Highview Ranger Cabin

Highview is a one-room, open-plan log cabin on the Nipissing River, rented as a roofed overnight stop for Algonquin canoe trips. It is canoe access only; there is no road access or public walk-in. Official approaches paddle from Tim River, Kawawaymog Lake, Kioshkokwi Lake at Kiosk, or Cedar Lake at Brent. Reserve the cabin before planning around it, and check whether your route also needs backcountry campsite permits. The approach via Birchcliffe Creek can be difficult in July and August when water is low. Choose it if a historic roofed night is part of your interior canoe trip, not for a casual park stop.

The first cabin was built in 1922 as a fire-ranger patrol headquarters on the site of an earlier J.R. Booth lumber camp; two rangers lived there for six years. Lightning destroyed it and one of the old Booth offices in July 1928. Rangers built the present cabin in ten days, spending $37.50 after salvaging lumber, framing material and some roofing from the camp buildings.

The single room has bunks without mattresses, a wood stove and chimney, table and chairs, a wash basin, a pail and basic cleaning and fire tools. Bring bedding and your own dishes and cookware; none are supplied. There is no running water, electricity or indoor bathroom, and the enclosed toilet is outside. Pets and smoking are prohibited.