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Some Incredible Lakes of Algonquin Provincial Park That I Explored
From my latest trip to the provincial park
Two weeks ago, I went on a short weekend trip to Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada. Along with beautiful places in the park, I also explored some incredible lakes inside the provincial park.
For your information, Ontario has over 250,000 lakes containing about one-fifth of the world's freshwater, and Algonquin Park has its fair share of lakes. According to the Algonquin Park website, it has nearly 1,300 lakes.
Exploring the lake was not the only intent of the trip. However, when I roamed around the area, the beauty of the lakes put me in a difficult scenario, whether to go to more places or to enjoy the view!
I went with the latter one. And I could record some of those viewed lakes in my snapshots.
The lakes I visited
Whitefish Lake
Our campsite was near the lake; it was called the Whitefish lake campground.
Along with the camping facilities, this is a great place for kayaking or canoeing. We rented two kayaks for our group and spent around 6–7 hours on the lake.
We swam and saw people fishing in the lake too.
Lake of Two Rivers
This lake was one of the first ones that we came across. Gentle waves, the beautiful blue reflections of the sky, and the continuously moving kayaks made it a picturesque place.
It was chilly that afternoon but a fantastic place to sit and relax; or enjoy kayaking in the beautiful lake.
Kearney Lake
We explored the lake during our morning cycle exploration. The adjacent area was quiet, and the lake seemed an excellent place for swimming (and kayaking).
Beaver Lake
A roadside lake beside the Algonquin Road; and also famous for fishing! When I got down the shoreline, I saw a few people fishing!
There is a lookout point beside the road where you can park and enjoy the view.
Costello Lake
I was driving through the main road, and saw the name of this lake, showing a route on the left (I was going east of Algonquin). So, I went ahead and could see the beautiful lake on my right. As I didn't have permission to the campground, I turned back, parked my car, and returned to the lakeside.
Although I couldn't spend that much time on the lake, the view deserved its name on this list.
Canoe Lake
The last lake I visited on this trip. It is a popular canoeing and kayaking place with a beautiful cafe to explore.
We could see it while returning to Toronto. We had coffee, spent a bit on the wooden dock, and had some quiet moments with nature.
I also visited two other lakes just outside the Algonquin Provincial park.
Lake Saint Peter
This lake is in another provincial park (Lake Saint Peter Provincial Park), east of Algonquin Provincial Park. I was roaming around the east side and somehow found out about this beautiful lake.
As the weather was gloomy, the capture was not that great.
Robinson Lake
It is a roadside lake just outside Algonquin park!
I was driving and went outside the provincial park and found this little, charming lake with beautiful reflections of the trees and the sky.
The lake is close to Whitney, just outside the provincial park.
End notes
I am fortunate to be in a place with many lakes to explore. It is wonderful to see the lakes being preserved (of course, there is always room to improve), thanks to the local municipalities, provincial government, and federal government for taking such great care of the lakes.
There are approximately 1.42 million lakes with a size of over 0.1 sq. km, and Canada is home to 62% of those lakes. So, if you want to find a different side of Canadian natural beauty, lakes and lakeside areas are perhaps some great spots to consider.
Suntonu Bhadra 2022
Information source
- Onthttps://www.ontario.ca/page/about-ontario#:~:text=Ontario's%20more%20than%20250%2C000%20lakes,of%20the%20world's%20fresh%20waterworld's%20fresh%20water
- Algonquin Park Lake numbers. Source: https://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/pdf/harkness_IR10.pdf
