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.
Canoe & Kayak 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 Routes
Ideal routes accessible to southern Ontario for short 2 day/1 night trips with family, friends, or youth groups.
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
Lewis Williams, 2020