Opeongo Lake East Arm - Campsite #6

Landing

Topography of under-water approach: Shallow, gravel beach.

Impediments to disembarking from and/or unloading a canoe: None.

Topography leading to tent sites: Site is accessed from the front by a slight rise around/over a fallen tree, or a slightly rooty path from the beach on the northeast side of campsite.

Access to campsite is just to the left of campsite sign.

A sand and gravel beach on the east side of the campsite.

Path from campsite to eastern beach.

Campsite

Campsite maintenance: Regular.

Size of open area: 15m x 10m.

Extent of tree cover: 40%.

Degree of levelness: level.

Number of level tent sites: 3+.

North exposure: lightly treed.

East exposure: trees.

South exposure: trees.

West exposure: lightly treed.

General description: A very well protected site that gives the feeling of being in a bowl. Wind from the west is blocked by a hill, and wind from other directions is deflected by a rise that separates the site from the bay to the west or by the trees on the perimeter to the east. Shade is easily found on the site or at the beach.
The thunderbox, while in need of some maintenance, could be considered for basic training for the "cirque du soleil" since using it requires considerable balancing skills.

Overall accessibility: No real issues. The path from the northeast side of campsite is a little rooty.


Firepit.

Most of the site viewed from the trail to the thunderbox.

Auditions are taking place .. Pic does not adequately represent the severe angle.



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

Submitted by Chris Taylor .. Visited September, 2019 .. Submission April, 2020