oldboyscout wrote:

I left a fishing rod at a portage in Woodland Caribou park where it's literally in the middle of nowhere. Hadn't seen another person and in fact saw just one person in 5 days there and when I went back for it, it was gone!

The wendigo got it!

It’s Ragged!

This is looking towards the way to Big Porcupine

At a campsite looking east 

Is that Hambone after the portage from Magnetawan? 

April 26

Y'know, I never really considered the backcountry options around Mew. I had some new gear that I wanted to test out, so figured front country would be ideal for that, but it is considerably more expensive. I could just take two trips from the car to the back country though....and my understanding of Algonquin backcountry in winter is 30 metres from a lake/trail/portage? Thanks for something to think about! 

Hey all,

Was looking to head into Mew Lake in December. I have only ever camped backcountry in Algonquin, so this is a bit different for me. I couldn't find info on the Ontario Parks site, so I'm hoping some in here will know!

I would likely be leaving Toronto around 4 pm on a Friday, so not arriving until around 7-8 pm. Do you have to pick up a permit from an office, or is it like backcountry where your reservation being emailed to you is sufficient? If I have to pick it up, is the office even open that late? 

When looking at the reservations site, and the pictures of the sites themselves, most seem to be able to accommodate a hammock setup, is this accurate for any that have been there? Was looking at the dog/radio free section of sites. 

Thanks!

Big George?

Big Bob?