Turtle River / White Otter Lake Provincial Park Canoe Trip (Ontario, Canada)

Cost of the trip is $350 for participants.
Join us as we paddle and camp for 7 days and 6 nights on the lakes and rivers of Turtle River/White Otter Lake Provincial Park.

The scenery is comparable to that of the better-known Boundary Waters Canoe Area and Quetico Provincial Park which are located just to the south (think clear water, rocky cliffs, boreal forest). However, we’ll see far fewer people and as an added bonus, we’ll get to run a river section with class I to class II rapids. Other highlights include excellent fishing (primarily smallmouth bass), picking wild blueberries, and viewing historical sites (e.g. native pictographs and the very impressive White Otter Castle (a 4-story log mansion built by a hermit in the early 1900’s)).

Camping will be “primitive”, i.e. campsites are not marked and there are no facilities of any kind.

To go on this trip, you’ll need the following:

• R1 -OC rating. You can sign up for the trip having only a Canoe Orientation/Lake Rating, but you will need to get your R1-OC rating prior to the trip.
• U.S. citizens need a valid passport or passport card for travel to/from Canada. Note, current processing times are 6-8 weeks (2-3 weeks for expedited processing) if you need to get a passport or passport card. Non-U.S. citizens will need to research on their own what the requirements are for travel to/from Canada.
• Under Canada’s immigration law, if you have committed or been convicted of a crime, you may not be allowed into Canada. This includes both minor and serious crimes, such as: theft, assault, manslaughter, dangerous driving, driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and possession of or trafficking in drugs or controlled substances. Note, you don’t have to have been convicted to be denied entry, because they don’t want people fleeing to Canada in order to avoid prosecution in the U.S.
• Health/fitness level sufficient to portage a canoe or 40lb pack over uneven terrain. Our route will have 10+ portages.

The trip is limited to 5 participants (plus the 3 trip leaders).