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Ontario Campgrounds
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Experience Ontario’s Lake Superior Provincial
Park!
 By:
Tyler Dunn
Tyler Dunn Guiding
Ontario has an amazing amount of provincial
parks for anglers, kayakers, canoeists and
campers to all enjoy. I’ve been lucky enough to
have grown up and experience Lake Superior
Provincial Park which is just outside of my
hometown, Sault Ste. Marie. A paddle only park,
LSPP offers some of the most outstanding trout
fishing throughout Ontario.
Fish Species
The park is predominantly a trout factory with
brook trout and lake trout the most widespread
and abundant species. Splake and rainbow trout
can also be caught in some of the lakes
throughout the park. Lake Superior’s tributaries
also sustain a healthy run of migratory rainbow
trout and salmon. The spring and fall months are
the peak times for the migratory species.
Although there are no walleye available for
anglers, northern pike can be found in a few
lakes.
Park Information
The park is a respectable 1,600 square
kilometres with an endless amount of water to
fish.. LSPP not only boasts world class fishing
but the park also offers over 100 kilometres of
hiking and some of the most amazing scenery for
paddlers. The park doesn’t allow gas motors on
any the lakes. Canoes and kayaks are typically
used by most visitors. During 2004, the visitor
centre was opened to visitors. Found at the
entrance to the Agawa Bay campground the
visitors centre has indoor and outdoor displays,
an indoor theatre, activity room, information
desk and a gift shop.
Cans, bottles and live baitfish are all banned.
Campsite Information
The following are the different options for
camping with open/close dates for 2012.
Agawa Bay May 4 – Oct 8 – electrical sites,
comfort stations, showers, flush toilets
Rabbit Blanket Lake May 4 – Oct 21 -electrical
sites, comfort stations, showers, flush toilets
Crescent Lake June 22 – Sept 16 – no
electricity, vault toilets
Interior Camping May 4 – Oct 28 - Backcountry
Camping: Adult (18+) $10.00/person/night Youth
(6-17) $4.75/person/night. Daily Vehicle
Permits: 2 hour $5.25, 4 hour $7.50, day permit
$14.00
(not required by those with a valid camping
permit)
To make a reservation, call 1-888-668-7275 or go
online at
www.ontarioparks.ca. Reservations can
be made up to 5 months in advance.
Getting There
If you’re looking for a fishing trip, full of
adventure, solitude and fish. Lake Superior
Provincial Park can quite possibly be the best
trout fishing within an 8 hour drive of Toronto.
Lake Superior Provincial Park is situated along
Highway 17. The southern entrance/exit is a 130
km (90 minutes) from Sault Ste. Marie. The
northern entrance/exit is only 15 km (10 minute)
drive from Wawa.
Michigan anglers are also extremely close. The
Detroit area is about a 6-7 hour trip to the
park. Take the I-75 north until you cross the
bridge into Canada and then follow the signs to
highway 17 north.
Check out the parks website at
www.lakesuperiorpark.ca for an online
map and more information. This is one of those
destinations any angler should experience at
some point in their life. Twice isn’t a bad idea
either!
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