Join me for a two day paddling trip in Magnetawan Provincial Park. This is a relatively easy route. This should be a good trip for people new to canoeing.

Some features:

• Lots of wildlife spotting. I have seen beaver, loons, woodpeckers, large turtles, and herons.
• Fairly small bodies of water most of time reducing the risk of big windy lake crossings. That being said, we do start out on a sizeable lake.
• Very few portages

Challenges I anticipate are:

• A fair bit of paddling, at least 5+ hours.
• As with anything in the summer, mosquitoes are to be expected
• The first part of the trip is on motorboat accessible lake. We should expect a fair number of boats throwing wakes our way, but the lake we are camping on is past a portage, so should have much less, if any, boat traffic.
• There is one 364 M portage.

You should be in decent shape, but this trip will be fairly easy going so you don’t need to be a fast paddler.

Itinerary

We will be starting at the "Harris Lake boat ramp" at 10:30 AM, https://goo.gl/maps/2wjctV2r3WKoS6m76

NOTE: There is a marina at the end of the road, if you reach that you have gone too far, we starting from the boat ramp about 1KM back.

We will spend the night on the Magnetewan River after paddling about 15 KM

Maps

Here is a map of the route
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com?r=7388265

You can find a more detailed map of the area in this forum post.
https://www.myccr.com/phpbbforum/viewtopic.php?f=107&t=46430
That map can be download on your smart phone for free using the “Avenza Maps” app, look for the map called “Magnetawan-Noganosh Backcountry Canoeing Map”. This way you can (and should) bring it along with you on the trip.

Trip coordination

If are coming please fill out the trip planning spreadsheet below immediately; even if you have to update it a couple times, it helps others a lot getting it done sooner.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1axsIe1rminB5l7NN8daYlYb95S8SS_Q8nxHVReQpe5s/edit?usp=sharing

If you need to rent a boat, here are a couple places along the way I know about:

• White Squall Paddling Centre & Outfitting Shop
• Swift Canoe & Kayak - Georgian Bay

Money

As for money, I am collecting a $10 deposit. If you come on the trip you will get your deposit back in full. Also, if you share a car please share the gas expenses evenly with everyone (driver included).