Visitor activities Algonquin Provincial Park

1 visitor activities

1.1 algonquin logging museum
1.2 canoe routes
1.3 aspects of interior camping
1.4 fishing

visitor activities

the algonquin visitor centre @ km 43 of highway 60 corridor

algonquin popular year-round outdoor activities. there on 1,200 campsites in 8 designated campgrounds along highway 60 in south end of park, 100 others in 3 other campgrounds across northern , eastern edges. there whitefish lake group campground 18 sites of various sizes accommodate groups of 20, 30, or 40 people. interior camping possible further inside park @ sites accessible canoe or on foot.

docked canoe on pog lake, algonquin park.

the algonquin visitor centre features exhibits natural , cultural history of park. large , detailed relief map of southern ontario displayed enable visitor oriented size , geography of park. in flow-through style, exhibits continue many taxidermied species set in native surroundings, progresses, in chronological manner, through extensive collection of artifacts relating human intervention in park. centre includes video theatre, gift shop, panoramic outdoor viewing deck, , art gallery— algonquin room —with changing exhibits of art related park.

lookout trail

other activities include fishing, mountain biking, horseback riding, cross country skiing, , day hiking. park has 19 interpretive trails, ranging in length 1 11.7 kilometres (0.62 7.27 mi). each trail comes trail guide , meant introduce visitors different aspect of park s ecology or history.

algonquin home natural heritage education program. popular aspect of program weekly wolf howls. these held (weather , wolves permitting) on thursdays in month of august, , in first week of september if there thursday before labour day. park staff attempt locate wolf pack on wednesday evening and, if successful, announce public wolf howl next day.

the park publishes visitor s newsletter, raven, 6 times year – 2 issues in spring, 2 in summer, 1 in fall, , 1 in winter.

algonquin logging museum

opened in 1992, algonquin logging museum located park s east gate. 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) trail features recreated logging camp, steam-powered amphibious tug called alligator , logging equipment , interpretive panels logging industry activities in park. exhibits include video presentation. museum open seasonally.

one annual feature worthy of note @ museum logger s day , typically held in late july or august each year. festivity includes musicians, logger s old style lunch, activities children, interpretive actors, , forest industry representatives.

canoe routes

canoe camping 1 of popular activities. wilderness experience, essentially, pristine wilderness canoe journey through vastness of park, allows tourist enjoy interior of algonquin park in ways inaccessible other means. friends of algonquin park organization publishes authoritative map , guide called canoe routes of algonquin park.

aspects of interior camping

although there numerous drive-in campgrounds in algonquin, park better known interior camping; is, campsites accessible canoe or hiking in summer, or ski or snowshoe in winter. algonquin park provides of canada s best canoeing, hundreds of navigable lakes , rivers forming 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) long interconnected system of canoe routes. 2 main access points start trip located on canoe lake , lake opeongo. further camper proceeds these access points, more wild park becomes, , possible spend several days in interior few or no sightings of other campers. park staff maintain portages between major , smaller lakes, , interior campsite reservations can made through main ontario parks reservation system.

there 3 areas of back-country hiking trails, sub-loops ranging 6 88 kilometres (3.7 54.7 mi) long. these hiking trails have own dedicated campsites, typically located on shores of small lakes. although lakes have sites both canoe , hiking access, sites designated type of use.

interior camping can provide excellent wildlife viewing opportunities. eerie call of common loon can heard every campground , loons can seen on every lake. moose, deer , beaver can seen, along waterways, given sufficiently quiet campers. otters present, less seen. black bears, although present in park, seldom seen, if appropriate precautions avoid attracting them taken. wolves may heard, remain distant campers.

canisbay lake during sunrise, autumn 2014.


fishing

female moose on amable du fond river in algonquin

fishing allowed in park holders of valid ontario fishing licences, purchase of daily or seasonal vehicle permit available through ministry of natural resources. fish such bass, yellow perch, trout , pike can found in waterways of park. further angler willing travel access point, better fishing. backcountry lakes not receive heavy fishing pressure.