Brent Store

Brent Store is a small Algonquin Outfitters shop and canoe outfitting base on Cedar Lake’s north shore. It rents canoes and kayaks, sells a limited range of camping, hiking and paddling gear, and has a dock where canoe trips can start. It’s a useful stop for the park’s quieter north end, but it isn’t a full-service outdoor shop.

Canoe trippers may park at the store and launch from its dock, or use the Cedar Lake–Brent access point a short distance away. Complete outfitting packages need a reservation. Cedar Lake connects to routes on the Petawawa River, including whitewater stretches, and toward Kiosk and Carl Wilson Lake. Renters often praise the staff’s practical route and weather advice.

Brent sits at the end of about 40 kilometres of gravel road; expect a winding drive and possible washboard, and watch for logging trucks. The store carries basic groceries such as bread and milk along with packaged backcountry meals, but its selection is smaller than at other outfitter locations. It operates seasonally, so check the current schedule before making the drive.

Brent grew around 19th-century logging and the railway that served its white-pine operations. By the early 1900s the settlement had a school, a church and several hundred residents. Algonquin Outfitters has run the store and outfitting base since 1982, continuing its role as a supply point for paddlers heading into northern Algonquin.