Algonquin Outfitters - Oxtongue Lake

Easily the most reliable and quality location for canoe rentals in the area. Big thanks to Carly for her great customer service helping to make last minute changes amidst the pandemic. I hope everyone can get out on the water soon enough!

One of my favorite outfitters. Good selection, great prices, friendly knowledgeable staff, and maybe the best place to get information about trail conditions. Worth a visit 100%

Rented an Ultralight Canoe for our 4-day fall portaging trip around Algonquin (Smoke L > Big Porcupine L > Grace L > Harness Lake > Smoke L). Experience was superb start-to-end. Algonquin Outfitters were very accommodating to us changing our reservation (twice). The pickup process was very quick and efficient and the equipment was in good condition. The gentleman at the canoe pickup booth was super friendly and offered some very good advice on oar selection. He further helped us strap the canoe on the car so we could transport it to Smoke Lake. Even though they close at 5pm they provided an easy process to drop off the equipment after-hours which was instrumental in us being able to stay flexible in our schedule.

Overall an A+ experience, will definitely be renting here again!

Just returned from a weekend with 3 other first time backcountry campers. We opted for the Ultimate Canoe Trip Package and entire experience was exceptional from beginning to end. We arrived the night before our trip and stayed in the tent cabin accommodations. (we were glad we had brought our own toilet paper for the first night as there was none in the bathroom onsite) . Super impressed with the stores attention to distancing protocols and detail surrounding the safe pre-packing/ contactless distribution of equipment in covid times. We enjoyed their continental breakfast on the dock before getting our kit and a lesson surrounding our route/outfitting. We simply added our clothes and toiletries to the packs they gave us with sleeping bag, sack and pad, tents, tarp, saw, and pretty much everything else we needed including a loaded food barrel, cookware, dishware and more. We drove 20 minutes to our entry point where our canoes were waiting for us. A short paddle later we experienced our first portage which while challenging was obviously selected with care as managable for first timers. When we finally saw water, we were pleased to find our final destination close by and enjoyed sharing the lake with a pair of loons. We loved everything about our campsite and had sufficient privacy despite nearness to the portage route. We ate like royalty and were particularly excited about the steak, potatoes, mushrooms, and broccoli. A special thank you to Emily who did our onboarding for sending us out with such confidence. We will definitely be back!

After a really bad experience renting a Canoe at another place, the experience at Algonquin Outfitters was amazing! From the initial call to get details and answering all our questions, to the friendly service when we arrived to pick it up and mounting it to our car, it was great on all ends. Even when we were back from our trip and mounting the canoe to the car ourselves, a member of your team happened to come by to pick up canoes on your pick up truck and came by to ask if we need help. 5 star!