French River Canoe Tripping
Everything you need to know to explore this historic and wild waterway.
By Colin Field
Secluded backcountry camping.
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Solace Provincial Park can only be reached by canoe or floatplane. It connects with Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater and Sturgeon River Provincial Parks as part of the Temagami canoe route network. The Boreal Forest landscape is dominated by jack pine. You'll find excellent lake and brook trout fishing.
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