Paddle calm, sheltered water from Oxtongue Lake out to Ragged Falls, with the team at Algonquin Outfitters leading the way. We bring you out from Toronto, hand you a paddle, and bring you home the same evening. You just bring the smiles.
Guided canoe days run in summer. Pick a date and your seat on the bus and your place in a canoe are booked together.
Sold out
There are no seats left on any date we have up for Guided Algonquin Canoe Trip. Leave your email and we will tell you the day new dates go up, while there is still a choice of them.
Cancel 14 or more days before you go and you get 90% back.
A Parkbus guide leads the group all day, so you do not need to know the trail.
Calm, sheltered water with a guide who teaches you the basics, though it should not be your very first time in a canoe.
A full-size coach: reclining seats, air conditioning, large windows, a washroom on board and room for daypacks and gear.
Everything you need for a day on the water. You bring water, lunch, sunscreen and a sense of adventure.
From downtown Toronto, with a second pickup at the Major Mackenzie Park and Ride.
Canoe, paddles and PFDs are all provided. Nothing to rent, nothing to carry, no roof rack.
Professional paddling guides who know these waters lead the whole trip.
Your daily Algonquin park pass is built into the ticket.
You don't need to know a J-stroke from a sweep. Your guides from Algonquin Outfitters do, and that's the whole point. You'll push off right from their base on Oxtongue Lake into calm, sheltered water, in a small, social group of ten paddlers across five canoes.
There's no whitewater and no portaging, just flat, glassy water, the dip and pull of your paddle, and a guide setting an easy pace toward the rush of Ragged Falls. Loons surface beside you, the shoreline drifts past, and the city feels very far away.
A real Algonquin paddle, with all the hard parts taken care of.
One easy day, start to finish. Here is how it goes once you are off the bus.
We pick you up
34 Asquith Ave, just north of Yonge & Bloor subway station.
This route runs a full-size coach, with a washroom on board.
We pick you up
Major Mackenzie Dr. @ Hwy. 400 Park & Ride Highway 400, Maple, ON https://www.gotransit.com/en/find-a-station-or-stop/00334/station-details
Step off the bus at the Algonquin Outfitters base. Your guides fit your PFD, hand you a paddle, and walk you through the basics: how to hold it, how to steer, and how to work as a pair. Five minutes and you are ready.
Ten paddlers, five canoes, one guide leading the way. Share a canoe with a friend or get paired up. Either way you are never far from the group, and never lost.
Glassy, sheltered water the whole way. Your guide points out wildlife and reads the route while you settle into the rhythm. Keep an eye out for loons, herons, and turtles sunning on logs.
Pull up near Ragged Falls, stretch your legs, and watch the water thunder over the rock. It is the turnaround point and the right spot for your packed lunch and a few photos.
An easy paddle back to the base, then back on the coach. Sleep the ride home to Toronto. You have earned it, and you are back in the city the same evening.
We drop you back
The bus calls at both pickup points on the way back, so you get off where you got on.
This is our estimated return time, not a guarantee. Traffic can change it and some trips do run late, so please leave yourself some room afterwards rather than booking something tight against it.
We supply the canoe, paddles and PFDs. You bring the day-trip basics.
Guided canoe days run through the summer. Book early, the small groups fill up.
This season has sold out
We're Canada's outdoor bus service. Since 2010 we've taken more than 300,000 people to parks and trails without a car.
Your canoe, paddles and PFD, the guided day, the coach and park access. Nothing to rent at the other end.
Algonquin Outfitters guides set the pace, pick the route and handle the gear.
Ten paddlers, five canoes. Not a coach tour.
Leave from downtown Toronto. We handle the highway and the boats.
★★★★★ 4.6/5.0 on Google
Used this service for a weekend in Algonquin. These guys stuck to the schedule well and ambassadors checked everyone in at their pickups. Easy drop offs all across the park and across the city. Reasonably priced and no need to think about a rental car to get to the wilderness.James Johnson · Happy Parkbus adventurer
This is a great service if you don't have a vehicle or just don't want to drive. I'm so happy to have discovered this. There will definitely be more Parkbus trips in my future!James Taylor Wilson · Happy Parkbus customer
This is the 1st time I used Parkbus but it won't be the last.Brenda H. · Google
All stops enable guests ample time to explore the destination. This is a highly a good idea trip for those that appreciate spending time in nature minus distractions.OnAir48444 · Tripadvisor · Oct 2025
Factor in the cost of gas, parking and renting a car, it's a lot cheaper than taking a personal vehicle.Toronto Star
Parkbus is a great option for nature lovers, whether it's a day trip or overnight camping getaway.The Globe and Mail
Cancel more than 14 days before departure and you get a 90% refund, with 10% withheld for payment processing. Inside 14 days refunds are not available, except for a medical emergency in the 48 hours before departure, which needs a signed doctor’s note within 14 days of the missed trip and returns 50%. Tickets are transferable: you can change the passenger name up to 48 hours before departure.
If Parkbus cancels a trip, you get a full refund. We decide no later than 48 hours before departure and only on confirmed conditions: the park closed or the park authority asking us to stand down, an evacuation order or alert, an area restriction order, the highway closed, or the trip judged unsafe to run. A forecast is not one of those things, and trips run rain or shine.
Pick a date, meet your guides at Oxtongue Lake, and let Algonquin do the rest.
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