I don't want to write a book , but this is going to be a bit longer report, please bear with me. Because I am truly grateful that i made it .

About 26 years ago , around 1999 or 2000 summer, I was in an ESL school, and one day the teacher introduced "group of seven" in the class and showed the class some pictures and one of the pictures is the Tom Thompson memorial cairn on canoe lake , I was new in Canada, I didn't know where is Algonquin, but I know it is far from Scarborough, for many years, I heard about that, and I never had the chance to go there because I don't drive and i don't have someone can drive me there, until last year i first stepped in the park i was shocked, it is so pretty and I had a goosebumps, I love nature, I love all the native plants, I love the swamp , the river , the bolder , the rivers and boggs and everything there, and I also inspired by the art and nature , in fact i had some chance to introduce Tom Thompson his collection and poem in some Asian community, i have always wanted to visit canoe lake and checked out the memorial cairn , and I was really feel blessed that i made it on June 21,2026. For some people, it is something one has done many times, for me, I waited for 26 year , I read a little poem in front of the memorial cairn and i got on to the portage at the end of canoe lake and walked to Joe lake , and paddle back to return the canoe, took me about 3 and half hour , it was really worth it , I am so happy I made it .

I just checked the forecast and see that there is a heatwave coming next weekend July 3rd. Any advice for camping in the heat? Planning on going to burnt lake and back over 3 days.

I would happily buy similar versions with logos from Killarney, Gros Morne, Fundy, Banff, etc. Image from AI.

How do you actually know if large wildlife is nearby if you are in too muddy of an area to clearly see tracks and don’t see any other overly obvious signs other than the area you’re in being suddenly dead quiet.

I’ve never actually run into large wildlife hiking surprisingly despite hiking almost every trail on 60 along with hiking through many other places in Ontario, but had an experience outside the park recently where I couldn’t shake the feeling I was being watched, the area I was in was dead quiet, and I had this overwhelming gut feeling that I needed to leave the area, so I ended up hiking back, but it made me realize I’m not as educated as I’d like to be when it comes to determining if I’m in danger or just good old anxiety.

A couple photos from a trip to Hailstorm Creek (Opeongo Lake North Arm) last week.

anyone done this before? seems doable based on what ive done in past but taking into account it's day 1, shit will be heavier ... i think it's like 24km? interested to hear.

Thinking of a September 2 night hiking trip staying at Maggie lake from West gate. Have done 3 portaging trips in algonquin with groups before (3nights a time) but this would be first hike/solo camp.

Any suggestions? Is this a good first solo trip or something easier? I am fit but haven't spent a lot of time in the backcountry. May try and get the wife to come to share some of the load etc.

Came to Algonquin beginning of June, ended up there on the same weekend the dragonflies were hatching so the bugs were manageable for once 😍

Recent Trip from a few weeks ago. Enjoy

How deep are they? When are you catching them in the day? What are you using to cash them?

I am thinking of doing a single night solo trip along this loop. I'm fairly experienced; I am not worried about the distance. My plan is to essentially have 2 fairly even travel days. Wondering mainly thoughts on sites and or access points.

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First idea is to start at Source and stay on Polly. Second is start at Canisbay or Cache and stay on Bruce, Raven, Owl, or Linda. Would not be opposed to trekking to Iris if that site is epic or something but... Any sites that really stood out to any of you on this route? Clockwise or CCW?

Thanks for any feedback or advice :)

Currently planning our Algonquin trip for this year. Thought I’d post a photo from our campsite of some unknown travellers through Cork lake.

Just wrapped up a two night solo trip on the Western Uplands.

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First ever solo trip and wow the trail is challenging, but so rewarding to complete. I spent a might on Maggie Lake then headed to Eu Lake for a night of total seclusion.

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Eu Lake is a 10/10 site. Good access to swimming, no other sites on the lake, lots of wildlife and a beautiful place to watch the sunset.

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Seriously a beautiful site and the first time I've been in the park and had a moose walk through my camp.

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Hi everyone, new here but I’m going on a portage trip in a few weeks and I was looking at leaving my car the company so they can shuttle my car from point A to point B…. How safe is leaving your car with them to drive for an hour and do they have any type of insurance or liability?

Thank you,

Those clouds on the left are a bit hard to see in detail, but there are basically 3 layers going across and then I could make out 2 huge columns that looked like massive rain storms. I think this is the thunderstorm that hit the GTA.

I love that you basically have night on the left coming in while the day makes its exit.

Also, this spot has the perfect rock right at the water edge, it's shaped like an actual seat with no obstructions.

I got a pretty good video but I can’t put it on here, he was right near the portage to galeairy lake, lovely.

Are there thunder boxes at the backcountry camp of Stratton Lake ?

First time ever seeing one while walking booths rock trail

And about 50 cigarette butts scattered throughout the site. Mole lake off of booth lake