Weekend Tripping Routes

Canoe & Kayak Tripping Weekend Routes

Our recommendations of routes accessible to southern Ontario for short 2 day/1 night trips with family, friends or youth groups. All routes have campsites that need to be reserved through the Ontario Parks Website.

Areas	Routes
Algonquin Park	Rock Lake - Penn Lake Canoe Lake - Joe Lake Canoe Lake - Little Doe Lake Canoe Lake – Tom Thompson Lake Smoke Lake - Ragged Lake
Frontenac Provincial Park	Big Salmon Lake - Little Salmon Lake Big Salmon Lake Big Salmon Lake - Big Clear Lake
Haliburton Highlands Water Trails (Frost Centre)	Main Centre/Hwy 35 - Sherbourne Lake Poker Lakes/Hwy 18 - clockwise-Lower Crane Lake
Kawartha Provincial Park	Long Lake - Buzzard Lake - Mountain Lake Long Lake - Buzzard Lake - Shark Lake Long Lake - Loukes Lake - Cox Lake Wolf Lake - Crab Lake Anstruther Lake - Rathbun Lake - Serpentine Lake

Backpacking Weekend Routes

Ideal routes accessible to southern Ontario for short 2 day/1 night trips with family, friends or youth groups. All routes have campsites that need to be reserved through the Ontario Parks Website.

Areas	Routes
Algonquin Provincial Park	Highland Trail/Hwy 60 - Provoking Lake Western Uplands Trail/Hwy 60 - Maple Lake Western Uplands Trail/Hwy 60 - Guskewau Lake Western Uplands Trail/Hwy 60/Ramona Lake
Frontenac Provincial Park	Park Office - Doe Lake
Haliburton Highlands Trails	Main Centre/Hwy 35 - St Nora Lake site #66
Queen Elizabeth 2 Wildlands Park (no permit needed)	Devil's Lake - Shelton Lake