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On June 28 of this year, The Friends of Algonquin Park opened the Fork Lake Trail. This is the first new interpretive trail in Algonquin Park in more than 20 years. It is accessed from the Interpretive Center and ascends to overlook Fork Lake. This map is excerpted from the official trail guide ...
To share insight into the construction and scope of the trail, The Friends of Algonquin Park have produced the following YouTube Video ...
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Anyone know if this will change the feeling of seclusion on Fork?
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It took them 10 years to build this 2.4km trail! 10 years!!! The last trail built was 20 years ago (3km). All while raking in hundreds of millions of dollars. In that time they've closed the Bonnechere River, Rouge/Chateau route, Rainbow Lake section of the Uplands trail and now the airfield is off limits to winter interior campers. Ontario Parks is a joke.
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Can someone please explain to me why it took 10 years to build a 2.4km trail please.
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A.I. Indicates that in 2024 fiscal year , approx. 32 cents of every dollar collected by F.O.A. was designated for management and administrative purposes.
$519.324 - 31.5% of total revenue.
Fund raising for 2024 , zero was reported .
With this type of funding , I would think that we could at least drink the water in the car campgrounds ?
Last edited by little cleo (1/16/2026 10:10 am)
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There's a distinct line between services provided by Ontario Parks and its contracts, and those functions performed by the Friends of Algonquin.
While the Friends have taken on many functions originally performed by the park, they explain their purpose on their website ..
Despite the distinction between Ontario Parks and the FOA, Ontario Parks uses extensive square footage in the Visitors Center, presents many interpretive program functions and provides staff to serve in many of the FOA-hosted functions.
The provision of drinking water at the campgrounds is currently a responsibility of Ontario Parks.
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Thanks Barry B.
For the info . Good to know
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