r/KillarneyPark

Hey everyone, planning a trip to the park with my family. Driving from thr GTA and planning for just a weekend. I'm planning to stay in Sudbury Friday night and then drive to killarbey early morning. My questions:

A DVP pass only covers one lot, so which lot should I cover? I know it depends on what I want to do

- we won't do the crack because im coming with my parents

- I'm thinking of doing the ridge lot because it has access to the visitor centre, the ridge trail and the main beach area

This does mean I will miss the Chikanishuing trail though (I liked the views) but idk if it justifies buying another permit + dont think I have time anyway.

Are there other trails / places near thr main beach area / Granite Ridge Lot that are walkable?

Also plan to drive to the town of Killarney as well and wanted to knoe any sightseeing spots.

Thr plan is to drive back Saturday night and idk what to do Sunday but we can figure it out (any recs?).

This will probably be done last week of August or labour day weekend

(eta: to be clear this is not my first backpacking trip just my first time on la cloche, also edit because I put a wrong campsite number 😅)

So I have my first backpacking trip on la cloche booked starting next week. Looking at the weather and the onX map, it looks like my toughest day is going to be when the weather is the worst. I have a few options I can shuffle my camp sites around but I'm wondering what is actually best.

Currently the section in question is H18 three narrows, to H23 Moose pass, H34 David lake, then H37 Silver with the worst weather being between moose and david.

I could go little mountain lake instead of david, but then I'm not sure I'll have the energy to do silver peak if i feel like it? Ive also heard silver peak isnt really worth it for backpacking since its about the same views as I'll be seeing though the whole trail anyway.
Or I could skip moose pass and go to shigaug so its a bit shorter to david, it adds 5km to the day before but the terrain doesnt look too bad. (i think im leaning this way but moose pass looks like an interesting place to camp so im a bit sad to miss it. But then again I have no idea what else id be missing at other sites either)

So I'm just looking for recommendations on what would be best, either because of better camp sites, terrain thats worse or better than it looks etc.

For context, I hike a lot in Algonquin and generally prefer a more casual hike around 10km/day, just so I can stop and enjoy the scenery and dip my toes in the streams as much as I like without stressing about getting to camp before dark. I always end up moving faster than expected anyway with only my slowest days averaging around 2km/h. I do generally end up with a few 15-20km days with the camp sites that are available, so I know I'm capable but I've heard la cloche is a lot tougher than Algonquin's trails.

If you got this far, thanks for reading and I appreciate any and all advice :)

Has anyone been down howry creek from widgawa to Murray recently? Hoping to avoid low water but going either way.

Sadly I have to cancel a trip I have booked next week. The route is

Monday, Aug 17 – Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 166 - Hideaway Lake

Tuesday, Aug 18 – Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026 196 - David Lake

Wednesday, Aug 19 – Friday, Aug 21, 2026 244 - Gail Lake

Friday, Aug 21 – Saturday, Aug 22, 2026 424 - Bear Lake

Saturday, Aug 22 – Sunday, Aug 23, 2026 402 - Panache Lake

Cancelling right now. They’ll be available as quickly as Ontario parks updates the website.

First time trip to Killarney, looking for the best location to rent a 60L food barrel from. I’ll be coming from Toronto and going to the Bell lake access point. Ideally it would be along the way without a big detour. Thanks!