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Lightweight Food-Only Outfitting

For those who have their camping gear, this package provides all the food you need for an Algonquin Park canoe trip. Many people have gear for backpacking, so simply book a food-only package and rent a canoe. The food-only package is also ideal for long canoe trips where food preservation is important, or for those first-time trippers who aren’t sure what food they can pack for an Algonquin Park backcountry canoe trip.

Lightweight food-only outfitting consists of high quality camping foods packaged to meet the requirements of the Algonquin Park food container rules. In general, the menu will weigh under 500 grams (about one pound) per person per day. All menu plans offer fresh food items for the first few days, varying with your selections and seasonal availability. You’ll find our menu items are easy to prepare, with instructions provided where necessary. Typically, the outfitting menu provides meals from lunch on the first day of your trip to lunch on the last day. If your trip plans require it, we will provide breakfast on the first day or dinner on the last day for no extra charge. Complete outfitting groups using our tent cabins or campsites the night before the trip can request a continental breakfast on their first morning.

If you need to rent a canoe or maybe some camping gear, you can complete our gear rental form and see the rates and options by visiting our Rentals section on the website

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Lightweight Food-Only Outfitting

Algonquin Park, Ontario Canada

Departure Dates May 1 - October 15

Departure Point Oxtongue Lake, Opeongo or Brent, ON Canada

Duration 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 or 6 + Days

Starting From $79 per person

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Need to rent a canoe or some camping gear too?

You can easily build the outfitting package to meet your needs by combining any combination of Food-Only Outfitting with any canoe rental or gear rental.

You can find information about canoe rentals or camping equipment rentals in our rentals section.

More about Canoe Trip Planning

Algonquin Outfitters has produced a handy canoe trip planning guide that will make your vacation planning a little easier. The guide is primarily intended as an aid for those using our outfitting services, especially first-time visitors to Algonquin Park, youth group leaders and complete outfitting customers. (see our full Canoe Trip Planning Guide here)

Route Planning Tips

We recommend making camping permit reservations with the Ontario Parks reservation service before making outfitting reservations. You can make a reservation up to five months ahead of your trip start date. Reservations for Algonquin Park interior trips can be made by calling toll free: 1-888-668-7275 (outside of North America: 1-519-826-5290). Interior camping reservations can also be made online: https://reservations.ontarioparks.com/

To reserve a camping permit, you will need to know what access point you are starting at and the names of the lakes you intend to camp on each night of your trip. To check campsite availability in advance of making a reservation or get route advice, call the Algonquin Park information line at 1-705-633-5572. We can also assist you with the route planning and reservation process – please call for details, with a map handy.

What is a “tent cabin?”

We offer rustic overnight tent cabins and camping facilities for our canoe trip outfitting customers only at our Oxtongue Lake base. The tent cabins are large canvas wall tents with cots inside. Each one sleeps up to five people. We have six tent cabins and showers and washrooms are available. Reservations are required. This accommodation is handy if you decide to drive up to the area the day before your trip starts. We can also send a list of other local accommodation options if you are interested. Please note that other than paddling to a campsite on Lake Opeongo, there is no overnight accommodation at our Opeongo Store.

Complete Outfitting Package Includes

Lightweight meal plan package
Fresh food items for the first few days
Quality dehydrated meals for remaining days
Easy to prepare, with instructions where necessary.
Lunch & dinner on the first day
Breakfast & lunch on the last day
Meal plans can be cusomized to your liking and dietary requirements
Meets Algonquin Park food container rules

Custom Experience

The most valuable part of our outfitting service is the training, advice and help that our experienced guides and outfitters will give when custom tailoring your trip, route and equipment to your abilities and desires. Provided for no extra charge, this service is just one of the things that makes any Algonquin Outfitters outfitting package among the finest in North America.

What To Bring

You need only bring your own clothing and personal items. Check our Canoe Trip Planning page for a suggested list. And don’t worry if you don’t have a particular piece of clothing or forget your toothbrush, our stores are well stocked with camping accessories and some great travel clothing.

Try our Greenhorn Service!

Need a little help getting started? Add the Greenhorn service to any of our Complete Outfitting packages to start your trip off with a short course in the basics of camping and paddling. A cost effective way to start your Algonquin Park adventure off on the right foot.

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Lightweight Food-Only Package Includes only the food portion of the above Lightweight Canoe Trip Outfitting package; you’ll need to bring your own gear and canoe or rent a canoe separately. Rates are based on a minimum of two in a party, with a minimum two-day charge. PLEASE NOTE: Prices are based on Per Person Per Trip
Trip Length	2 days	3 days	4 days	5 days	6 + days
Departing from Oxtongue Lake	$79.00	$100.50	$134.00	$142.50	add $22 per person per day
Departing from Opeongo or Brent	$89.00	$115.00	$154.00	$167.50	add $27 per person per day

Lightweight Food-Only Outfitting

Lightweight Food-Only Outfitting

Algonquin Park, Ontario Canada

Lightweight Food-Only Package

Trip Length

Need to rent a canoe or some camping gear too?

More about Canoe Trip Planning

Route Planning Tips

What is a “tent cabin?”

Complete Outfitting Package Includes

Custom Experience

What To Bring

Try our Greenhorn Service!