Lake Superior

2019 Information Guide

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Welcome to EMERGENCY? CALL 911 Lake Superior Provincial Park IMPORTANT NUMBERS EMERGENCY AND SAFETY INFO:

ONTARIO 1-888-310-1122 PROVINCIAL POLICE

AMBULANCE 705-856-4203 (WAWA)

HOSPITALS WAWA 705-856-2335 SAULT STE. MARIE 705-759-3664

POISON 1-800-268-9017 INFORMATION CENTRE FOREST FIRE 310-FIRE (3473)

Public phones are located at the Visitor Centre, Agawa Bay Campground gatehouse, Red Rock Lake Park Office and Rabbit Blanket Lake Campground Brûlé Harbour gatehouse. Cell phone coverage is Welcome to Lake Superior Provincial Park. limited in the park.

Lake Superior Provincial Park We look forward to an exciting summer and wish everyone a safe and enjoyable P.O. Box 267 visit. This guide will provide you with valuable information about the park, its Wawa, Ontario P0S 1K0 facilities and the surrounding area. (705) 856-2284 – Park Office To help you enjoy your stay, we have assembled a team of enthusiastic and (year-round information) dedicated staff. Please let us know how we are doing – we encourage you to (705) 882-2026 – Visitor Centre write your comments or concerns on the “comment” portion of your campsite (Mid May - Mid October) permit. This valuable feedback assists us in managing the park. (705) 856-1333 (Fax) 2019 is a milestone year for Lake Superior Provincial Park. On January 13th, www.ontarioparks.com 1944, Lake Superior Provincial Park was established to protect a significant area of Lake Superior’s coastline between Sault Ste. Marie and Wawa. 2019 marks the 75th anniversary of the park. FIRST AID & EMERGENCIES Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) Enjoy your stay! are located in the Visitor Centre (Agawa Bay) and the Park Office. The Staff of Lake Superior Provincial Park

ontarioparks.com Lake Superior Provincial Park 2019 3 Table of Contents Visitor Information Beaches in Lake Superior Provincial Park are not patrolled by lifeguards. Parents, children are your responsibility. Extra caution is advised near Lake Superior, the

Interesting Articles water is usually cold and waves can be dangerous. No child should be allowed near the water unless directly supervised by an adult. Never swim alone, use the 3 emergency Numbers buddy system. Lifejackets are available for free loan (see page 12). 4 visitor Information Pre-bagged Firewood can be purchased in the Agawa Bay and the Rabbit 6 Park Information Blanket Lake Campgrounds. Firewood bags cannot be recycled or reused; dates, Facilities & Fees you are welcome to keep them for other uses. Cutting live growth is not 7 Wondering What to permitted in the park. Collection of deadfall and driftwood for firewood do with your Empty is not permitted in the campgrounds; dead and decaying wood provides habitat for wildlife and helps to stabilize soils in heavily used areas. Propane Cylinder 7 canoe Rentals Ice is available from gatehouses and the park office. Extension cords (for electrical sites) of 15 or 30 amps can be borrowed with a deposit, from the 8 wildlife Viewing Tips campground gatehouses. 9 Your Home Away Shower and laundry facilities are located in the comfort stations at Agawa from Home Bay and Rabbit Blanket Lake Campgrounds. 12 fishing Trailer dumping stations are located at Rabbit Blanket Lake and Agawa Bay 13 how to Release a Fish Campgrounds. (Map pages 10 and 11). 13 try Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) Garbage in sealed bags should be deposited daily in the garbage buildings 14 Activities and Events located in the campgrounds. See map pages 10 and 11. Garbage should not be left at your campsite overnight, unless stored in your vehicle. Backcountry 15 the Friends of Lake campers must pack out all non-burnable garbage. Lake Superior Provincial superior Park Celebrate Park also recycles – but PLEASE only clean cans and #1 (PETE) and #2 25 Years (HDPE) plastics. Disposable propane canisters can also be recycled at the 15 discovery Program - 75 garbage and recycling stations in each campground. 75 Years in the Making Pet Peeves and Happy Campers 16 summary of Provincial A barking dog isn’t a happy camper and neither are its neighbours. When Park Offences you bring your dog to the park, this is a new territory for it. New surroundings, 18 exploring movements of wildlife, different sounds and smells, lots of people and cars the Backcountry – can all be very confusing and often result in excessive barking. 19 he ostal xperience t C E Rules regarding pets are in effect to protect the health and safety of park 20 hiking Trails wildlife, visitors and your pet: Park Maps • Barking dogs disturb wildlife and park visitors 10 campground Maps • Unleashed pets may scare or threaten other visitors, especially young children 23 lake Superior • Encounters with wild animals can harm park wildlife and/or your pet Cover Photo: Remember the rules: Grindstone Point • All pets must be registered at the campground gatehouse upon arrival at the park • All pets must be on a leash not exceeding 2 metres (6 feet) at all times • Pets are not permitted on the Agawa Rock Pictographs Trail, but are allowed on other trails • Public health rules prohibit domestic animals in designated swimming areas ISSN: 1715-183X and beaches ISBN: 978-1-4868-3571-3 • There is a designated pet area at Agawa Bay (see map pages 10 and 11) and at (2019 ed.) the north end of Old Woman Bay MNR: 4141 • You MUST clean up after your pet. It is a Provincial Offence if you don’t and Printed in Ontario, Canada you could be charged. Stoop and Scoop bags are (15K, 00 00 19) Rev. available at the gatehouses • Pets must not be left unattended on a site at any time Published by DNA Graphics in • For public health reasons pets are not allowed in showers or comfort stations co-operation with Ontario Parks.

4 Lake Superior Provincial Park 2019 ontarioparks.com ontarioparks.com Lake Superior Provincial Park 2019 5 Park Information 2019 DATES AND FACILITIES Park Backcountry 2019 FEES May 3 - October 27 Park revenues remain within Ontario Parks to maintain facilities, add facilities, improve Agawa Bay Campground service to customers and expand programs and services. May 17 - October 15 Campground* Rabbit Blanket Lake Campground $42.66/site May 17 - October 15 Agawa Bay & Rabbit Blanket Lake Regular Sites Agawa Bay Beach Sites $46.33/site Day-Use Picnic Areas Electrical Sites (Agawa Bay/Rabbit Blanket Lake) $48.31/site (Old Woman Bay, Katherine Cove and Sand River) May 3 - October 13 Additional Vehicle $11.30/vehicle Backcountry Camping* Visitor Centre May 17 - October 13 Adults (18 and over) $10.17/person Youth (6 - 17 years) $5.09/person Agawa Rock Pictographs May 18 – September 15 Day-Use $14.50/vehicle Spring (May 3 – June 14) Daily Vehicle Permit & Fall (September 2 – October 27) 0-2 hours $5.25/vehicle Facilities and services are limited. 2-4 hours $7.50/vehicle Trails, canoe routes and day-use Summer Vehicle Permit $125.00/vehicle areas are open, as snow and ice Commercial Bus Permit $125.00/vehicle conditions permit. Some park roads may open later than May 6, depending School Bus Permit $62.50/vehicle on snow conditions. In the fall, some * Your Camping permit covers your campsite and vehicle, so you don’t need a daily trails close earlier than October 23, for vehicle permit in addition to this. Your camping permit also covers your vehicle for example the Agawa Rock Pictographs day-use anywhere in the park on your departure day, until 10 pm. Trail closes September 15. Prices above include GST. Reduced rates apply to Ontario Seniors (20% reduction) and Ontario Disabled Persons (50%). Summer (June 15 – September 2) Agawa Bay and Rabbit Blanket Lake Reservations are available for campsites in Rabbit Blanket Lake and Agawa Bay Campgounds. Campgrounds are fully operational. All campgrounds and day-use areas Call 1-888-668-7275 or book online at www.OntarioParks.com have vault toilets. Agawa Bay and Campsites in the backcountry are all available on a first-come basis. Rabbit Blanket Lake Campgrounds have electrical sites and comfort stations with showers, flush toilets and laundry facilities. Interpretive programs and activities are conducted at the Agawa Bay Campground. Check the schedules posted in each of the campgrounds for details.

Winter (October 28 – May 2020) Facilities and services are not provided. The Visitor Centre, campgrounds and park roads (i.e. Mijinemungshing and Gargantua) are closed and gated. Visitors are welcome to ski, snowshoe and ice fish. Snowmobiles are not permitted, except on the Frater Road to access the Algoma Central Railway. Park regulations banning live bait-fish and cans and bottles are still in effect.

6 Lake Superior Provincial Park 2019 ontarioparks.com Lake Superior Provincial Park Canoe Rentals

Canoes are available for rent at: • Rabbit Blanket Lake - Rabbit Blanket Lake Gatehouse (June 15 – Sept 3) PRICES Aluminum or Royalex otherwise at the Red Rock Lake Park Office Weekly Rate $ 160 • Mijinemungshing Lake - Red Rock Lake Park Office Daily Rate* $ 30 • Agawa Bay - Agawa Bay Gatehouse (June 15 through Sept 3) otherwise at Hourly Rate $ 10 the Visitor Centre (Agawa Bay). * Daily rates based on 24 hours • Rental includes 2 PFD’s and 2 paddles. Foam blocks and rope, and additional PFD’s are available upon request. FREE DAY-USE July 19, 2019

OntarioParks.com/hphp #HPHP OntarioParks.com/hphp #HPHP Wondering what to do with your empty propane cylinder? Keep our parks beautiful, safe and containers and other products that litter-free! require special care for recycling or Single use (non-refillable) propane safe disposal. cylinders should be deposited in Because of risks to people and the Orange Drop collection cages found environment: in many Provincial Parks. • Don’t discharge leftover propane into Single use cylinders may also be the atmosphere, even if the cylinder brought to an Orange Drop collection comes with a device to do this. site. Visit www.makethedrop.ca and • Don’t deposit any propane cylinders search by postal code to find out into your Blue Box. where to drop-off your cylinders and • Don’t put cylinders in the garbage. other household hazardous waste. When it comes to the environment, Refillable tanks should be refilled and we all have a responsibility! reused as many times as it is safe to do so. Safely disposing of your propane cylinders ensures that any remaining gases will be captured and the metal, valves and other elements will be recovered and reused. Orange Drop is responsible for managing household hazardous Proud sponsor of waste such as propane cyliners, Ontario Parks single-use betteries, empty oil

ontarioparks.com Lake Superior Provincial Park 2019 7 Wildlife Viewing Tips

A common question is “where can • look for signs of wildlife – tracks, scat, digging, evidence of feeding; even if I see wildlife”. While the diversity of you don’t get to see an animal, it is interesting to try to figure out who was habitats in Lake Superior Provincial there and what they were doing; this also helps to develop your observation Park provides for some good wildlife skills viewing opportunities, it often depends • take care when stopping along roads (especially Hwy 17), be aware of traffic on being in the right place at the right hazards and soft shoulders time. Here are a few tips that might • improve your chances with binoculars – borrow a Birdwatching kit, with improve your chances: binoculars and bird guide from the “Lake Effects” gift shop in the Visitor • dawn and dusk are the times Centre when many animals are most • consider the safety of yourself and the animals; observe wildlife without active affecting their activities; give them the space they need to feed, raise their • birds are fairly easy to observe, young, escape, etc. especially early in the day • don’t approach too closely – watch for these warnings: stomping; ears back • wetlands are good places to look (moose); alarm call (birds); birds stooping; loons yodelling or doing their for a variety of wildlife “penguin dance” • sit in one spot quietly; it is • record your sightings in the Visitor Centre book surprising how much more you Be an alert driver, especially on Hwy 17 – moose, deer, bears, wolves, foxes, will hear porcupine, etc. often travel along, or cross roads and highways.

8 Lake Superior Provincial Park 2019 ontarioparks.com Your Home Away From Home Campgrounds receive intensive use. Here are some tips for a more at your campsite. There is a dish use over a short season. In some environmentally friendly visit: cleaning station at the new privy cases, the impacts of these activities between sites 120 & 124, 216 & 220 become etched in the landscape. • place tents and dining shelters in and 311 & 315; dispose dishwater Rehabilitation projects are ongoing designated, or impacted area; park here or in the closest privy or utility in the campgrounds. Trees are being on spur; avoid live growth – watch sink (comfort station laundry). Your planted to provide buffers between for those new plantings campsite cannot “absorb” 75 days sites – which offer privacy for campers of dishwater without attracting • use designated paths – to and help to restore some of the unwelcome animal guests and the beach, privies and other understory which provides habitat for eroding soils or damaging campsites, rather than short cuts wildlife and erosion control. In addition vegetation. For health reasons, through vegetated areas and other tent pads are being delineated as dishes cannot be washed at water campsites “hardened” areas on campsites. taps or in the comfort station Repeated use in one area leaves a • bike riders – please stay on washrooms. smaller impact in the campgrounds. designated roads and paths • leave a clean campsite – while Low-impact and no-trace camping • collection of dead wood is not most campers do, sometimes the ethics are promoted in many permitted in the campgrounds – little bits of litter get overlooked wilderness and backcountry “dead” wood in the forest and on when cleaning up campsite areas, but high-use areas, such as the beach, has an important life- garbage – aluminum pull tabs, campgrounds and day-use areas after-death role in providing food bottle caps, twist ties, plastic also benefit from efforts to reduce and shelter for animals, stabilizing tabs, tissues, cotton swabs, our impacts. Some environments soil and recycling nutrients; please candy wrappers, box drink straws are particularly fragile, such as sand burn purchased wood only & wrappers, cigarette filters and beaches, where vegetation is quickly plastic tear-off strips. These bits destroyed by foot traffic. Once a • “grey water”, from cooking and don’t break down easily and can “trail” is formed, it attracts more dishes, should not be dumped really accumulate over time.

ontarioparks.com Lake Superior Provincial Park 2019 9 Reservations are available for campsites in Rabbit Blanket Lake and Agawa Bay Campgrounds. Call 1-888-668-7275 or book online at www.ontarioparks.com

Lake Superior

Visitor Centre

Gate

Sault Ste. Marie Wawa 140 km./ 87mi. 89 km./55mi.

Wawa 32 km./20mi. Legend

Registration Parking

Camp Site Dish Washing Station

Electrical Water Tap Camp Site Gate Telephone Garbage

Washrooms Firewood

Barrier-free Amphitheatre Facilities

Comfort Hiking Trail Station Trailer Dumping & Refill Station Rabbit Blanket Lake

10 Lake Superior Provincial Park 2019 ontarioparks.com Reservations are available for campsites in Rabbit Blanket Lake and Agawa Bay Campgrounds. Call 1-888-668-7275 or book online at www.ontarioparks.com

Lake Superior

Visitor Centre

Gate

Sault Ste. Marie Wawa 140 km./ 87mi. 89 km./55mi.

Wawa 32 km./20mi. Legend

Registration Parking

Camp Site Dish Washing Station

Electrical Water Tap Camp Site Gate Telephone Garbage

Washrooms Firewood

Barrier-free Amphitheatre Facilities

Comfort Hiking Trail Station Trailer Dumping & Refill Station Rabbit Blanket Lake

ontarioparks.com Lake Superior Provincial Park 2019 11 Fishing Lake Superior Provincial Park boasts one of the finest Brook Trout fisheries in North America. By knowing the local species and their habitat, you too can have fishing success. Trout are fussy fish; they like their water clean, well oxygenated and cold. Four kinds of trout are found in the park: Brook, Lake, Rainbow Trout and Splake. Brook Trout are found in most lakes in the park. They feed on insects and crustaceans in cool, shallow waters with an abundance of cover or shade. In rivers try fishing in deep pools around logjams or boulders, or in rapids and under overhanging vegetation. In lakes, Brook Trout usually concentrate in 2-10 m (6-33 ft.) of water, where the food is most plentiful. Fish near sunken logs, boulders, weed beds, gravel bars, or drop-offs. red and silver spoons are suggested and day-use areas). No trapping of Lake Trout usually inhabit cold waters tackle. minnows is permitted in the park. 10-50 m (33-164 ft.) deep in the warm Regulations: Worms, dead minnows and artificial summer months and in cold waters lures are allowed. 5-15 m (16-49 ft.) deep in the spring Fishing Regulations are available and fall. Since Lake Trout eat other fish, at park gatehouses, the Park Office Lake Trout catch and possession limits the most successful angling techniques and the Visitor Centre. For on-line for Zone 10 (including all park inland are deep water trolling with artificial information on Fishing in Ontario go waters) is two (2) in one day, not more lures or still fishing with large dead to www.Ontario.ca/fishing. The site than one (1) greater than 40 cm (15.7 minnows near the lake bottom. includes the Fishing Regulations in). There is a special regulation for Brook Trout in Maquon Lake. Anglers Splake is a hybrid cross between Summary. may only keep two (2) Brook Trout Brook and Lake Trout. In the park, To prevent the introduction of non- caught in Maquon Lake, not more than Splake are stocked in Red Rock Lake. native species, which can compete one (1) greater than 40 cm (15.7 in). They have similar habits to Brook Trout with trout for food and habitat, the but can live in deeper waters. possession, or use of live bait- Rainbow Trout is open all year, with Rainbow Trout spawn in the spring fish (minnows and crayfish) within the exception of fish sanctuaries on and fall in rivers flowing into Lake Lake Superior Provincial Park, is tributaries flowing into Lake Superior, Superior. They can also be caught in prohibited (note: this includes the from April 15 to June 15. Streams mid-summer below 12 m (39 ft.) by possession of live bait fish anywhere excluded from sanctuary include: long-lining or trolling. Spawn sacs or in the park, including campgrounds Old Woman River, Gargantua River,

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12 Lake Superior Provincial Park 2019 ontarioparks.com Buckshot Creek, Baldhead River, Coldwater River, Sand River, Barrett How to Release a Fish: River, Agawa River and Speckled Trout Time is essential – do not play a fish too long – it will be too exhausted to recover. Creek. »» Keep the fish in the water as much as possible, taking fish out of water puts a Winter Fishing is popular in the Park. tremendous strain on their muscles, internal organs and skeletal system; if you If you plan a winter fishing trip, please need to take fish from the water, either to remove the hooks or to take a picture, be aware that park regulations are still you can minimize damage by keeping the fish in a horizontal position; don’t let it in effect: the possession or use of flop on shore or inside the boat. live bait-fish (minnows and crayfish) is prohibited; the possession of cans »» Learn how to hold a fish and remove your hooks. Handle fish gently; never hold and bottles (food and beverage) and a fish by the gills and never tear out the hook. If a hook is deep, cut the line and cutting live growth is prohibited. leave the hook in. It will do less harm to the fish. Fishing Licences are available for »» Use artificial lures, which generally result in fish being hooked in the mouth or purchase from many local retail outlets. lips, and not the gills or throat; barbless hooks make releasing fish quick and Fishing Regulations may be obtained easy. at the Visitor Centre and the Park »» Never put a fish that you may release on a stringer. Live baskets and live wells are Office. discouraged since they may result in unnecessary stress.

Try Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) Rabbit Blanket Lake Campground SUP is North America’s fastest growing water sport. It’s a great way to enhance fitness, especially core muscles and to get out on the water with a minimum of gear. Wednesdays in July and August: July 3rd, July 10th, July 17th, 24th and July 31st August 7th, August 14th, August 21st and August 28th. All sessions between 6:30-8 pm Cost: $21 adult & $11 youth (under 16 years) Register at www.naturallysuperior.com/day-trips or call 1-800-203-9092 (minimum of 5 and maximum of 9 spots available)

ontarioparks.com Lake Superior Provincial Park 2019 13 Activities & Events We’ve assembled a variety of staff- led programs, guest speakers and art workshops to add that special experience to your trip. Calendars of events and activities are posted throughout the park. Interpretive Programs Join park staff and fellow visitors for one of our interpretive programs, where we will explore some of the stories this park has to tell, stories that are all linked by the power of this great lake: • evening programs • guided walks • family oriented Junior Naturalists’ • informal Meet the Naturalist prop talks (watch for us on the trails and day-use areas too) • Agawa Rock Pictographs (staff are on-site in July and August)

The Visitor Centre (Agawa Bay) includes exhibits, gift shop and park information.

An invitation to dine

To a bear, a cooler is just an over-sized picnic basket, ready for the taking. That’s because bears have come to associate coolers with food. A single piece of firewood can destroy millions of trees. Be BEAR WISE when camping: Did you know that transpor�ng firewood allows invasive species such • Store coolers in your vehicle, with windows closed as the emerald ash borer to spread, as they hide under the bark • If it can’t t in your vehicle’s trunk, cover the cooler where you can’t see them? Something as simple as bringing your own so it’s out of sight firewood when you travel to or from your favourite campsite could • Don’t leave food in a pickup truck bed or strapped threaten and destroy thousands, even millions, of trees. to the outside of a vehicle Please leave firewood at home to prevent the spread of these pests. A be�er alterna�ve is to purchase firewood locally around the park; however please check for pest infesta�on and avoid purchasing ash Let's all be Bear Wise firewood.

Always call 911 in an emergency To help slow the spread of emerald ash borer Ontario Parks will con�nue to seize firewood transported from all areas regulated by Call 1-866-514-2327 to report a sighting the Canadian Food Inspec�on Agency (CFIA). You could face penal�es of up to $50,000 and/or prosecu�on if you move firewood out of an ontario.ca/bearwise area regulated for a quaran�ned pest without prior approval from the CFIA. For more informa�on and the latest updates about emerald ash borer and regulated areas, please visit www.inspec�on.gc.ca or contact the CFIA at 1-800-442-2342.

14 Lake Superior Provincial Park 2019 ontarioparks.com The Friends of Lake Superior Park Celebrate 25 years The Friends of Lake Superior Park are celebrating their 25th anniversary this year! We’re a registered charity that helps enhance LSPP’s educational, recreational, research, and resource protection activities. We publish the park’s topographic map, support art and music programs for visitors, provide resources to the education and backcountry staff, and link people who want to share their passion for the park. Visit friendsoflsp.org to get involved! Algona Quarter page ad

DISCOVERY Programs - 75 Years in the Making

75 years ago (in 1944) Ontario Parks hired its first seasonal park naturalist. Algonquin Provincial Park hired J.R. Dymond, the Director of the Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology at the time, to lead nature hikes within the park and visit children’s camps. The second provincial park in Ontario to introduce interpretive programs was Rondeau Provincial Park. Richard “Dick” Davy Ussher, hired in 1955, was the park’s first full-time naturalist. Later he went on to set up interpretive programs at Pinery Provincial Park. Today we have roughly 300 Discovery staff stationed in over 70 parks across the province – all endeavoring to engage visitors in exploring the diverse natural and cultural heritage features that make up our vast home. Why? To enhance visitor’s enjoyment of these special spaces, encourage appropriate use and protection of them, and cultivate dedicated park stewards to name a few reasons. Naturally, a few things have changed over the years, as the program grows and evolves to meet the changing interests of visitors. Most recently we have changed the name from Natural Heritage Education to Discovery. But don’t be mistaken, the Discovery Program is here to take this 75-year tradition of exploring and discovering parks into a new era.

ontarioparks.com Lake Superior Provincial Park 2019 15 SUMMARY OF PROVINCIAL PARK OFFENCES There is one basic rule in Ontario Parks: could be charged with an offence based Wardens who have all the power and Have respect and consideration for your on the actions of the occupants of the the authority of a member of the Ontario fellow visitors and the park environment. registered campsite. The Provincial Parks Provincial Police within a provincial park. The following table lists some of the more and Conservation Reserves Act, 2006 Many of the listed offences could result common laws enforced in provincial and other legislation governing behaviour in eviction from a provincial park. Evicted parks. Under the Provincial Parks and in provincial parks can be reviewed at visitors are prohibited from re-entering Conservation Reserves Act, 2006, the provincial park offices and on the e-laws any provincial park for a period of 72 registered permit holder is responsible for website at www.ontario.ca/laws. These hours. Fines do not include court costs or the conduct of all campsite occupants and laws are enforced by Provincial Park victim fine surcharge. Offence Minimum Explanation Fine

Alcoholic Beverages If you are 19 years of age or older, you are permitted • Having liquor in open container in other $100.00 to possess or consume alcoholic beverages on a than residence (campsite) registered campsite only. • Consuming liquor in other than residence $100.00 Drivers are responsible for ensuring that liquor is properly stored while in a vehicle. Liquor must be in a • Driving or having care or control of a motor $175.00 container that is unopened and the seal unbroken or vehicle with open or unsealed container of is packed away and not accessible to any person in liquor the vehicle. • Person under 19 years having liquor $100.00 Many parks enforce a complete liquor ban on Victoria • Being intoxicated in a public place $ 50.00 Day and for the preceding ten days. A liquor ban • Unlawfully have liquor in listed park $100.00 is also in effect at Sibbald Point Provincial Park on (during liquor ban) Labour Day and for the preceding four days. During these time frames, possession of liquor is prohibited everywhere within parks imposing the liquor ban.

Rowdyism / Noise Provincial parks are established to provide a setting • Use discriminatory, harassing, abusive or $150.00 for peaceful and natural experiences. Rowdy insulting language or gestures behaviour which includes excessive noise, obscene language or gestures, is not permitted. You cannot • Make excessive noise $150.00 disturb any other person or interfere with their • Disturb other persons $150.00 enjoyment of the park any time of the day or night. • Operate audio device in prohibited area $ 75.00 Operation of an audio device (such as a radio, stereo, TV, etc.) in a radio free area is prohibited.

Storing Wildlife Attractants Do not maintain or store potential wildlife attractants, • Unlawfully store wildlife attractants $125.00 including food or beverages, food preparation or storage equipment, cooking devices or utensils, garbage or recycling products, scented products or any other item that is likely to attract wildlife.

Refuse Deposit all garbage and litter in the containers • Litter or cause litter $125.00 provided to discourage wildlife from becoming • Fail to keep campsite/facility clean pests. Campsites and/or facilities must be clean • Fail to restore campsite/facility to at all times to eliminate potential hazards to parks original condition visitors and wildlife.

Vehicles Off-road vehicles are not permitted in provincial • Unlawfully take motor vehicle into park or $125.00 parks because of the environmental damage they possess or operate it cause. Licenced motor vehicles may be operated • Speeding - more than 20 km/hr $100.00 on roads only. All provisions of the Highway Traffic • Operate vehicle off roadway $125.00 Act apply on all park roads. Each vehicle in the • Disobey stop sign $ 85.00 park must have a valid provincial park permit. (Plus 3 demerit points) Bicycles are only allowed on park roads and on designated bike trails.

16 Lake Superior Provincial Park 2019 ontarioparks.com Parking All vehicles must park in a designated area and • Park vehicle in area not designated $ 30.00 display a valid park permit. • Park vehicle in prohibitied area You must prominently display your valid park permit on your dashboard. • Fail to display permit on parked vehicle

Pets • Permit domestic animal to be without leash $ 75.00 For the protection of wildlife and other park visitors, • Permit domestic animal to make your pet must be under control and on a leash not excessive noise exceeding 2 metres at all times. You must ensure • Permit domestic animal to be in your pet does not damage or interfere with campsite designated swimming area or on vegetation or wildlife. You must ensure your pet does a beach not interfere with others’ enjoyment of the park. Pets • Permit domestic animal to disturb people are not permitted in the swimming area, on the beach or in a posted prohibited area at any time. • Permit domestic animal to be in a posted prohibited area

Environmental Protection To maintain the park as a natural setting, the removal • Damage/deface/remove crown property $125.00 of natural objects is prohibited. All vegetation, wildlife • Disturb/harm/remove natural object $125.00 and natural features are protected in provincial parks. Cutting any live growth or damaging any natural or • Cut/remove/harm plant or tree $125.00 other object is prohibited. You may not take any fallen • Kill plant or tree $150.00 or dead wood from a provincial park for the purpose • Disturb/kill/remove / harm / harass animal $150.00 of a campfire or other such intent.

Camping Permit You are required to vacate and remove all property • Fail to vacate and remove property from $ 75.00 from your campground campsite or interior campsite campsite on permit expiry by 2:00 p.m. on the date your permit expires so • Unlawfully occupy campsite $125.00 that others may have access to it. The maximum length of stay in a provincial park campground is 23 • Camp over time limit $ 75.00 consecutive nights and 16 consecutive nights on an interior campsite to ensure park visitors have an equal opportunity to enjoy our campsites and limit environmental impact.

Camping Equipment/Persons Without a limit on the amount of camping gear • Place more than 3 pieces of shelter $ 75.00 allowed, campsites would quickly deteriorate, equipment on campsite becoming larger, eventually destroying the • Place more than one tent trailer, travel surrounding vegetation. trailer or self-propelled camping unit on The maximum number of campers allowed per campsite campground campsite is six persons and the • Excessive number of persons occupying maximum number of campers allowed on an interior campsite is nine persons.

Campfires Fireplaces are designated by park staff for safety • Start or tend fire other than in fireplace or $150.00 reasons. Restricting fires to these locations greatly designated place reduces the risk of forest fires. At any time during a • Start or tend fire where notice of fire fire ban no person is permitted to have a fire unless hazard is posted otherwise stated by the Park Superintendent.

Fireworks Possession or use of fireworks is prohibited in • Possess fireworks $100.00 provincial parks at all times. They constitute a fire • Ignite fireworks $150.00 hazard and disturb visitors and wildlife who wish to enjoy the park in a peaceful manner.

Hours of Closing Only registered campers are allowed in a provincial • Enter park after closing $125.00 park during the posted hours of closing (10:00 p.m. to • Remain in park after closing 8:00 a.m.).

Fines are subject to change. This is not a complete listing of offences; please refer to the specific legislation.

ontarioparks.com Lake Superior Provincial Park 2019 17 Exploring the Backcountry There are exceptional opportunities to explore in the park – 150 km of maintained canoe routes, 128 km of hiking trails and 200 backcountry campsites. Park Publications The Park Map includes access points, hiking trails, portages, backcountry campsites and points of interest. The map can be purchased at the Visitor Centre, Park Office and campground gatehouses. It can also be ordered by phone from the Park Office (705-856- 2284). Hiking Trails information, including distance, difficulty and suggested hiking time is on page 20 of this tabloid.

Mijinemungshimg Lake Park Regulations To help protect and maintain the Keep the waters clean – wash dishes • Seal garbage in a bag, hang it with your backcountry, some special park and yourselves at least 35 m (115 ft.) from food and always take it with you when regulations are in place. Backcountry the water; choose biodegradable soap you leave. (biodegradable soap only biodegrades campers require a Backcountry Camping Backcountry pit privies should be limited when it has filtered through the soil). & Vehicle Permit. All sites are available to human waste. Garbage, diapers, on a first-come basis. Day users also Build campfires in existing firepits and feminine hygiene products and other things require a valid permit – either a Daily keep your fire small. The quest for firewood that end up in pit privies, fill these facilities Vehicle Permit, Campground Camping is leaving its mark, especially in popular up and can attract animals. The multiple & Vehicle Permit (which covers your areas. Gather dead wood only – gather layers and plastics in these products have vehicle for day-use anywhere in the park, small pieces from the ground as you no place in the bush, and will be there for including on your departure day) or a travel, to avoid depleting the area around years. Triple-bag these items in plastic and Summer/Annual Vehicle Permit. your site. Leave dead standing trees, Camp on designated sites – a maximum which provide habitat and nest cavities pack them out. of 9 campers and 3 tents, or pieces for mammals and birds. Drown fires out If there is no privy nearby: 1. Move 35- of shelter equipment are permitted on completely before leaving the site or 50m (115-165 ft.) away from the shoreline, Backcountry campsites. Most Coastal heading to bed. sites, trails etc.; 2. Dig a hole 10-15 cm Trail sites will accommodate this limit, Bring a stove for cooking – meals are (4-6 in.) deep; 3. Cover it back in well with but not all backcountry sites are large prepared much quicker and stoves start the dirt you removed; and 4. Make sure enough for the maximum. in most conditions. During a FIRE BAN, no trace of your visit remains. Use as little Cans and bottles (food and beverage) all campfires are prohibited, so packing a toilet paper as possible. are not allowed in the park backcountry. stove is essential for hot meals. Repack food in reusable containers and Leave your campsite better than when you plastic bags. Pack out or completely burn all food arrived. Packing out any garbage left by waste. Never bury food scraps or put others maintains our “Superior Interior” Cutting of live growth is prohibited. them in privies – animals dig them up, and ensures a wilderness experience Minimizing our “footprint” in the resulting in a messy site and bad habits. In exists for future travellers. backcountry the case of bears, it also has the potential to create public safety problems. Never Becoming an Informed Traveller Reducing our human impact helps throw fish guts in the water; place them to preserve all park areas, including Learn more about keeping your park campgrounds, picnic areas and trails. away from campsites, on a rocky area adventure low-impact. While particularly Here are some tips to keep your where birds can scavenge them. important when travelling in the backcountry adventure low-impact: Be BearWise in the Backcountry: backcountry, minimizing our human impact is the best practice throughout the park. Camp on designated sites and set up • Store food so that bears can not reach it. To find out more, ask park staff, attend a tents and gear on the open, impacted Hang it at least 4 metres (13 feet) above recreational skills program and check out area. Avoid trampling the surrounding the ground. If hanging a pack is not an vegetation. option, put it in a canoe or boat that is books in the Visitor Centre gift shop. anchored offshore. Travel in small groups – there are limited Always leave a trip plan and your expected locations with multiple campsites for • Cook and store food well away from your return time with someone at home. Cell groups of more than 9. tent site. phone coverage in the park is limited.

18 Lake Superior Provincial Park 2019 ontarioparks.com The Coastal Experience To experience the essence of Lake Superior Provincial Park, spend some time along the Lake Superior shoreline. There are many ways to do this, from easily accessible picnic areas to a more challenging excursion along the coast. A number of access points make it possible to spend one or several days hiking or paddling the coast. Access points are located at: Agawa Bay, Sinclair Cove, Katherine Cove, Coldwater River, Orphan Lake Trail and Gargantua Road. Additional access points for paddlers include Old Woman Bay and Michipicoten Bay / Michipicoten River. The Park Map is recommended for those hiking or paddling the coast. Campsites along the coast are shared by hikers and paddlers. All backcountry campsites are available on a first-come basis. For information on shuttle services, contact the park. Coastal Trail (Demanding)

65 km (40 mi) linear Coastal Trail, Agawa Bay 5 to 7 days (entire) The most challenging and demanding Gargantua North: Along the way, sand and cobble trail in the park, the Coastal Trail takes Gargantua to Warp Bay (Easy): beaches are nestled in coves, providing you along the high cliffs and rocky 5 km (2 mi) shelter for campsites. beaches of Lake Superior. The trail Warp Bay to Devil’s Chair (Easy): 2 km (1.2 mi) Paddling the Coastline extends from Agawa Bay to Chalfant 105 km (65 mi) linear Cove. Gargantua to Chalfant Cove (Moderate): 7 km (4.3 mi) 5 to 7 days The trail ascends and descends over Michipicoten River to Agawa Bay cliffs and rocky outcrops and crosses The above distances are one-way Only experienced paddlers should beaches of boulders and driftwood. only; return along the same routes to attempt travelling on Lake Superior. Use extreme caution when hiking this Gargantua Harbour. Caution is advised; the lake is extremely difficult terrain. The rocks can be very Gargantua South (Demanding): cold and the weather unpredictable. slippery, especially when wet with Gargantua to Orphan Lake Trail: Fog may persist for several days. dew, fog or rain. Windblown trees may 20 km (12.4 mi) Winds change and waves can develop obstruct the trail. Orphan Lake to Katherine Cove: quickly. Sheltered coves and beaches 11 km (6.8 mi) for landing are limited, especially north Blue, diamond-shaped symbols mark Katherine Cove to Sinclair Cove: of Chalfant Cove. Stay close to shore where the trail enters forested areas. 14 km (8.7 mi) and be aware of changing conditions. Rock cairns mark exposed sections. Sinclair Cove to Agawa Bay: Be prepared to be wind-bound 1 out of Generally the trail hugs the coastline. 10 km (6.2 mi) 4 or 5 days. If you lose the trail, continue along the shore and eventually you will find the South of Gargantua the Coastal Trail is Michipicoten River to Old Woman Bay: trail again. extremely rugged and very demanding. 24 km (15 mi) Between Gargantua and Rhyolite Cove Old Woman Bay to Gargantua: Gargantua is the main access point the trail climbs over 80 metres (260 ft.) 36 km (22 mi) for the Coastal Trail. The 14 km (8.7 to spectacular vistas over the lake. The Gargantua to Agawa Bay: mi) gravel road from Highway 17 to the park’s geology is most dramatic on 45 km (28 mi) parking lot at Lake Superior is rough so the coast where waves have exposed allow 45 minutes. the rock shoreline. Rhyolite and Beatty For more information drop by the Visitor Coves are particularly interesting. Centre or contact the park office.

ontarioparks.com Lake Superior Provincial Park 2019 19 Hiking Trails Eleven trails let visitors explore the variety of landscapes that make up Lake Superior Provincial Park – rocky shores, beaches, lakes and rivers, waterfalls, forests, wetlands and rolling hills. The park terrain is rugged and weather can be variable. It is recommended to carry ample water, bug spray, sunscreen, first- aid supplies and weatherproof gear. A can and bottle ban is in effect for food and beverage containers in all backcountry areas (Campgrounds and Day-use Picnic Areas along the Highway 17 corridor are exempt).

Trail Ratings Trails are marked with blue and white hiking symbols. Portions of a trail may be obstructed Trapper’s Trail by fallen trees, flooding due to beaver activity, high water levels Trail ratings consider the terrain and the • Demanding: some steep inclines or erosion. When wet, trails may length of the trail. (1 km = 0.62 miles). and uneven footing; long distance be slippery, especially in rocky trails, 4 - 6 hours; • Easy: level terrain; less than 3 and steep areas. Sturdy footwear hours; • Very Demanding: Route not well is recommended. Trail lookouts marked at times; many steep, provide panoramic vistas of the • Moderate:, some steep inclines rugged areas and uneven footing; park – approach these cliff areas and uneven footing; less than 4 long distance, overnight trails. with caution. hours; The kilometre location along Hwy. 17 is given for each trail. Agawa Bay Campground is at km 1105.5 and Rabbit Blanket Lake Campground is at km 1049.6 Nokomis 1042.6 5.0 km (3 mi) loop 1½ - 3 hrs Access the trail from the Old Woman Bay Day-Use area. Climb through the lichen-draped Boreal Forest to scenic lookouts. You may be able to see the face of an old woman immortalized in the cliff, rising 200 metres (650 ft.) above Lake Superior The final descent is steep.

South Old Woman River 1049.6 2.5 km (1.5 mi) loop 1 - 2 hours Access the trail from Rabbit Blanket Lake Campground. While much of the trail is easy, there are sections of uneven footing and some rock hopping to cross the river. A variety of ferns and moisture-loving plants grow on the cool Nokomis damp forest floor along the river.

20 Lake Superior Provincial Park 2019 ontarioparks.com Peat Mountain 1049.6 11 km (6.8 mi) loop 3 - 5 hours

Access from the Rabbit Blanket Lake Campground, near campsite 30. An alternate access point is located near campsite 49.

Climb 150 metres (500 ft.) through a mixed forest to the top of Peat Mountain, overlooking ridges and valleys formed by glacial activity. On a clear day you can see Michipicoten Island, 55 km (34 mi) to the west.

There is a side loop to the Foam Lake Lookout, a 45 minute return hike, or stay on the main trail which descends to Foam Lake. There is one backcountry campsite at Foam Lake.

Trapper’s 1074.3 1.5 km (1 mi) loop 45 min. – 1.5 hours Following the shoreline of Rustle Lake, the trail includes two viewing platforms and a floating boardwalk, where you can watch for wetland wildlife such as beaver, otter, waterfowl, great blue heron, and moose. Pinguisibi (Sand River) Orphan Lake 1080.8 8 km (5 mi) loop 2 - 4 hours This diverse trail passes through hardwood and evergreen forests, including an area burned in May 1998. Near the end of the burn there is a side trail (linear), climbing to spectacular lookouts over Lake Superior. A pebble beach on Lake Superior marks the half-way point, where there is a junction with the Coastal Trail. To complete the Orphan Lake Trail, follow the Baldhead River upstream, past the waterfalls. The trail then climbs to the east shore of Orphan Lake before joining with the trail back to the trailhead.

Pinguisibi (Sand River) 1090.6 6 km (3.7 mi) return, linear 1½ - 3 hrs

Pinguisibi is the Ojibwe name for “river of fine white sand”. This river was an ancient travel route used by the Ojibwe as they hunted, fished and trapped northwards into the interior.

The first waterfall is a short hike upstream. The trail continues along the Orphan Lake Sand River, past two more waterfalls,

ontarioparks.com Lake Superior Provincial Park 2019 21 rapids and quiet sections of the river. The trail ends near portage 28 of the Sand River Canoe Route. Return along the same route. Agawa Rock Pictographs 1098.0 0.5 km (0.3 mi) loop ½ - 1 hour Generations of Ojibwe recorded their dreams and spirits in red ochre paintings at this sacred site. The trail is short, but rugged, descending through rock chasms and broken boulders. The Pictographs can be viewed from a rock ledge at the edge of Lake Superior and can only be accessed when the lake is calm. The site is open from mid-May to mid-September. Caution is advised when venturing onto this rock ledge due to its slope and the unpredictable nature of Lake Superior and its wave action. For more information refer to the Agawa Rock Pictographs brochure.

Awausee Awausee 1101.4 10 km (6.2) loop (entire trail) 4 - 6 hours First lookout – 45 min., return Climb the Awausee for a bird’s-eye view of the Agawa Valley and Lake Superior. This demanding trail starts Agawa Rock Pictographs at the base of Agawa Mountain and follows an old logging road before Towab 1103.8 upstream; retrace your steps to return. veering uphill along a ravine. The first 24 km (15 mi) return, linear lookout (45 min return hike), part way 8 - 14 hours At the turn of the century, visitors up, offers a view of the lower Agawa were often guided by Towabanasay The hike to Agawa Falls and return is River Valley and Agawa Mountain (Tow-a-ban-a-say), also called Towab, recommended as an overnight trip. an Ojibwe guide. who held the hunting Continue climbing through maple There are several campsites along the rights to a 1300 square kilometre area forests to a series of lookouts, 200 way. Much of the trail is alongside the which included the Agawa River. metres (650 ft.) above the Agawa Valley. river, however there are several steep Descend along the creek to join up with ascents and descents. Shorter hikes The trail ends at Agawa Falls, one of the old logging road, back to the trail’s can be taken to Burnt Rock Pool (2-4 the highest waterfalls in the park (25 beginning. hours return; moderate) or further metres; 82 ft.)

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