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Basin Lake Access Point (#19) 
Location
From a point on Highway 58, 7.3 kilometres north of Round Lake Centre, proceed to Turner’s Road/Basin Lake Road (opposite the Bonnechere Park entrance) and travel 16 kilometres (on pavement, then gravel) to the Park boundary which provides access to Basin Lake (at km 14.3), Foys Lake (at km 23.6), and to the Bonnechere River at the hydroelectric transmission corridor (at km 35). Latitude and longitude of Access Point: 45.657499°, -77.580225°
Facilities
- Parking
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Water Levels
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Related Information
- Backcountry Canoeing
- Canoe Routes Map - Explore Online
- Aylen Lake Access Point
McKaskill Lake Ranger Cabin
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