This paddling outing was my first outing of 2019 in Ontario since I spend spring and all summer in PEI this year. I was in Park Lake many years ago for a canoe paddle. My memories are of a lovely quiet lake with no development (except for a couple of old cabins). This time, I was also going to a lake in the Lanark Highlands to see and enjoy the fall colours.
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| Park Lake area & GPS track (8.4 km) |
The drive to Park Lake (Oct 11th) from Almonte is about 45 minutes and was beautiful, especially around Middleville and Hopetown. I put-in the Widgeon kayak at the gravel ramp on Ranger Camp Road (south end of Park Lake). From there, I paddled a clockwise route around Park and Woods Lakes (about 8.5 km in all). It was a beautiful day, and I had the lakes to myself, except at the end, when I was getting back to the ramp, a couple of guys were heading out in kayaks.
Park Lake is still beautiful but has had more cottage development over the years. The old abandoned cabin is still standing, but there are at least four new properties on the lake, and two of those had signs for rental opportunities.
The long narrow bay on the NW side with all the deadwood/trees was interesting to explore, and there’s no development in there. Other than a few geese/ducks and one frog, I didn’t see any wildlife on this trip.
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| Northern Leopard Frog |
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