there is an easier way!

call the east gate and obtain a permit over the phone. Bring a pen and paper with you as they will give you your permit number and tell you what other data to put on your hand written permit. Have done this twice in the past, works no problem.

Edit: The phone number specific to over-the-phone permits is: 613-637-2780.

Note: You can only do this in the shoulder seasons, or during the regular season at access points that no longer have contracted permit office (Dividing Lake / Aylen Lake / Bissett Creek)

Last edited by Peek (8/25/2015 11:18 am)

Good to know Peek.

I have gone through the Sand Lake Gate before in early spring and late fall and they had a self serve option. You just wrote your info down on a ticket, tore off your copy for the dash, put the money in the envelope with thier copy and dropped it in the box.

Maybe Shall Lake has one of those too?

Is it open until the 25th? I stayed on Sec lake last night and the Sand lake gate was open which surprised me because its listed as closed on the website. She told me they are going to stay open until the 25th.