Our May (April 30th 2018) Algonquin Park #IceOut2018 report is live.  You can be a Winter is never leaving or a Spring is never arriving type person it all washes out to Algonquin Park's backcountry will remain closed until May 11th 2018 under the current conditions.

We've been reporting on Ice Out conditions in Algonquin Park since March when it actually felt like Spring was going to arrive.  Over 600 people cast their vote in our Annual Ice Out Contest and most of us didn't think that we'd be waiting until the second week of May to get out on the water. 

See our full ice out report online at http://algonquinoutfitters.com/algonquin-ice-out-may-2018/

Our BloomSky weather cam has also awoke from it's long winter nap and will be broadcasting live weather reports and images from Lake Opeongo so you can see the progression of this year's ice out. - http://algonquinoutfitters.com/algonquin-park/weather/


Algonquin Outfitters at Lake Opeongo - April 30th 2018


Lake Opeongo Boat Launch - April 30th 2018


Lake of Two Rivers - April 30th 2018


Smoke Lake - April 30th 2018


Smoke Lake point - April 30th 2018


Tea Lake Rock Cut - April 30th 2018

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Algonquin Outfitters, Oxtongue Lake - April 30th 2018


See the full report online at http://algonquinoutfitters.com/algonquin-ice-out-may-2018/

Thanks AO! It's maddeningly frustrating how infrequently the Park posts updated pics on the website. Is anybody else like me--logging on every few hours just to see if there's anything new? I don't know why I bother, as I'm certain ice-out will happen before the 11th when I'm due to start my trip, and it's not like I'm going to be able to bump up my start-date at this point even if they do announce an earlier opening. I just can't stand the waiting! Time to get going already!

Trillium16 wrote:

Thanks AO! It's maddeningly frustrating how infrequently the Park posts updated pics on the website. Is anybody else like me--logging on every few hours just to see if there's anything new? I don't know why I bother, as I'm certain ice-out will happen before the 11th when I'm due to start my trip, and it's not like I'm going to be able to bump up my start-date at this point even if they do announce an earlier opening. I just can't stand the waiting! Time to get going already!

I hear you. I'm going up myself to have a look at things this afternoon. Ill try to post an update.

Trillium16 wrote:

Thanks AO! It's maddeningly frustrating how infrequently the Park posts updated pics on the website. Is anybody else like me--logging on every few hours just to see if there's anything new? I don't know why I bother, as I'm certain ice-out will happen before the 11th when I'm due to start my trip, and it's not like I'm going to be able to bump up my start-date at this point even if they do announce an earlier opening. I just can't stand the waiting! Time to get going already!

Trillium16, Chuck Enwinde, Vanslyke and anyone else interested in where they can find the most current spring conditions / photos / reports for Algonquin Park Ice Out.  Here's my list.

 • The Algonquin Outfitters Algonquin Park Ice Out Reports
 • Algonquin Outfitters Lake Opeongo Live Weather Cam, and more information about it
 • Algonquin Outfitters Facebook Ice Out Picture Album for 2018
 • Algonquin Park (Ontario Parks) Twitter Page - they update more often
 • Friends of Algonquin Park Facebook page, they didn't create an album for 2018 Ice Out it seems
 • Friends of Algonquin Park official Ice Out webpage
 • Friends of Algonquin Park Visitor Centre live webcam
 • Modis Satellite images for Central Ontario

Hope that helps provide you with more things to look at until paddling season arrives.
 

Last edited by Algonquin Outfitters (5/03/2018 9:39 am)

Thanks!
Im not as confident today as I was yesterday that we will be good to go for the 11th but I have crossed everything I can!

Well I am on LOB.
In dwight bay near dwight beach. Still ice on the lake. Approximately 4 " there is enough open water that we were able to get the 12ft tinner in and troll around ice keeps getting blown into the bay. Some of it is pretty solid most of it can be broken up with  paddle if hitting it hard enough. We leave LOB sunday but wouldnt be surprised is majority is gone by saturday. At least up in this area.

Just did a drive to oxtongue lake tonight. There is some open water south of the bridge, but alot of ice at the bridge. Generally not navogable yet.

Some smaller lakes North of LOB are still not navigable.

I would think by the end of the weekend alot of that will change.

I say Wednesday at the latest but they won't open before the 11th.