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Lac Philippe - Gatineau Park, QC
Address:
No municipal address, but directions below
Contact: NCC/CCN
email: info@ncc-ccn.ca
Phone: 819-827-2020
Toll Free: 800-465-1867
Location Information:
This location was chosen for a Winter Camp where the youth were to snowshoe in. We chose Group Site #4 (near Lac Renaud) at the Lac Philippe Campground in Gatineau Park. The site is approx 3.5km from the P19 parking lot along snowshoe trail #74. Park staff estimate 1 - 1.5hrs travel time. There are several sites that are available. For more information click here...
http://canadascapital.gc.ca/bins/ncc_web_content_page.asp?cid=16297-16299-10170-49899-51151-51152&lang=1&bhcp=1
Water Body Nearby?: Yes - Lac Renaud / Lac Philippe
Kybos?: Yes - pit toilets like at Ope
Showers?: No
Drinkable Water?: No - but can be brought in for a $15 fee if you don't want to carry it.
Kitchen Facilities?: Can prepare food in the cabins
Firewood?: Can be provided
Picnic Tables?: In some sites there are...in others they are not
Cabins?: Yes - depending on your site, and they are heated.
Large Field?: No
Hiking Trails?: Yes
Campfire Pit?: Yes
Chapel?:
Spars?:
Electricity?:
Landline Phone?: No
Cellular Phone Coverage?:
Other Information:
Visit SCOUTDOCS for an excellent database of information on Scout Camps in Canada
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Winter Trail Map - Gatineau Park
http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/data/2/rec_docs/3415_WinterTrailMap.pdf
Cabins and Yurts
http://canadascapital.gc.ca/bins/ncc_web_content_page.asp?cid=16297-16299-10170-49899-51151-51153&lang=1
Winter Camping in Gatineau Park
http://canadascapital.gc.ca/bins/ncc_web_content_page.asp?cid=16297-16299-10170-49899-51151-51152&lang=1
Medical / Emergency - The park has Ski Patrollers at Lac Phillippe 24hrs a day on weekends. There is an emergency radio in the cabin.
Directions:
Start: Brown’s Independent Grocery (1251 Stittsville Main St)
1. Head north on Stittsville Main St 450 m
2. Slight left to stay on Stittsville Main St 60 m
3. Turn left at Hazeldean Rd 900 m
4. Take the 1st right onto Carp Rd 1.8 km
5. Merge onto ON-417 E via the ramp to Ottawa 27.0 km
6. Take exit 118 toward Nicholas Street/Gatineau/Autoroute 5 700 m
7. Merge onto Nicholas St 1.5 km
8. Slight right to stay on Nicholas St 100 m
9. Slight left at Waller St 300 m
10. Turn right at Rideau St 280 m
11. Turn left at King Edward Ave N (signs for Auto Route 5/) 1.0 km
12. Continue onto King Edward Ave N Entering QC 850 m
13. Continue onto Autoroute 5 N 24.3 km
14. Turn right toward QC-105 N 59 m
15. Turn left at QC-105 N 6.7 km
16. Turn left at Route Principale E/QC-366 O 6.7 km
17. Turn left at Chemin du Lac Philippe 2.4 km
Finish: P19 (Parking Lot 19) Lac Philippe 75.0km (Travel Time: approx 1.0hr)
As per Google Maps...
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=1251+Stittsville+Main+St,+Ottawa,+Ottawa+Division,+Ontario+K2S+2E4,+Canada&daddr=Chemin+du+Lac+Philippe&hl=en&geocode=FYW7sgIdSmZ5-ykJvJRQqADSTDFcRJbDVNZN-w%3BFVctuAIdfCt4-w&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=14&sll=45.616499,-76.006165&sspn=0.031758,0.077162&ie=UTF8&ll=45.624123,-76.013546&spn=0.015877,0.038581&t=h&z=15
From Parking Lot to Group Site #4 (next to Renaud Cabin) - this part must be walked, snowshoed, or skied.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Chemin+du+Lac+Philippe&daddr=Unknown+road&hl=en&geocode=FT0tuAIdmit4-w%3BFefctwIdv_53-w&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=15&sll=45.620641,-76.014748&sspn=0.015878,0.038581&ie=UTF8&ll=45.613257,-76.01346&spn=0.03176,0.077162&z=14
CLICK HERE TO CHECK FOR ALREADY COMPLETED EMERGENCY PLANS
Leaders.....If you have further information that would be useful about this location, please post a reply and I will update the information as appropriate.
Thanks.
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