Magnetawan Lake Campsite #4

GPS - UTM location N 45.662036 W78.991418

Landing

Topography of under-water approach: Rock shelf.

Impediments to disembarking from and/or unloading a canoe: The rock shelf is a little slippery, but not too steep. Care is required loading and unloading and to protect your canoe.

Topography leading to tent sites: Rock slab sloping up from the water.

Canoe landing.

Canoe landing detail.

Grade from landing to campsite.

Campsite

Campsite maintenance: Regular.

Extent of tree cover: The fire pit area and "ground floor" tentsites are quite exposed. The tent site on the 2nd level is more sheltered.

Degree of levelness: The tent sites are fairly level.

Number of level tent sites: 2, or 3 in a pinch.

North exposure: Lake and forest.

East exposure: Lake

South exposure: Lake

West exposure: Forest.

The firepit is small, furnished with a metal grill, two logs and a stump.

One tentsite.

The second tentsite.

General description: This is a quiet site with two distinct levels. The fire pit area and room for 1-2 tents is at the ground level, and there is a second level separated by a rock shelf with a dramatic looking tree growing out of it.
It is nestled into a little cove and gives the illusion of being more secluded than it is, despite being relatively close to the access point.
We visited in the autumn, but I expect the bugs would be quite active in the summer months as there is a wet marshy area in behind the site.

One note - the path to the thunderbox is not marked and we had to hunt around a bit to find it. From the second level tentsite, follow the path that heads roughly south west.

Overall accessibility: Very accessible.



Thanks to Jeffrey McMurtrie of Jeff'sMap for supplying the base-layer map component by Creative Commons licensing.


Submitted by Andrew M. .. Visited September 28, 2021 .. Submission October 1st, 2021