What we’re about
PADDLE CAMPING -
Some campers enjoy sharing their camping experience with 1000 other campers in crowded car campgrounds that have more rules than a downtown hi-rise condo.
We paddle across lakes, and portage our canoes into remote forests where most people do not go, and we can do things our way. Often we are the only group of campers on a lake.
If you need a break from the crowd, join us on beautiful lakes that you want to spend your vacation by. We find quiet, serene locations where our paddlers create the fun. Our paddlers are the best people you could meet. Come and add your talents to our backcountry camping groups.
POST YOUR EVENT WITH OUR GROUP - Paddling, hiking, camping, skiing, or any social event. We have 900 members, and some of them will share your interests, and want to join you in your activities. If our hikes and canoe trips that are listed are too short, challenge our super stars to join your extreme adventures.
PADDLE WITH US - This group does canoe trips. We plan a back country canoe trip about every two weeks or on long weekends. The average paddler can do these trips; most will be two nights and three days, with an average paddle of 15 km. per day. We look for Crown Land and beautiful, remote, lakes that you want to go to. There will be short trips for beginners to practice, and advanced trips for explorers. Join our winter activities to meet people who have canoes and cars, and who are looking for other groups to go tripping with.
ANNUAL REPORT -
The third week of October is a good time for a year end because the lakes start to cool and paddling becomes dangerous. We do our last canoe trip at Thanksgiving.
2022
In 2022 we did 8 canoe trips with 74 attendees consisting of 46 individuals.
Thank you to everyone for a great summer.
2021
From Oct. 31, 2020, to Oct. 29, 2021, we did:
Canoe trips: 7, attendees 52, consisting of, 35 individuals.
Hikes: 11 attendees 114 consisting of, 42 individuals
More important, everyone at these events reported that they had a good time, and we brought them all back alive.
This group is to connect people so they can enjoy canoe trips together. The purpose of the group is to find like minded people who want to go on canoe trips, but might not have a group to go with. Enjoy the natural beauty that Ontario has to offer and meet some new friends in the process!
Upcoming events (1)
See all- CANOE TRIP 4/25, LONE TREE LAKE SAT JUL 19 TO MON JUL 21Blue Heron Trail, Parry Sound District, ON
The dates for this trip are flexible. You can go in on Friday or return on Sunday if you wish.
This trip is always one of the best trips of the season for experienced canoe trippers.
Lone Tree Lake has a tall, solitary, white pine tree on a tiny rocky island, in the middle of the lake. The water is clear, deep and cool, the shores mostly steep and rocky. There is a narrow sandy beach for 50 metres at the north campsite which is great for swimming and sunning. Lone Tree Lake is 1.4 km. long, and 250 m. wide. There are no cottages on the Lake, and no power boats. Last year, we caught enough large Bass to feed the whole camp.
The north campsite is high, flat open rock, with a fire pit, steel grate, fish filleting table, and thunder box. There is a good supply of fire wood. We can hear the sound of falling water all night from a small stream from Seesee Lake.
Last year we occupied three campsites on the lake. All of the campsites were well reviewed.
Lone Tree Lake is located in the Magnetawan River Provincial Park; a non-operating park. There are no camping fees.
Paddle Distance 10 km. We will paddle in through Naiscoot Lake. This is a flatwater trip; no rapids, but expect to pass a few power boats going in, and coming out, and there are cottages on Naiscoot Lake.
Portages: Naiscoot L. to Evans L. 500 metres, wide and gentle rise, mud
at the north put in.
2 portages Evans L. to Lone Tree Lake, 100 metres and 20
metres.There is no cell service once we leave the Hwy. 69 area.
Parking is off Hwy 69, free.
Distance from Hwy 7 and Hwy 400: 250 km., 2 hours, 20 mins.
We will meet at the put in at 12:00 PM. Sat. and find a campsite by 4:00 PM.
On Sun. we will fish, swim, and explore the area.
On Mon. we should break camp and reach the cars by 4:00 PM.To join this trip:
- Get a canoe.
- Get a car to transport the canoe.
- Get a partner to help you paddle it.
- Contact other paddlers on the Spread Sheet by messaging them directly.Canoe Rentals:
Swift Canoe Exit 149, Highway 400 North, Waubaushene, Ontario
https://swiftoutside.com/georgian-bay/
White Squall , Nobel, ON
https://www.whitesquall.com/boat-equipment-a-shuttle-rates/To join this trip please put your NAME AND CONTACT NUMBER on the Spread Sheet as soon as possible:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HQtdD73NQEf8etW9LPjWZS44AYi2gLd2k7pg_IO-2Wk/edit?gid=0#gid=0
