Rabbit Blanket Lake Campground

During a fall 2024 stay at the Agawa Bay Campground in Lake Superior Provincial Park, we ran into a problem: A boil water advisory for all the water sources in the campsite.

Augh.

Not wanting to deal with the fallout from filling a tank with needs-to-be-boiled water, we considered hitting up the Rabbit Blanket Lake Campground on the way out of the campground.

Of course, that’s 56 km up the Trans Canada Highway - closer to the town of Wawa, than it is to Agawa Bay.

So, we decided to do a scouting mission, and made a whole day of it - hiking at Sand River Falls on the way, stopping by Old Woman Bay to stretch our legs (well, Porter ended up doing the Nokomis Hiking Trail...), and even went up to Wawa to check out Scenic High Falls.

Not really the easy day of rest we’d had planned, but hey - we had fun!

Anyway, efficiency is my THING, so we also scoped out the campground with an eye to future camping trips. It’s always fun to pick out a wish list of campsites to aim for, IMHO,

Also, it’s always good to know if a campground is just NOT suitable for your needs.

That ended up to not be the case for us - we’d just been staying at Agawa Bay out of convenience, to keep the drive in a bit shorter than it would be for staying at Rabbit Blanket campground.

After having had a good look at the campground, we had our first time actually camping there in June 2025.

Anyway, it’s a tiny campground, located on an interior lake. There’s not a ton going on there, but it seems really peaceful.

Also? Some of the campsites are SUPER cute - more on that in a minute.

Anyway, let us tell you all about our observations...

The Basics:

Campground Name: Rabbit Blanket Lake Campground - Lake Superior Provincial Park
Address: PO Box 267 Wawa, ON P0S 1K0
Website: https://www.ontarioparks.com/park/lakesuperior
Price Ontario Provincial Parks uses a pricing matrix across all their parks. See 2025 Camping Fees for more details.
Reservations: Ontario Parks Reservations
Park Classification: Natural Environment
Season:: May 16, 2025 to October 26, 2025

Logistics

Some information to help you plan your trip to Rabbit Blanket Lake Campground:

Registration and Check In

Much like Agawa Bay, the gatehouse at Rabbit Blanket Lake was closed down during our first visit, with signage directing visitors to the Agawa Bay Campground to sign in.

Man, I really, REALLY hope that was well communicated to campers. I can’t imagine pulling up to a campground at the end of a road trip, only to find that we had to drive ~45 minutes away to actually sign in!

When booking our 2025 stay, I didn’t see anything that indicated we’d have to drive to Agawa.

There was a new system in place, though, that allowed you to actually check in online - separate from the pre-registration. We’d noticed this as a new thing about a week earlier, not sure when it actually started.

Anyway, we did the online check in, and it told us to see a member of park staff when we arrived, to obtain our permit.

Luckily, the Rabbit Blanket Lake Campground office was actually open this time around - we were NOT looking forward to potentially driving clear across the park and back!

Check in was fast and friendly, as always. They printed off a vehicle permit for our driving car, that’s it. I guess that makes sense though - so many parking lots throughout the park with NO cell reception, a paper permit is probably the only way they can verify such things.

Maps and Signage

In terms of the printed map, the Rabbit Blanket map is the same as the Agawa Bay one - 2 double sided, black and white photocopied sheets. The two campgrounds share one side, a park overview map takes up another, and the remaining two sides are dedicated to trail information and park offenses/fines.

If you prefer maps to be in colour, there’s a PDF online - Rabbit Blanket Campground Map.

Waste & Water Services

The Trailer Sanitation Station is kind of... awkward.

It’s set up to be accessed on the way out, but backwards - services on the passenger side. If you need it on the way in, you have to either go in the wrong way for driver's side service, or do a U turn around the gatehouse.

Assuming you’re coming at it from the direction of the campground, it’s just a pull-off section on the side of the campground road, rather than a separate loop.

The two platforms - a dump platform, then the fill station - are just on the side of the road - so on the passenger side of your vehicle.

During our 2025 visit, we asked the staff member who checked us in about this. They said they weren’t sure why they did it that way, but that yeah, we should just drive in the wrong way.

Anyway, the garbage / recycling area is right near the first platform.

Connectivity

We had decent internet through the whole campground. Not amazing, not super fast - we had better reception in Agawa - but certainly enough to check the weather forecast, etc.

This is on Rogers Wireless - your mileage may vary with other carriers.

Accessibility

The comfort station is marked as being barrier-free, and actually does have a wheelchair accessible path up to it. (It’s shocking how often that is NOT the case!).

Also, the shower head and controls were placed at a wheelchair accessible level - also a shockingly rare thing for “barrier-free” shower stalls. The stall itself was in pretty gross looking condition, though.

Aside from that, it’s not a super accessible campground: rough roads, no real wheelchair access to the beach, the trails to the vault toilets are narrow, and none of those are barrier-free (so far as we could see, anyway), anyway.

Pets

Dogs aren’t allowed on the Rabbit Blanket Lake beach, but beyond that, I didn’t see any information about them at all.

I’m assuming it’s the same as almost every other Ontario Provincial Park campground - keep them leashed at all times, don’t let them harass other people or animals, and pick up after them.

Beyond that, there IS a dog beach at Old Woman Bay, nearby. When you pass the entrance loop, turn right and go to the end of that parking area / road.

Parking

There is not a lot of extra parking at Rabbit Blanket Lake campground - some parking at the boat launch and the comfort station, and that’s about it.

There aren’t any marked overflow parking spots for campers, there aren’t even parking areas for the two trail access points in the campground.

Miscellaneous

While there’s not a lot of overhead light pollution at Rabbit Blanket Lake, it is a LOT closer to Wawa than the Agawa Bay campground.

There’s also no great view to the north there, so it’s not really a good spot for Aurora Borealis hunting.

That said, it’ll work fine for star gazing, if you get out near the boat launch or beach area, out from the forest cover of the campground.

Campground Amenities & Info

Here’s some basic information on the amenities at Rabbit Blanket Lake Campground:

Creature Comforts

There is a single comfort station - near the middle of the campground - with flush toilets, laundry facilities, and showers.

Beyond that, there are several vault toilets throughout both campground loops. Each of these is set back from the campground road, on little trails.

Some branches of the trails go between the roads and the outhouses, and others go from the vault toilet to the surrounding campsites.

Be careful where you go - especially in the dark - because I could see it being fairly easy to end up in someone else’s campsite.

Park Store & Visitor Centre

When the campground office is open, you can buy a few small items there - stickers, patches, that kind of thing.

If you’re looking for a wider selection of gift items, souvenirs, and supplies, you’re going to want to go to the make Lake Superior Provincial Parkstore.

See my post on the Agawa Bay Campground for information on the Lake Superior Provincial Park visitor center - that’s where it’s located!

Day Use Area

There’s a small beach with a picnic table at Rabbit Blanket Lake, but that’s about it in terms of a day-use area.

Also - that may or may not be a thing anymore. A cabin has been constructed on the beach, but the current park map still lists it as a beach.. Without a cabin mentioned.

Either way though, you’re FAR better off going to Old Woman Bay if you’re looking for a picnic spot, or to take a swim.

Rentals

During the main camping season, you can rent canoes at the Rabbit Blanket Lake gatehouses, as well as at the Park Office for Mijinemungshing Lake.
Mijin is the largest lake in the park, so that’s convenient!

You can also rent out of Agawa Bay, but that’s clear on the other side of the park.

Campsite Details

The Rabbit Blanket Campground is a small campground - about 60 sites - each with a picnic table and a fire pit.

About half of the campsites have electrical service - these are all located on the first loop of the campground, closest to the gate.

There are some REALLY cute campsites in the second, non-electrical campsite loop, though, especially on the last stretch of it, approaching the comfort station area.

Vaulted platforms of land, landscaped steps up to the camping area, etc. Almost enough to make me want to tent camp.

Almost. LOL!

For our 2025 stay, we stayed at R6.

It was nice enough, but nothing to really write home about. (We’re definitely spoiled by our time spent up north, though!)

The ground was relatively flat, it felt decently private enough, no complaints.

Roofed Accommodation

New for 2025: There’s a brand new, single room cabin at Rabbit Blanket Lake: Rabbit’s Burrow Cabin.

As mentioned previously, it’s located right on the beach, and bookings are open for it already.

No word on whether the beach is now considered part of that site or not - it’s still on the map as a beach - so if you’re renting the cabin, expect some potentially awkward interactions, until the park publications catch up.

Anyway...

This little cabin includes a single/queen bunk bed, as well as a double sized futon couch. Also, there’s a camp cot is also available, by request.

There’s no kitchen area or washrooms, but there’s a table and benches, a mini fridge, a propane heater, and a gas BBQ, outside on the deck.

Oddly, the reservation page for cabin rental includes information that you usually see for a regular campsite. It’s listed as having 15 amp electrical service, no shade/full sun, grass for ground cover, and a slight pad slope.

Anyway, pets aren’t allowed, and there’s a 2 night minimum for booking.

Entertainment and Activity

Some information about the recreational opportunities in and around the Rabbit Blanket Campground:

Hiking

I covered info on all of the trails - and our reviews / photos of the hikes we’ve done - in my Agawa Bay Campground review.

Spoilers:

Agawa Rock Pictographs Trail is short but hardcore, and AMAZING.

Sand Lake / Pinguisibi Trail may just be my favourite hike of all time.

Nokomis Trail is rated as one of the top 5 hikes in Canada, and Porter *loved* it. It’s located nearby - across the highway from Old Woman Bay.

The very idea of Coastal Trail is absolutely incomprehensible to me. 65 km of hardcore trail - I bet it’s gorgeous, though.

Beyond those, a bit of campground specific info: There are two access points for the Peat Mountain Trail in the Rabbit Blanket Lake Campground... and neither one have any parking spots at the trailhead.

You may need to park at the comfort station and walk half the length of the campground.

Biking

There aren’t any designated biking trails in the campground, but you could probably bike on the campground roads. It’s definitely a quiet, low-traffic campground.

Swimming

As mentioned, there’s a small beach at the Rabbit Blanket Lake Campground. It’s rocky and kind of marshy - not really what I’d consider a swimming destination.

Probably great for launching canoes - and there were a couple kayaks off to the side in the marshy area.

Anyway, definitely check out Old Woman Bay . It’s about a 1 km beach (I have no idea where anyone is getting 3 km from!), and just gorgeous.

There are several different sections of sand, from straight up gravel (out to the left), to coarse sand, to fine sand.

The water is crystal clear, and there’s really no comparison to the campground beach.

Katherine Cove is another great option for swimming, but it’s further away.

Birding, Wildlife, and Nature

So, a sign at the boat launch mentions Great Blue Heron, Osprey, Otter, Moose, and nesting waterfowl - including loons and ducks.

We saw some ducks during our first visit... that’s it.

Up the road at Old Woman Bay, though, we encountered a bunch of birds: American Pipit, Cedar Waxwing, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Red-Breasted Nuthatch, White-Throated Sparrow, White-Winged Crossbill.

The Trapper’s Trail is also a great place for bird watching.

June 2025 Update

Staying at the campground a year later, we had a bit more luck. Overall, we heard and/or saw:

American Crow, American Redstart, American Robin, Black-Throated Green Warbler, Cedar Waxwing, Chestnut-Sided Warbler, Common Raven, Magnolia Warbler, Pileated Woodpecker, Red-Eyed Vireo, White-Throated Sparrow.

We also saw a TON of butterflies, a few different kinds of dragonflies and damselflies, and wild flowers everywhere.

Boating & Fishing

Located on an inland lake, Rabbit Blanket Lake is one in a chain of lakes on at least one of the canoe routes in Lake Superior Provincial Park

A sign at the boat launch mentioned being 3 portages away from some of the best Brook Trout fishing in the park.

Surf Lake is 5km away by canoe, and the signage recommends allowing 5-6 hours to do so. It also warns of portages and landings with steep grades, slippery areas, and uneven terrain.

Beyond that, there are a ton of canoeing and kayaking opportunities throughout the park.

There’s a boat launch on Sinclair Cove, which is a GORGEOUS area.

Mijinemungshing Lake is the largest inland lake in the park, and a popular destination for canoeing, fishing, and backcountry camping.

Discovery Program

Each of the times we visited, it was in the shoulder season - and the Lake Superior Provincial Park Discovery Program seems to only run in July and August.

There weren’t any posters or old schedules remaining up on any of the notice boards, so I couldn’t tell you what was offered.

At the very least, I know they do some programming out of the Agawa Bay Visitor Centre, and have guides at the Pictorgraphs trail in the summer, but that’s about it.

Niantic Games

There are two Pokestops / Ingress Portals / etc at Rabbit Blanket Lake Campground: At the gatehouse and at the boat launch.

Both areas had decent cellular reception for us during our visits.

Final Thoughts

So, I’m 50/50 on this campground.

I love that it’s small and peaceful, and some of the campsites are SUPER cute. Also love that it’s so close to Old Woman Bay, which is a bit of trek from Agawa Lake Campground.

On the other hand, the really cute sites are non-electric, on a rough road, and don’t even accommodate our equipment... so that’s like half the draw right there.

The campground also doesn’t have the view of Lake Superior, or any kind of view for Northern Lights potential.

So... it’ll be hard to choose this one over Agawa, which we already love. Not to say we won’t - it may make logistical sense in the future - but that’s where we’re at.

If you’re a tent camper and don’t need that north facing view... you could definitely do worse!

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