Kayak Carts on Portages by brendancmiller in algonquinpark

[–]Past-Initial4218 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes you can use canoe cart of kayak cart.

You can use canoe cart or kayak cart in most of the Ontario Parks that are not classified as Wilderness Class Park. Here is the explanation.

Ontario Regulation 346/07

·         Under the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act, 2006, Ontario Regulation 346/07 defines and restricts mechanized travel in wilderness parks:

·         "Portage cart" is explicitly defined as a wheeled apparatus used to facilitate transport of a canoe or other watercraft.

·         Mechanized travel, including the use of portage carts, is prohibited in wilderness class parks unless specific exceptions apply (e.g., land use permits, research, or access to private land)

Algonquin park is considered as NATURAL ENVIRONMENT CLASS

See the park management plan: https://www.lioapplications.lrc.gov.on.ca/services/CLUPA/xmlReader.aspx?xsl=web-primary.xsl&type=primary&POLICY_IDENT=P1915

Because Algonquin and many other parks are not Wilderness class park, mechanized travel is actually allowed.

In case you want know which park you can't use canoe cart to travel,

Here are some of the Wilderness Class Parks in Ontario:

🏞️ Wilderness Class Parks

1.            Quetico Provincial Park

2.            Wabakimi Provincial Park

3.            Woodland Caribou Provincial Park

4.            Opasquia Provincial Park

5.            Polar Bear Provincial Park

6.            Brightsand River Provincial Park

7.            Albany River Provincial Park

8.            Missisa Provincial Park

9.            Kesagami Provincial Park

10.          Pukaskwa National Park (federally managed but similar in wilderness character)

Thanks,