BARKER LAKE CANOE TRIP

THIS EVENT IS HOSTED BY JAMES.
TO REGISTER GO TO: Ontario Backcountry Camping | Meetup

*** UPDATE: This trip has been pushed back by a day - now starting Saturday and ending Monday due to the heat this week. Stay for one night or two, up to you. ***

This is a canoe camping trip to Barker Lake. We will be staying on crown land so camping is free.

Barker Lake is about 3.5 hours from Toronto, north of Bon Echo Provincial Park. There are two easy portages along the way, Ashby Lake to King Lake (100m) and King Lake to Barker Lake (75m), both dry and well maintained with some rocks along the path. The parking and put-in is Ashby Lake boat launch, we will meet there at 12pm.

The plan is to camp on King or Barker Lake. We can do a day trip into Barker if we decide to camp on King. If you like to fish, and you're not having any luck, it's easy enough to portage from one lake to another to try somewhere else.

Ashby Lake is mostly shielded from the wind, has a few cottages and light boat traffic, but mostly wild shoreline along the canoe route. The paddle distance across Ashby Lake is about 4km to the first portage. For fishing, Ashby Lake has lake trout, northern pike, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, white sucker, and yellow perch.

King Lake is a small lake with crown land along most of the shoreline. There are some campsites, and we can camp here if we find a nice site. It's a 1km paddle across King to the next portage. King Lake has rainbow trout and yellow perch.

After the second portage is Barker Lake. There are a few campsites here; one is a nice island site which could be a good spot to camp, and most of the shoreline is crown land. Expect another 2km paddle if we camp here for a total trip distance of 7-8km including portages. Barker Lake has lake trout, pumpkinseed, white sucker, and yellow perch.

Have a way to get here and a canoe or kayak, paddle board, paddle partner with a canoe, something of that sort.

You are responsible for yourself and your own safety.

LOCATION: Ashby Lake
784 Ashby Lake Rd · McArthurs Mills, ON