Early September is an amazing time to go camping, and people know it. The only thing that keeps numbers down somewhat is kids are back in school... but we don’t yet know what that will look like this year. If kids aren’t in school then I expect the park will be inundated.

Not knowing the lakes or routes won’t really make a difference. Your map will show campsite locations just like everyone else after all. But as trippythings said, getting deeper into the park thins out the crowds considerably. Anything in easy reach of an access point can and will be busy. Get over a long portage or two, and you’ll have room to breathe.

I would think pure ethanol would have always been a tough thing to find. They almost always denature (aka poison) ethanol so nobody starts drinking it. 

How about this? https://www.wayfair.ca/outdoor/pdp/regal-flame-prime-ventless-bio-ethanol-fireplace-fuel-rgfl1066.html?piid=

 

Louisa, the portage from Rock. 

'Public Lands', to me anyway, means crown land camping. 

Nadine. 

Thanks, ordered an X-Lite regular!

From the "I saw this on Facebook" rumor mill:

https://www.iheartradio.ca/newstalk-1010/news/exclusive-ford-govt-scheduled-to-open-golf-courses-campgrounds-animal-businesses-this-weekend-1.12403061

The Ontario Government is set to ease restrictions on golf courses, campgrounds and other seasonal and recreational activities soon, NEWSTALK1010 has learned, but the premier's office says all decisions are yet to be finalized. 
 
According to government documents obtained by NEWSTALK1010, the proposed date to open golf courses is this Saturday, along with other recreational businesses such as marinas, campgrounds and businesses that board animals. 
 
NEWSTALK1010 is told a decision has not yet been made on off-leash parks. 
 
The premier's office however says that no final decisions have been made and are subject to change, with Premier Doug Ford expected to lay out plans for the next reopening phase of the economy tomorrow. 
 
Ford said Tuesday the government was bringing "good news" in two days, laying out the framework for Stage 1 of the government's three-stage framework. 
 
Each stage is set to last two to four weeks, with Ford saying the announcement will be regarding low-risk businesses, seasonal operations and other essential services. 
 
Ford also said they were in discussions about increasing the limit on small gatherings. 
 
"If we're going to move it from five to 10, but that will be the Chief Medical Officer's call," he said.
 

@John: I've stayed on Misty a few times and never gave that particular site so much as a glance - but I actually quite liked it! It was raining and I was heading back the other way the next day so didn't particularly want to head any deeper into Misty than I needed to, so it was a pleasant surprise. 

@MooseWhizzer: It was dark, but not quite as dark as the cameras imply. The moon was out and I had my headlamp on, so I had some visibility. Portaging in the dark isn't a particularly big deal as long as it's a fairly well-traveled portage - I wouldn't want to be trying to pick out the path by headlamp on a low maintenance trail though. And yeah - it was totally worth it to get that dawn on Ralph Bice. 

@Steve: thanks! It doesn't hurt that I'm an early riser by habit - my normal wake-up time is about 4:30 AM, so often on camping trips I'm awake and reading in my tent, waiting impatiently for the sun to come up so I can start my day. 
 

Sunbeam