Bon Echo Provincial Park: Difference between revisions
abes and essens |
|||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
The park was donated to the province by Merrill Denison. His mother, Flora MacDonald Denison, had bought the property as the site for a wilderness resort. |
The park was donated to the province by Merrill Denison. His mother, Flora MacDonald Denison, had bought the property as the site for a wilderness resort. |
||
Bon Echo is known for its "backwoods camping" experience, almost unique in this part of Ontario. The "Abes and Essens" trail in the northern reaches of the site hosts several campsites, each equipped with nothing more than a picnic table, and a roughly deliniated campfire area. Unlike other areas of the park, none of these sites have access to running water, electricity, or any other park service. |
|||
Several of the lakes on the Abes and Essens trail are stone-bottomed, hewn by glacial procession. They are relatively free of detritus and sand, and as such, the water is clear and cold. Consequently, these lakes are relatively devoid of fish and plant species found elsewhere throughout the park. Where leeches are present, small fish can be observed, but generally only closer to the shores of these lakes, or clustered around the islands found therein. |
|||
It is possible to rent boats and boating paraphenalia at camp offices to explore the lakes and waterways. |
|||
[[Yurt]] camping is available in this park. |
[[Yurt]] camping is available in this park. |
||
Revision as of 17:54, 10 May 2006
Bon Echo Provincial Park is a Provincial Park in South Central Ontario north of Kaladar, Ontario.
Bon Echo features several lakes, including Mazinaw Lake, one of the deepest lakes in Ontario. The northeast shore of Mazinaw Lake features the massive 100 m high Mazinaw Rock, an escarpment rising out of the water with many native pictographs.
The park was donated to the province by Merrill Denison. His mother, Flora MacDonald Denison, had bought the property as the site for a wilderness resort.
Bon Echo is known for its "backwoods camping" experience, almost unique in this part of Ontario. The "Abes and Essens" trail in the northern reaches of the site hosts several campsites, each equipped with nothing more than a picnic table, and a roughly deliniated campfire area. Unlike other areas of the park, none of these sites have access to running water, electricity, or any other park service.
Several of the lakes on the Abes and Essens trail are stone-bottomed, hewn by glacial procession. They are relatively free of detritus and sand, and as such, the water is clear and cold. Consequently, these lakes are relatively devoid of fish and plant species found elsewhere throughout the park. Where leeches are present, small fish can be observed, but generally only closer to the shores of these lakes, or clustered around the islands found therein.
It is possible to rent boats and boating paraphenalia at camp offices to explore the lakes and waterways.
Yurt camping is available in this park.
External links
 | This Ontario location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |