Round Lake Resort

 

Round Lake as the sun sets

 

Round lake is a very clean lake fed by the Bonnechere and Sherwood rivers. You can see to the sandy bottom in water ten feet or more. The lake floor near the shore slopes down gradually making it safe for swimming. The shorefront has two docks for tying up boats and a raft for swimmers. Canoes are available for use by everyone. A powerboat with the 25 horse power motor can be rented.

As you look across Round Lake from Round Lake Resort it is five kilometers to the other side (Foymount Provincial Park). The lake is seven and a half kilometers long and one hundred and eighty feet deep. The Bonnechere River, which feeds the lake, begins in the heart of Algonquin park. When the Bonnechere leaves the lake it continues onto Golden Lake.

In the mid 20s Hydro built a dam on the Bonnechere (opposite side of the lake from Round Lake Resort) and flooded the land around the lake. The edge of the lake before the rise in water level was about 75 yards out from our present shore.

Great beaches to visit
There is a great sandy beach at the Bonnechere Provincial Park about 4 km by car (turn right on highway 58) or boat to the left of Round Lake Resort. If you go by boat you can also find a tiny private sandy beach on the lake to the right just you enter the Bonnechere river. The water is shallow and it is a fun for the kids to explore.

Across the lake is the large sandy beach of the Foymount Provincial Park. There are often waves crashing on the sand and it almost feels like the ocean. The beach is well shaded and its a great place for picnics. You can also reach the park by car. Turn right at the highway and drive about 7km to the Red Rock Road. Turn right and follow the signs to the park (about 10km around the lake)

Rivers to Explore
The closest river is the Sherwood. You can reach it in a few minutes by canoe from Round Lake Resort. The mouth of the Sherwood is about 200 meters to the left of the property. You can paddle up the river for about a mile. The river winds under the highway and up past the Cybulski farm (across the highway from Round Lake Resort). It is facinating and there are places to picnic up the river.

You can explore up the Bonnechere from Round Lake either by canoe or motor boat. Motor boats can navigate the river for about a mile or so. The mouth of the Bonnechere is about 3 miles to the left of Round Lake Resort at the Bonnechere Provincial Park. There is a wonderful beach there and great hiking trails.

If you put your boat (motor boat or canoe) into the Bonnechere just beyond Turner’s Camp you can navigate the river up to Algonquin park (and if you are in a canoe you can go right into the park up to Basin Lake). Turner’s Camp has information about Algonquin park and can be reached by turning right at the highway, left at the grocery store and continuing up the road for about 10 km.

An interesting day trip is down the Bonnechere to Golden Lake. The trip winds through a wonderful series of little lakes lined by farms, woods and cottages. There are interesting deserted old farmhouses to explore. There is a small dam at the outlet to the lake so unless you have a boat you can lift over the dam you will have to put in at the Traymore bridge (turn left on highway 58 and left again 3km beyond Round Lake Center).

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