Canoe Camping

Canoe Camping

January 7, 2026
2010 – Canisbay Lake
by Henry J. de Jong

We had camped at Canisbay Lake before and had seen that loading up the canoe required only a short carry from the parking lot. And we wouldn’t

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2011 – Big East Lake
by Henry J. de Jong

The portage from the parking lot down to the lake was a bit of a chore for us, since we were by no means travelling light, but this was soon

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2012 – Wolf Lake
by Henry J. de Jong

This canoe camping trip to Wolf Lake, for the weather and the location, still stands out in our memories as the best

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2013 – Charleston Lake
by Henry J. de Jong

This trip would not have been a good introduction to canoe camping, or even camping. Not that we experienced any disasters, but the weather

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2014 – Wolf Lake
by Henry J. de Jong

Our repeat visit to Wolf Lake afforded us a pleasurable measure of security and anticipation. We were not disappointed, and we might even do

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2015 – Killarney
by Henry J. de Jong

Considering our long history with canoeing, it is perhaps surprising that we had not yet laid eyes on the fabled Killarney Provincial Park

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2017 – Pakeshkag Lake
by Henry J. de Jong

This was an all-around beautiful spot to camp, but the feature that remains the most memorable is the river. I have always loved the rivers

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2019 – Crotch Lake
by Henry J. de Jong

The Crotch Lake site appealed to us because it was on an island not too far from the access point. Long island is large, but it turns out the

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2021 – Herb Lake
by Henry J. de Jong

By staying close to access points for our canoe camping we’re more likely to end up mixed in with cottages. Here again though, like Wolf Lake

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2022 – Stormy Lake
by Henry J. de Jong

Like Canisbay Lake, we’d been to Restoule Provincial Park for car camping. And we knew that the interior sites were accessible from easy access points

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2024 – Big East Lake
by Henry J. de Jong

We felt the urge to try canoe camping again and decided to play it safe and go with what we know. Wolf Lake we’d already done twice, so we

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