Water Sports · Ontario
Algonquin Outfitters' Lake Opeongo store in Algonquin Park, known for water taxis up the lake and canoe and kayak delivery to Highway 60 campground beaches. Punctual, friendly and flexible, say reviewers.
The Opeongo store sits at the south end of Lake Opeongo, Algonquin Park's largest lake, and nearly a thousand reviews give it a very high rating. Its best-known service is the water taxi, which runs paddlers up the lake to save a long crossing. Guests praise punctual, fast drivers, and one couple's driver picked out a quiet East Arm campsite with sandy beaches that suited them perfectly.
Delivery is the other big draw. Campers at Highway 60 campgrounds such as Canisbay Lake and Lake of Two Rivers describe canoes and kayaks brought to the beach, with staff handling waivers on the spot and even carrying the boat down to the water, then collecting it the next day. Booking online is easy, reminders arrive before the trip, and staff switched one paddler's pick-up point at no charge when low water closed a creek route.
Gear gets good marks too: lightweight Kevlar canoes, comfortable PFDs and well-kept boats. It works for everyone from day paddlers heading to Hailstorm Creek to families on car-camping trips and backcountry trippers on five-day routes.
Small complaints do come up. One guest found the early drop-off time in the confirmation email easy to miss, since it didn't line up with campsite check-in, and their kayak arrived muddy inside. A paddler who fished hard came away empty-handed. Read your booking details closely, and expect plenty of blackflies and mosquitoes in June, especially at dawn and dusk.
Summarised from visitor reviews on Google Maps. Based on 973 Google reviews. Details change — confirm hours, prices and bookings with Algonquin Outfitters - Opeongo Store directly.
