Pancake Bay Provincial Park
Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Pancake Bay
12729 Hwy 17N, PO box 61, Batchwana Bay, ON, P0S 1A0
(705) 882-2209
No. of Sites (328) - 168 non-electrical sites, 160 electrical sites, 5 group sites
5 Yurts on Site Number(s): 124, 365, 701, 702, 703, Three of Pancake Bay’s yurts are located in the east side of the park. Sleeps:Maximum 6 people per yurt
Wheel Chair Accessible Campsites - Barrier-free access is available at all comfort stations. There are four barrier-free campsites and a wheelchair ramp for beachfront access.
12729 Hwy 17N, PO box 61, Batchwana Bay, ON, P0S 1A0
(705) 882-2209
No. of Sites (328) - 168 non-electrical sites, 160 electrical sites, 5 group sites
5 Yurts on Site Number(s): 124, 365, 701, 702, 703, Three of Pancake Bay’s yurts are located in the east side of the park. Sleeps:Maximum 6 people per yurt
Wheel Chair Accessible Campsites - Barrier-free access is available at all comfort stations. There are four barrier-free campsites and a wheelchair ramp for beachfront access.
Blog Entries: - Crazy Beginnings To Our Trip Out West - August 2014
- Leaving Pukaskwa and on to Pancake Bay - August - 2017
- Pancake Bay and Batchawana Bay - August 2017
- Leaving Pukaskwa and on to Pancake Bay - August - 2017
- Pancake Bay and Batchawana Bay - August 2017
Terrain - Well treed, good balance of shade and sunshine. Well laid out on dirt and pine needles. The park is located along the historic paddling route of the Voyageurs. Located a little too close to the highway so it can be a bit noisy from traffic on some sites. The park is too close to the highway and you can hear very loud transports and traffic both day and night. It is a good park for a one night stop over as you are passing through the area, but for the average tenting camper, you may want to continue on a little further to Lake Superior Provincial Park.
Staff - I did not personally have much dealings with them, but had no complaints about them.
Bathrooms - 3 comfort stations (flush toilets/ running water) , No pop vending machines outside the comfort stations.
- Out houses which have sinks and tap for washing but no flush toilets. Outhouses had no trash cans in the stalls.
Beach - 3.5 km long but has a lot of tough marsh grasses along it. It is one of the great lakes so the water is cold but, it is fairly shallow and so, by Lake Superior standards, reasonably warm in comparison to other areas where the water is deeper. The water is so clear you can see all the way to the bottom in most spots.
Out Door Water Faucets - Signs indicate places where there should be one but it doesn't actually exist.
Hiking Trails - Edmund Fitzgerald Lookout Trail (7 km round trip - about 45 min, 11 km round trip, or 14 km round trip)
- Pancake Bay Nature Trail (educational signs posted around this trail)
Pet Amenities - If you walk beyond the edge of Park [along the beach], there is a place where dogs can swim..
- Dog beach located just to the east of the Hilltop campground, near the beach parking lot.
- pet exercise area
Playground - jungle gym
Park Store - souvenirs, firewood (no ice)
Boat/Canoe Rentals: None
Staff - I did not personally have much dealings with them, but had no complaints about them.
Bathrooms - 3 comfort stations (flush toilets/ running water) , No pop vending machines outside the comfort stations.
- Out houses which have sinks and tap for washing but no flush toilets. Outhouses had no trash cans in the stalls.
Beach - 3.5 km long but has a lot of tough marsh grasses along it. It is one of the great lakes so the water is cold but, it is fairly shallow and so, by Lake Superior standards, reasonably warm in comparison to other areas where the water is deeper. The water is so clear you can see all the way to the bottom in most spots.
Out Door Water Faucets - Signs indicate places where there should be one but it doesn't actually exist.
Hiking Trails - Edmund Fitzgerald Lookout Trail (7 km round trip - about 45 min, 11 km round trip, or 14 km round trip)
- Pancake Bay Nature Trail (educational signs posted around this trail)
Pet Amenities - If you walk beyond the edge of Park [along the beach], there is a place where dogs can swim..
- Dog beach located just to the east of the Hilltop campground, near the beach parking lot.
- pet exercise area
Playground - jungle gym
Park Store - souvenirs, firewood (no ice)
Boat/Canoe Rentals: None
Things To Do At Pancake Bay Provincial Park
- Fishing
- Swimming
- Playground (jungle gym)
- Hiking trail
- Picnicking
- Amphitheatre
- Natural Heritage Education programs (late June to Labour day)
Attractions And Places To Go Near Pancake Bay Provincial Park
Closest City - Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
- Agawa Gift Center
- Lake Superior Provincial Park interpretive centre (free admission with Pancake Bay registration)
- Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre in Sault Ste Marie
- Pictograph site 38 km north of the park
- Algoma Central Railway (best visited in the fall)
- Sault Ste Marie Boardwalk
- Art Gallery of Algoma
Directions: 76 km north of Sault Ste. Marie on the Trans-Canada Highway 17, follow Provincial Park signs and it is directly off the highway
Signs For Directions To Park - Good signage and easy to find off the highway
Directions: 76 km north of Sault Ste. Marie on the Trans-Canada Highway 17, follow Provincial Park signs and it is directly off the highway
Signs For Directions To Park - Good signage and easy to find off the highway