Achray Campground is the most remote campground in Algonquin Provincial Park, with some interesting logistics involved. Here's what you need to know!
It’s a small campground on the east side of Algonquin Park - a super remote, completely non-electric campground. Not only is there no electricity, there’s no comfort station, no cell reception, and you’re not allowed to use generators there.
That’s not the kind of stuff we generally hear about in those stories, though.
No, those are generally about the road into the park - ~50 km of logging road. The way they’re told, we were picturing a single lane mess of a highway with careening logging trucks to avoid.
Oh, and with washouts. We were basically picturing Gargantua Rd in Lake Superior Provincial Park, but longer and with logging trucks.
You know. Not the kind of thing we were itching to drive our RV down!
I’m very “in for a penny, in for a pound”, so we decided to make a day of it, extend the drive in, and check out the Achray Campground - if the road seemed at all passable.
Well, the stories were either greatly exaggerated, or based on conditions that have since been resolved - the drive in was dusty... but easy enough and gorgeous!
We spent a fair amount of time at Achray that day, and figured we’d document our findings, for anyone that might have the same concerns we did.
So, let’s get to it!
The Basics:
Campground Name: Achray Campground, Algonquin Provincial Park
Address: Achray Rd, Unorganized South Nipissing District, ON K0J, Canada Click here for Google Maps Location
Website: https://www.ontarioparks.ca/park/algonquin/achray
Price: Ontario Provincial Parks uses a pricing matrix across all their parks. See 2026 Camping Fees for more details.
Reservations: Ontario Parks Reservations
Park Classification: Natural Environment
Season: April 24, 2026 to October 25, 2026 for camping, April 24, 2026 to November 15, 2026 for day use.
Logistics
Some basic information to help you plan your stay at the Achray Campground:
Registration and Check In
Unlike most of our campground stays - and accompanying reviews - we did NOT book a stay 5 months in advance, 7 am on the dot.
As we were staying at Bonnechere PP at the time - and therefore had a valid Ontario Parks camping permit in play - we took advantage of the reciprocal program they’ve got in place.
Basically, if you have a current, valid camping permit at any Ontario Provincial Park, you can use it as a Daily Vehicle Permit at any other Ontario Provincial Park, that same day.
GENERALLY, anyway. Sometimes - depending on season and the park involved - you’ll still need to reserve a DVP. This is usually the big parks during super busy seasons. Think Sandbanks in summer, or parts of Algonquin during the fall colour season.
Anyway, this was mid May, so we were good to just show up and check in.
This just meant popping into the Sand Lake Gate for a couple of minutes, showing our current camping confirmation, and providing our license plate number. Super quick and easy!
The employee on staff at the time was super nice, friendly, and knowledgeable. She let us know about recent wildlife sightings, etc.
So, we bought a few trail guides and were on our way!
Maps and Signage
There aren’t any individual maps for Achray, just the one on page 17 of the big, comprehensive 2026 Algonquin Information Guide.
On the surface, the map looked fine. It’s a small campground, and it seemed pretty straightforward.
See, both of the day use areas are behind some campsites. The campsites themselves aren’t well-defined, and kind of just blend into the day use areas.
The signage in the area isn’t super clear about where the day use actually starts vs where the campsites end, and the map isn’t much of a help.
In general, visiting the day use areas - especially the west side day use area - felt like we were walking right into someone’s campsite, on a few occasions.
There was no one in those campsites at the time - maybe the fact they were unoccupied contributed to the confusion. As someone who gets really awkward about not knowing where I’m supposed to go, it was just... weird and uncomfortable.
Anyway, beyond that whole mess, the signage in the park is decent. Between that and the map, you won’t have a hard time getting around the OTHER areas of this campground.
Waste & Water Services
There is no trailer sanitation station in this campground. There are potable water taps, though - they’re all marked on the map.
Campers are supposed to put their compost in a paper bag with cellulose liner, wrap it in newspaper or place it in other compostable box - such as a cereal box - before tossing it in.
You can't put plastic bags in the compost bin!
Connectivity
We had very intermittent cell reception along the road from the highway to the entrance of the park and we had good cell reception at Sand Lake Gate.
We lost cell reception almost immediately after entering the park at the gate. The only place we had any cell reception at all was up on the ledge of Barron Canyon, along the Barron Canyon trail. Shockingly good reception there, actually!
Anyway, that is all to say that there is no cellular reception in the Achray Campground.
They do have a cell phone booster at the park store that will apparently work in the store or right behind the store, on the deck. We didn't actually try to use it, though.
Accessibility
Long story short: If you’re a wheelchair user, your accessibility ends at Sand Lake Gate. They have a designated parking spot, and a single barrier-free washroom out back.
Achray is not a wheelchair accessible campground. There are no barrier-free washroom facilities, there’s no comfort station, and there isn’t even a single barrier-free campsite.
The grounds themselves are very hilly and uneven, but the campground is definitely intended to be “walkable” - parking is pretty limited throughout.
So, if you’re someone with mobility issues, getting around could be an issue.
At the time of our visit, neither of the beaches had a MobiMat. The nicer of the two beaches - the West Beach - was located down a fairly steep hill, and it’s the kind of sand that’s hard to walk in.
The Jack Pine Trail is easy, and should be fine for most people with mobility issues... but really, I just wouldn’t recommend this campground to anyone with significant mobility issues.
Well, unless you’re the type to just hang out in your campsite for the most part. You’re going to want to bring your own washroom facilities though!
... and not be someone who relies on electricity for medical devices, etc.
Pets
Aside from the fact that dogs aren’t allowed on the swimming beaches - or almost ½ of the campground, in the west end of Achray - we didn’t see any information about dogs at the campground, or on the Achray site.
Given that a section explicitly bans dogs, they must be welcome in the rest of the campground.
In that case, we assume that all of the usual restrictions apply - that dogs must be leashed, supervised, and under control at all times. They’re not allowed to make excessive noise, harass other campers, animals, or flora.
Finally, they need to be picked up after, and the droppings properly disposed of.
Parking
As mentioned earlier, it definitely seems like the Achray Campground is set up to be a walkable campground, which is fine - if you’re able bodied!
The parking situation isn’t great. There’s a large, central parking lot, then sporadic - and sometimes poorly marked - parking around the day use areas.
If you’re a beach person, I’d definitely recommend getting a campsite near the one you want to be at, rather than rely on parking.
One exception - there’s a fair amount of parking at the Berm Lake / Eastern Pines Backpacking Trail head.
Miscellaneous
Some random info, specific to Achray:
The Unpaved Logging Road
As we’ve previously mentioned, we had heard absolute nightmares about Barron Canyon Road.
It’s about 51 km from County Rd 26 to Achray Campground, and the bulk of that is on dirt roads.
The road in - all the way to the Sand Lake Gate - was really good. It was paved part of the way, then went to a packed gravel.
Aside from the fact that a truck was actively grading it at the time of our visit - which probably impacts our preception and experience! - we had absolutely no complaints so far.
We asked about the road conditions at Sand Lake Gate, and she told us that the road from that point to Achray was generally BETTER than the road we’d just come in on.
We didn’t find that to be the case - the fresh grading hadn’t happened on the park’s side of that road - but it definitely didn’t live up (down?) To legend!
The biggest issue was that there was a LOT of dust. We went through a lot of windshield wiper fluid on our back window, especially... and when we got back to our campsite, the car looked like it had gone off-roading!
NO Services
Achray Campground is radio-free and does not allow the use of generators. It's also completely non-electric campground, so you're definitely going to want to plan around that.
The bulk of the sites are pretty well covered with trees, so if you’re planning to go in on solar power, I’d recommend paying VERY close attention to the site descriptions when you’re reserving your campsite.
There is no trailer sanitation station - no dump OR fill platforms. Bonnechere is probably your best bet for those, but that’s an hour and a half away.
Just some things to consider, especially for planning the length of your stay!
Voices CARRY!
Achray was so quiet and peaceful during our stay... a school bus full of teenage boys went on a canoeing excursion.
They were absolutely obnoxious, the whole time. The sound really carries over the lake and even when they were super far out, we were treated to all kinds of yelling and cursing that could be heard clearly all the way on the shore.
It sounded like a pack of demented toddlers learning about echoes for the first time... if they were really sweary toddlers.
Don’t get me wrong, I curse like a sailor... but this was really over the top!
Night Sky Viewing
Achray is located in an area of extremely low light pollution.
While we weren’t there overnight, I’d imagine that it’s AMAZINGLY dark at night, given that it’s non-electric and generator free.
This would make for some amazing night sky viewing... but unfortunately, the view over the lake is to the south.
So, unless it’s a really powerful, directly-overhead show... it just won’t be a great place for seeing the northern lights.
If you’re interested in possibly seeing the northern lights, check out our posts: Aurora Hunting, How to Photograph the Northern Lights, Can I See the Northern Lights Tonight?, and Where to See Northern Lights in Ontario.
Campground Amenities & Info
Some basic information on the amenities at Achray Campground in Algonquin Provincial Park:
Creature Comforts
Starting on your way into the park - it’s a long drive! - there are both flush toilets and outhouses at the Sand Lake Gate.
From there, there are outhouses at the Squirrel Rapids and Barron Canyon Trail parking lots, at the very least - we didn’t pop into every parking lot and pull off area.
There are no comfort stations, showers, or laundry facilities at Achray Campground, and most of the washrooms are the old style vault toilets.
The park’s website says that there are flush toilets throughout the campground - the only set I came across were on the far east end of the park, next to the Jackpine Trail.
Flush toilets do have a separate symbol on the map - this was also the only flush toilet marked on the campground map, so I’m not sure what’s up with the website info.
Park Store
There are a few options for park stores - 2 official and one non-official - on the way into the park. Let’s look at them chronologically:
First, the non-official one - Algonquin Portage Store & Outfitters.
With signs leading up to this one - letting you know it’s the last store before the park - we’d assumed this to be run by the same company as the Lake of Two Rivers Store, Opeongo Store, etc.
Nope, they’re completely separate.
Anyway, this is your best option of the three for groceries, snacks, beverages, dehydrated trail foods, equipment, etc.
They also have a scooped ice cream bar with really fantastic ice cream. Porter had the Pralines and Cream - highly recommended!
It's got souvenirs and trail maps and such, but it does not have snack foods, drinks or anything like that, though.
This one had nature and trail guides, a freezer of ice cream treats, some Ontario Parks souvenirs, clothing, a modest selection of camping supplies, and a few toiletry items, as well as firewood and ice.
There were some snack foods, but no real grocery items - plan ahead!
Visitor Centre
While the main Algonquin Provincial Park visitor center is located a 3 hour drive from the Achray Campground, there is an Achray Historic Site Exhibit on site.
Basically, there’s a little building called the Outside-In Interpretive Center.
It’s just a single room little building with two sets of educational signage - one in English, and the other in French.
The panels talk about the geological and human history of the east side of Algonquin Provincial Park. You can find a few more panels outside, which delve a bit more into the human history of the area - logging, etc.
One thing to note - the lighting in the building isn’t automatic, like some park features. If they’re not already on, you need to twist the timer switch on your right, as you enter.
Day Use Area
There are two day use areas at Achray Campground, one on either side of that main split.
The west day-use area is super cute - it’s got a few picnic tables up on a bit of a hill, overlooking a really nice beach.
Each of the tables has its own hibachi grill next to it. It’s just a really nice setup and vibe, with a great view!
As mentioned before, there’s definitely some ambiguity as to where the campsites end and the day use area begins, so that’s something to keep in mind when booking in that area - you are VERY likely to end up with people wandering through your site.
The beach just isn’t as nice, I didn’t see any of those grills that the other day use area had, the view isn’t quite as nice, etc.
The picnic tables in this area are set back from the beach, rather than set up OVER it.
Rentals
Achray Campground rents out canoes from then Stone House / Park Store.
These are available for day use rentals only, campers are asked to arrange any overnight canoe rentals with outside outfitters. (Note: That Algonquin Portage store we mentioned earlier is one such outfitter).
Campsite Details
You have a few options for camping at Achray Campground: Car Camping, Roofed Accommodation, and Backcountry Camping:
Car Camping
Achray is made up of 45 non electrical campsites.
Overall, the sites are very cute - and a LOT of them are waterfront sites.
The west end of the campground is mostly a dog-free section, and seems to be more hilly with more unlevel sites than the east end of the campground.
I’d commented that I’d be hesitant to drive our RV through the west end, and that I was assuming it was a tent-only campground, but at least one of those sites is rated for a 32' long trailer!
I’m definitely shocked by that!
Anyway - as previously mentioned - I’d recommend not booking the sites that back onto the beaches if you value your privacy. With the lack of signage and definition in those areas, you will DEFINITELY have people wandering through your site!
It’s a shame - site 20 in particular was gorgeous... but I could see people straight up parking in that site by accident.
The east section of the park looks to be a little bit more RV friendly. Still some slopes, but not anywhere near as bad some of the west end sites - and some of these sites actually look pretty flat.
Well... more “walk up” than “walk in”. It’s a row of parking spots and some trails that go up just a few metres to campsites right in front of the parking lot, overlooking the lake.
More ambiguity here, though - the sites are marked at the parking spots, but not at the sites themselves... and there are more trails up than there are sites.
It’s hard to tell where each site starts and ends - site #1 straight up feels like it’s an extension of the Yurt area, from what I can tell!
Anyway, if I’ve got the sites right at all, then sites #2 and #3 are the nicest, and have great views out over the water.
Roofed Accommodation
There is a single Soft Sided Shelter - yurt - at Achray Campground.
I wasn’t able to grab a photo - from a distance, I could see it was occupied.
Anyway, it appeared to be your standard Ontario Parks Yurt - the round, green ones with the conical white-ish roofs.
This one sleeps 6, via 2 sets of Futon bunk beds. There’s a table and chairs inside, and a fire pit, picnic table, and propane BBQ outside.
As with pretty much every roofed option I’ve ever seen in an Ontario Provincial Park, you’ll need to bring EVERYTHING you need - including bedding, towels, pots, pans, dishes, etc.
Backcountry Campsites
For those looking for an even MORE rusting camping experience, Achray serves as a jumping off point for backcountry camping in the Algonquin interior.
In the park itself - around the main parking lots up front - there’s a series of 9 jump-off sites for backcountry campers.
Sites #1-3 are adjacent to the parking lot for the Eastern Pines Backpacking Trail, and the rest are in the larger parking lot, next to the Theatre.
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Entertainment and Activity
Some basic information on the things you can see and do while staying at the Achray Campground in Algonquin Provincial Park:
Hiking
The hiking trail situation is a little weird. The park’s website mentions 3 hiking trails - Barron Canyon Trail, Berm Lake Trail, and Eastern Pines Trail.
The 2026 Algonquin Provincial Park newspaper lists five trail descriptions for the campground, though - those 3, plus Achray Historic Site Exhibit Trail, and Jack Pine Trail.
... but one of those doesn’t appear on the map, nor does it appear anywhere else that I could see - including online and in reality!
Anyway, here’s more information on all “five” of the trails, plus one other one that you may be interested in.
(The distance and difficulty provided by Algonquin are in each title, we’ll elaborate in our descriptions when we find the provided information to be inaccurate.)
Achray Historic Site Exhibit Trail: 2.4 km, Easy
This trail says that it’ll take you 1.25 hours to do, and you’ll “discover more about Achray’s History”.
... I have no idea where this is.
The historic site exhibit is on the map, but that’s not a trail - just a small building, and a few signs nearby. Certainly nothing that’ll take you over an hour to do, unless you’re an incredibly slow reader!
How the 2.4 km comes in... I don’t know. I Googled, and this trail doesn’t seem to exist anywhere except on page 17 of the Algonquin Park guide.
Barron Canyon Trail: 1.5 km Loop, Moderate
The parking lot and trailhead for the Baron Canyon hiking trail is located about 14 km outside of the campground, towards the Sand Lake Gate. (It’s 10 km past the Sand Lake Gate, on your way in).
This is a fantastic trail, definitely one of our favourite trails in Algonquin Provincial Park.
It’s mostly a wide, flat, really easy to navigate - but steep at first! - trail, with what are known to be the best views in all of Algonquin.
We did an entire post about this trail, with everything you could possibly want to know - see our Barron Canyon Trail Guide for all of that info, and tons of pictures.
Berm Lake Trail: 4.5 km Loop, Moderate
When we checked in at the Sand Lake Gate, the employee there was telling us about all the wildlife that had recently been sighted at the Berm Lake Trail.
So, obviously, it got added on to the itinerary for the day. Porter did it by himself, and - spoilers! - it ended up being his favourite Algonquin Provincial Park Trail!
Here’s what he had to say about it:
The path is pretty wide, but it has rocks and roots, unsure footing. Because of this I rate this as a moderate difficulty trail.”
At this point the trail becomes a bit more narrow, and a bit more hilly, still with rocky footing. It's still a moderate difficulty trail though.
Keep an eye out because some of the rocks are really sparkly, which is just a really cool effect as you're walking down the trail. I tried to take video of it but it just doesn't capture it like seeing it in person.
There are some very short sections that are muddy, however, this spring has seen extremely high water levels everywhere in the area.
Around 2.5 kilometers in you do a lot of climbing, pushing up a bit higher into the moderate category of difficulty.”
There are some portages off to the sides, I recommend following them as they are very short and have great views of the lakes.
This is easily in my top 10% of all trails I've ever hiked. Not only would I hike this trail again, I would actually hike this trail again right now if I had time.
I clocked it as 4.8km, but I explored several portages in addition to the trail.”
Eastern Pines Back Packing Trail: Loops of 6-15km, Difficult
This trail starts out from a parking lot right in the Achray Campground.
It shares the start of the trail with Berm Lake Trail, but quickly splits off into its own thing. This is an overnight backpacking trail / backwoods camping trail.
High Falls Trail: 8-9 km Return, Unknown Difficulty.
We had originally intended for Porter to do this trail, but those plans got nixed once he heard about Berm Trail.
There is definitely some difficulty with getting information about this trail - not only are there at least 4 waterfalls in Algonquin Park ALONE that are called “high falls”, but there are 2 separate trails with the same name, in this park.
Even when looking at AllTrails - usually a good source of info - part of the information provided is for this trail (telling people to navigate to Achray Campground), and part of the very same trail-info description is about the High Falls Trail at the South Gate of Algonquin - several hours drive away!
So, if you’re looking at that and see that it’s 2 km from the parking to the waterfall? That’s wrong.
Signage at THIS High Falls trail says that it’s about 4 km from the parking lot to the waterfall, and I have to assume that’s accurate.
That said, other sources that are clearly about THIS trail say it’s 4.5 km... so I would mentally budget for a 9 km walk.
Anyway, this trail takes you out to one of the two more famous of the High Falls waterfalls in Algonquin, and this one is specifically popular as a swimming destination in summer.
Due to the dangers presented by swimming anywhere near waterfalls, I would definitely recommend doing some research before heading out to swim here!
Jack Pine Trail: 1.6 km Linear, Easy
This trail was a bit weird for a few reasons. I hadn’t heard of it prior to our visit, as it wasn’t on the park’s website.
Seeing the description in the Algonquin Provincial Park guide made me want to do it, though - it’s a short, easy trail that’s supposed to take you out to the site where Tom Thomson - of the Group of Seven - sketched out his famous The Jack Pine painting.
The little park map shows it just following the main road through the east side campground, then a short extension at the end. Not the most enticing, but whatever.
I had dropped Porter off to do the Berm Trail and was checking out the rest of the campground while he did.
Driving around, I came to what looked to be that little trail extension at the end of the trail (as marked on the map). I figured it would be a couple hundred metres, if that, until ~the tree~, so I went in.
One problem with linear trails is that there’s no consistency in how the length is denoted in trail information. I love it when a trial says “X km, return”, because it’s nice and clear.
I walked 450 metres in, saw the trail extending endlessly in front of me, and gave up. It was just too hot and buggy to keep going, without having any idea how much further it was til the trail end.
The whole distance thing was complicated by the fact that I had no idea where the trail actually started - it looked to be by the park store - or how long the road between that point and the extension was. The extension must have been cut off on the side of the map, either way.
Anyway, there was no trailhead signage with any clarifying information.
As for the trail itself, it was easy - as far as I went anyway. It wasn’t wheelchair accessible, on account of one short, raised little footbridge... but it was pretty flat. Just some very gentle inclines and declines, barely noticeable.
It would have been a nice - if not a bit monotonous - walk through the woods, if not for the heat, bugs, and frustration.
Biking
There aren’t any dedicated biking trails at Achray Campground, and - to the best of my knowledge - I don’t think you’re supposed to bike on the hiking trails there.
That said, the campground roads are totally suitable for cycling on - and very low traffic, especially compared to most of the other Algonquin Provincial Park campgrounds.
Swimming
There are two swimming beaches at Achray, one on either side of the campground. Both are sandy beaches, but have totally different vibes.
The West Beach - to the right, as you’re headed into the campground - is *Gorgeous*!
It has pale, very soft sand - it looks more like what I expect on a larger lake. There was a fair amount of plant matter scattered on the sand, but the whole beach still seems very clean.
The water itself is crystal clean, as well. Just beautiful!
I was surprised at the size of this beach - it seems bigger than the campground would need, especially given that there’s a second beach, AND the fact that Achray is way too far from anything to be much of a destination for day users!
The sand isn’t as soft, and it just doesn’t have the same “beachy” vibe as the West Beach, if you know what I mean.
Birding, Wildlife, and Nature
Our birding experience in the east side of Algonquin started shortly after we got through the Sand Lake Gate, as we listened to the sound of loons flying overhead while hiking at Barron Canyon Trail.
Got a very quick glimpse of them through the overhead trees, but no opportunity to photograph them!
Anyway - in large part due to the time of year we visited (late spring, when the trees were lush with leaves) - we heard more birds than we actually saw, and we saw a LOT more birds than we were able to get any kind of a decent photo of.
Overall, we heard and/or saw: American Robin, Black-and-White Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, Black-Throated Blue Warbler, Black-Throated Green Warbler, Blue-Headed Vireo, Blue Jay, Broad-Winged Hawk, Brown Creeper, Chipping Sparrow, Common Grackle, Common Loon, Common Yellowthroat, Golden-Crowned Kinglet, Gray Catbird, Great Blue Heron, Great Horned Owl, Hairy Woodpecker, Hermit Thrush, Least Flycatcher, Nashville Warbler, Northern Flicker, Northern Parula, Northern Waterthrush, Northern Yellow Warbler, Ovenbird, Pine Warbler, Purple Finch, Red-Breasted Nuthatch, Red-Eyed Vireo, Red-Winged Blackbird, Song Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Turkey Vulture, White-Throated Sparrow, and Yellow-Rumped Warbler.
We also saw some squirrels, painted turtles, and some kind of a Garter Snake.
Row 2: Blue Jay, Broad-Winged Hawk
Row 3: Gray Catbird, Painted Turtle
Boating
Achray Campground is located along the edge of Grand Lake, which is one of the few lakes in Algonquin that allow for motor boats - they’re limited to 10 hp, though.
The boat launch area in Achray is a bit weird.
You drive down around a curved corner to access what I’m ASSUMING is the boat launch - it’s very rustic, and looked more like a rocky beach, than an intentional boat launch.
We honestly wouldn’t have known it was a boat launch, had we not known that there was a boat launch down there.
Anyway, that’s off to the left at the landing of that driveway. If you go straight ahead - instead of off to the left - there’s a dock. On either side of the dock - and the area leading up to it - there are what look to be little put-in spots for canoes.
Canoeing
Achray serves as a jumping off point for all kinds of canoe routes through the interior, but - if we were staying there and had our own canoes - my #1 goal would be to canoe through the Baron Canyon.
Having seen the canyon from the top, I can only imagine how amazing the views must be from below!
Anyway, there are so many different ways to access that river, but the two closest options we saw were Squirrel Rapids and Brigham Lake.
The Squirrel Rapids Parking lot is shortly before Barron Canyon Trail, as you’re coming into the park. This one gives easy access to the water - the rocky shore is right on the side of the parking lot.
The Brigham Lake launch point is a bit more work - it’s a 150 m portage to get from the parking lot to the water.
Either way you go, your canoe trip can be as extensive as you want it. There are all kinds of lakes in the area, with a ton of portages along the way.
Sand Lake Gatehouse sells paddling maps - probably a good idea!
Row 3 & 4: Squirrel Rapids
Fishing
We saw a couple of people wading into Grand Lake at the day use area, but that was it in terms of people fishing at the time of our visit.
Apparently you can fish for Lake Trout on that lake, but that’s really all the information I could find about fishing at the Achray Campground.
I’ve got to assume that that lake wouldn’t be as overfished as those at the highway 60 campgrounds, though.
Discovery Program
While the bulk of Algonquin’s Discovery Programming happens along the Highway 60 corridor, Achray Campground runs an Exploration Station during the summer months.
For those visiting outside of July/August, you can pick up a Discovery Activity Book at any of the park stores or gatehouses, for individual activities.
Niantic Games
There is no cell reception at Achray Campground, and there are - unsurprisingly - no Niantic game stops in the area.
The closest we saw - a single Pokestop / Ingress Portal - was about ⅔ of the way along the Barron Canyon Trail.
Final Thoughts
This was a surprise hit for us.
We had both thought that - because it was out in the middle of nowhere - it would be a lot more limited than it was.
We weren’t expecting a gorgeous beach, a hiking trail that would end up being among Porter’s favourite ever, etc.
All of the horror stories we’d heard about the road in turned out to be a giant pile of NothingBurgers - those stories are the whole reason we had never been to Achray before!
Now that we know what the campground is like - and especially what the road in is like - we’ll definitely be adding this one to our list of campgrounds we’ll need to stay at next year.
Obviously there are some logistics we’ll need to work out, on account of the lack of services... but that’s nothing we can’t plan around!
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