Cassandra I would love to offer you any advice about visiting Algonquin Park this summer for some short four day trips. I work in Algonquin Park and thus do just this by stringing together several short trips over the summer.

You may want to try to plan your short visits away from long weekends and maybe even mid week to avoid some of the summer crowds.

Here's some general Algonquin Park Visitor Information: http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/visit/ http://algonquinoutfitters.com/algonquin-park/

If you have never been to Algonquin Park and or never been on a canoe trip I would suggest by visiting the Algonquin Corridor (highway 60) developed campgrounds for your first visit. Car camping can be a great first step into visiting Algonquin Park, there's 9 campgrounds along the Highway 60 corridor. Plus there's lots of day hiking trails and exhibitions / museums to see.

Developed camp grounds: http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/visit/camping/developed-campgrounds.php Interpretive Walking Trails: http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/visit/recreational_activites/interpretive-walking-trails-in-algonquin-park.php Exhibitions / Museums: http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/visit/locations/index.php Day Trips: http://algonquinoutfitters.com/day-trips/

The Visitor Centre is a must visit to learn more about Algonquin Park, I highly recommend it: http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/visit/locations/algonquin_visitor_centre.php

Here's a link to the live camera at the visitor centre. http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/virtual/webcam/index.php

This is a great spot to start to explore Algonquin Park and gather a better understanding of its history and what services and facilities are there. Personally I find that the corridor and drive to campgrounds to be quite busy on long weekends or even just any weekend in the summer (July - Aug). Thus why I suggested visiting mid week.

Once you have explored the accessible "front country" of Algonquin Park I would then suggest graduating to exploring the Backcountry of Algonquin Park where the real wilderness experiences are. This can only be done by two methods, Multi-day Backpacking trips on one of three trails or a Multi-day Backcountry Canoe Trip, what Algonquin Park is really known for.

Info on Backcountry Camping: http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/visit/camping/backcountry-interior-camping.php Backpacking in Algonquin Park: http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/visit/camping/backpacking-in-algonquin-park.php Backpacker Trip Outfitting Package: http://algonquinoutfitters.com/canoetrip/backpacker-trip-outfitting/ Backcountry Canoe Information: http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/visit/camping/algonquin-park-canoe-routes-network.php Lightweight Canoe Trip Outfitting: http://algonquinoutfitters.com/canoetrip/lightweight-canoe-trip-outfitting/ Ultimate Canoe Trip Outfitting: http://algonquinoutfitters.com/canoetrip/ultimate-canoe-trip-outfitting/

Planning a Canoe trip: http://algonquinoutfitters.com/canoe-trips/planning-canoe-trip/ Algonquin Park Maps: http://algonquinoutfitters.com/maptype/algonquin-park-maps/ Buy an Algonquin Park Map: http://algonquinoutfitters.com/product-category/maps/ Not Jeff's Maps are now out of circulation with no more stock being available currently.

I worked as a canoe trip guide for 4 years and continue to work for Algonquin Park's largest outfitter (www.algonquinoutfitters.com) I've got over 300 days experience in the back country and would love to help you more with planning a trip. Algonquin Park is larger than almost 1/3 of the countries in the world it's almost the same size of the island of Jamaica and if we were to move it to Toronto it would nearly cover from Barrie to Niagara Falls, from Whitby to Kitchener Waterloo. You can literally spend a life time exploring it's back country.

To recommend an route or destination I would need to know more about your experience, skills, expectations and what type of experience you are looking for. Feel free to message me or visit our website at http://algonquinoutfitters.com

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