Algonquin Provincial Park - Kingscote Walk in Sites and Highfalls Hiking Trail

[@jc.5537]

So I wanna ask, if you end up getting site 1,2,3,4 is there a common area to get by the water and even swim? or are they pretty much in the bush the whole time lol? How's the area by the launch?

[@backpackeralex]

Just the two at the water, otherwise all bush. However, yes better swimming at the launch 200 metres away regardles than those two sites.

[@hikeCANOEcamp]

Nice to have that trailer park food near by. @ 4:00 if you kept on walking past the falls you would of ran into the backcountry campsite. Keep em comin!

[@backpackeralex]

Oh yea eh? Thanks for telling me about the place.

[@chrisschell90]

Heading there for Saturday night.

[@lisayap4271]

Thanks for this helpful video! What is the outhouse like, is it a sheltered or a box, and is one toilet shared among-st the 6 sites?

[@backpackeralex]

No problem! From what I remember is was outhouse style shared. So hole in the ground with toilet on top in shelter.

[@prayfornathannatureshow]

I was in Temagami end of August and I saw some spooky stuff in the sky. I try just to ignore it, but now that you mention it, it was awfully suspicious. 3 lights spaced out unlike a plane, went straight up for a few minutes, and then just dissappeared. Looked like 3 meteors as they had a bit of a tail, except moving a heck of a lot slower than a meteor and going the wrong way I feel. Yeah, probably a plane or something, but man can the mind freak you out when alone in the backcountry.

[@backpackeralex]

Cool, thanks for sharing. I have never seen anything so I dont know how I would react. I do want to experience it however as I am a curious person.

[@OntarioHikingTrails]

Wow I am going to check this place out. much closer than hyway 60

[@backpackeralex]

Yup! Backcountry rates too.

[@xxgg]

How are the two sites by the water for hanging a hammock?

[@backpackeralex]

Site #5 be better than #6 for Hammock, some big enough trees in the open I recall on that site. Number 6 where I was , it was pretty open, but I'm sure you could still pull it off behind the sire or off to the left side along the lake. Little bushy though.

[@alexklas8178]

How far is the walk from the parking lot to each of the 6 walk-in sites? And how far from the water are the sites (aside from sites 5 to 6 that are on the water)?

[@backpackeralex]

Hi Alex, its only like 200-300 metres between them all from the lot as they are in a tight cluster. Still more spread out than most car camping though. Ya, the other sites are in the bush if someone is on 5 or 6 you would have to head back to the parking lot for water access, but again only like 200 metres. I thought it was kinda funny they were so close as I knew I as going back and forth to bring extra stuff like firewood. Was a pretty easy set up!

[@alexklas8178]

@@backpackeralex Thanks for the detailed reply! Ah okay so to get water (if you're not at 5 or 6) you'd be getting it from the boat launch site near the parking lot? No way of cutting through the bush? I guess cutting through would be cutting into sites 5 and 6 in a way, and like you said, 200 m isn't far at all. I'll be heading up this weekend but not sure if I'll get there in time to secure 5 or 6 so thanks for the info! Do all 6 have a picnic table, fire pit, etc.?

[@backpackeralex]

@@alexklas8178 No worries, glad I could help. Yea 5 and 6 take up a lot of the waterfront in between the launch and those sites. Bush kinda thick and annoying too anyways. As for the tables, just taking a quick look at the video I don't seem to see one on 4 so not sure. Did you book? I never bothered to avoid the online registration fee and went to Pine Grove Camp Ground around the corner to get permit. I did see before I left no one had though. That campground actually looked pretty nice. www.pinegrovepoint.com/home.html

[@alexklas8178]

@@backpackeralex Okay got it. Yeah I booked on the Ontario parks site. Thanks for the link. Guess i'll do my best to get there early enough to get site 5 or 6! Cheers!

[@sylvandread9721]

I have a bunch of spooky stories for you. The last UFO I saw was in Algonquin on Bandit Lake in 2018. It was a perfectly clear night and this thing moved like no aircraft we know about. I've got some other paranormal stories too.

[@backpackeralex]

Any sounds from it? Cool, what paranormal stuff do you have?

[@sylvandread9721]

@@backpackeralex No sounds from it. There were two of us that night who saw it. I have a few other UFO stories, Bigfoot stories and other creepy stuff (disembodied voices, etc). I have a book coming out later this year if you like reading about creepy stuff in the woods.

[@backpackeralex]

Yup! Keep me updated. What if UFO's are just humans from the future time traveling? Could be a tourist industry. Or it's just electromagnetic? Glowing balls of lights are often seen preceding earthquakes.

[@sylvandread9721]

@@backpackeralex I've always liked the time travel theory. It makes a lot of sense. They could also be inter dimensional or from within the earth. A lot of reports have craft coming from out of the great lakes or mountains. I love talking about paranormal stuff around the campfire. The world is full of mystery!

[@chrisschell90]

What month was this trip?

[@backpackeralex]

Auguest 2019

[@OntarioHikingTrails]

Is this place accessible now in winter

[@backpackeralex]

Would have to call the park or a local business to see if its plowed. I got my permit at Pine Grove, not sure if they give permits this time of year. Might be closed. If it's not plowed you would have a 7k hike from the paved road. Pine Grove Point Kingscote Lake Road & Elephant Lake Road Harcourt, ON K0L 1X0 Approximately: 45.185080°, -78.165474° Phone: [phone]

[@backpackeralex]

No, it's a snowmobile trail.