visit those who wish to stay on Rain.

[theyland]

I’m assuming this will be cleared up soon but the Ontario parks site still says “Rain Lake Access Point: inaccessible due to snow on the road”.


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[KeeWayKeno]

Bookings are available. Just snagged 4 nights on Sawyer (Thursday - Monday)

[Chard]

Just snagged 5 nights on Sawyer (Thursday - Tuesday)