Algonquin Provincial Park Parks and Outdoors Vacations: Safaris, Outdoor Skills

Algonquin Provincial Park Parks and Outdoors Travel Guide

Parks and Outdoors Destinations Near Algonquin Provincial Park

Algonquin Park in Ontario, Canada (Yamada Taro/Digital Vision/Getty)

Algonquin Provincial Park Parks and Outdoors Travel Tips

By Sue Lebrecht

The vast interior of maple hills, rocky ridges, spruce bogs, and thousands of lakes, ponds, and streams is best experienced via canoe or on foot.
August, with warm weather and few insects, is the most crowded month. June has fewer people but bugs galore. Fall is spectacular, particularly if you catch the maples at their peak—usually the last week of September or first week of October.
Don't overlook winter. Highway 60 is plowed and sanded all winter and gives easy access to trailheads for groomed cross-country ski trails, backcountry trails, snowshoeing, and dogsledding. There are even plowed campsites, heated comfort stations, and rental yurts.
Achray Campground, on Grand Lake in the east end, is one of three intimate and lesser-known campgrounds that are nowhere near the bustling Highway 60 corridor. What it lacks in convenience it makes up for in ambiance. Trails lead to the wilderness that inspired landscape artist Tom Thomson to paint The Jack Pine, and to the 328-foot-deep Barron Canyon.
With 500,000 visitors each summer, it's best to reserve a campsite five months in advance. Visit www.ontarioparks.com to do so.
Wheelchair-accessible campsites are available in the Mew Lake, Two Rivers, Pog Lake, Kearney, and Rock Lake campgrounds.

Algonquin Provincial Park Overview

By Sue Lebrecht

Call it user-friendly wilderness. Algonquin welcomes adventure enthusiasts of all levels, from backcountry masters to weekend warriors of all ages and abilities. Established in 1893, it is Ontario's first provincial park. It is also one of the country's largest and most popular, with 500,000 visitors each summer.Read More

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Hotels

Killarney Lodge - Hotel

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P.O. Box 10005
Algonquin Park, Canada

Distance: 6.0 mi.
(from destination center)

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Bartlett Lodge - Hotel

A three-minute boat ride from Cache Lake Landing off Highway 60, about 22 km (13 mi) from the West Gate of Algonquin Park.
Algonquin Provincial Park, Canada

Distance: 5.1 mi.
(from destination center)

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Attractions

Kenneth L. Wilson Recreation Area

859 Wittenberg Rd.
Woodstock, New York

Distance: 145.2 mi. (from destination center)

Description: This is a combination camping area and lake destination with hiking trails nearby.... Read More

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Wittenburg-Cornell-Slide Trail

From Rte. 28 head west; make a left on Woodland Valley Rd. and continue five miles.

Distance: 145.2 mi. (from destination center)

Description: The Wittenburg-Cornell-Slide Trail is a strenuous hiking path in the Catskill Mountains with steep rock ledges and beautiful views.... Read More

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Devils Path

Drive west on NY23A to NY16. Turn left onto NY16, continue six miles, and turn right on Prediger Rd.
Hunter, New York

Distance: 145.2 mi. (from destination center)

Description: This 25-mile hiking trail scales six peaks in the northern Catskills, reaching 18,000 feet of elevation over sheer, rocky terrain.... Read More

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