Algonquin Adventures / Ice Out 2022

**Posted by Abe Froman** 3/18/2022 9:15 am

Any thoughts on the ice moving out, its getting very spring like in Southern Ontario. It would be nice to finally have an ice out trip after ice out and not in June like the past 2 seasons!

**Posted by ATVenture** 3/19/2022 2:32 pm

Drove to Haliburton from North Bay today and all of the lakes were snow free with bare ice but all tight to shore... its a good start but we are a ways away yet!

**Posted by Abe Froman** 3/26/2022 11:44 am

Looks like some rain and warmer temps are in the forecast for next week, hoping to get up that way by next weekend.

**Posted by ATVenture** 3/26/2022 2:55 pm

Was at Kiosk today, lake still very white and obviously completely ice covered.... a LONG ways away from where it was on this same weekend last year.

**Posted by Gord Baker** 3/31/2022 8:10 pm

I was chatting with the chef from Bartlett Lodge today, he lives in Oxtongue Lake in the winter. He drilled a hole into Cache Lake two days ago and reported a total thickness of 21". About 5" of crap ice, six inches of water and the rest good solid ice. We are a ways off, especially since overnight temps next week are consistently below freezing.

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**Posted by ATVenture** 4/04/2022 5:27 am

We were at Kiosk on Saturday for the entire day and there were snowmobiles ripping back and fourth on the lake in/out of manitou i'm assuming, ice still tight to shore... but they were struggling a little with cooling as it was bare ice.

**Posted by Abe Froman** 4/04/2022 7:09 am

The Weather looks to be getting more spring like this week. I picked April 28th on the AO ice out contest but i cant see that happening. I'm booked for May 12th, hopefully were good for that!

The link should take you to the Spring In Algonquin Page, they have an image that updates every 15 mins on lake of two rivers.
Spring in Algonquin Park | Algonquin Provincial Park | The Friends of Algonquin Park

**Posted by Abe Froman** 4/04/2022 11:31 am

Well its Monday Morning and i just found out I'm supposed to be at a conference May 16-17, so much for my Algonquin Trip May 12- 17 that i just booked yesterday, so now I'm hoping for an earlier ice out than May 12.

Cant seem to catch a break,

**Posted by Swift Fifteen** 4/10/2022 2:36 pm

This coming Thurs and Fri are looking pretty good for wind, temps and rain - should see a marked difference in ice cover by Sunday

**Posted by andrewr0520** 4/11/2022 7:58 am

Have a trip booked May 16-22....but looks like I'm going to be starting a new job, and likely starting it on the 16th!

For those that are closer to the park (I'm in Toronto), you think the chances are pretty good it opens up for May 9? If it does, then I won't have to burn any vacation days!

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**Posted by Swift Fifteen** 4/11/2022 3:41 pm

I think the majority of lakes in APP will be open by May 9th if this current weather continues. Forgot to mention, Firth Lake up in Gowganda is ice free as of today.

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**Posted by swedish pimple** 4/11/2022 5:08 pm

latest ice for algonquin is opie may 15th,,, according to the graph/ chart that i was look`n at

**Posted by ATVenture** 4/12/2022 5:42 am

Ice will be off the lake behind my house in north bay by the weekend, algonquin is consistently 1.5-2 weeks behind it

**Posted by Abe Froman** 4/12/2022 5:55 am

ATVenture wrote:
Ice will be off the lake behind my house in north bay by the weekend, algonquin is consistently 1.5-2 weeks behind it

That's encouraging, Looks like some pretty warm temperature's, rain and wind are in the forecast for the next week or so, .Fingers crossed.

**Posted by andrewr0520** 4/12/2022 7:01 am

Thanks for the updates, you guys rock!

I was insanely excited for this trip (Misty, 2 nights White Trout, Timberwolf, 2 nights Queer), and now even more so as I'll be leaving the company I've worked at for 15 years. It should be an excellent trip to completely relax and reset, and I'm really hoping to see some moose!

**Posted by captainchaos2000** 4/12/2022 1:55 pm

andrewr0520 wrote:
Thanks for the updates, you guys rock!

I was insanely excited for this trip (Misty, 2 nights White Trout, Timberwolf, 2 nights Queer), and now even more so as I'll be leaving the company I've worked at for 15 years. It should be an excellent trip to completely relax and reset, and I'm really hoping to see some moose!

Nice to hear when trip planning works out,
The kind a couple of years that it's been for me as well I too am looking forward to my trip and forgetting about work. I'll be travelling some of those lakes as well during the same time frame. Perhaps we will cross paths. Safe Travels!!

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**Posted by Abe Froman** 4/12/2022 5:40 pm

Some big rain in the Algonquin forecast for tomorrow...That should help get things flowing