La Verendrye: Park & Permit Info

	PARK INFO:
	LaVerendrye Provincial Park has no visitor facilities but offers fine canoe camping along its historic fur trade route.  For details, contact the Ontario Provincial Parks Office in the area. > Ontario Parks: La Verendrye Provincial Park

	FIRE INFORMATION:
	You can find fire condition information on the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources page or from the parks office.  > Ontario Minstry of Natural Resources: Current Fire Situation

	MAPS & ROUTES:
	Paddlers in LaVerendrye can navigate the area with U.S. and Canadian topographical maps or with maps from W. A. Fisher Maps and Publications or McKenzie Maps. > USGS Store > W. A. Fisher Maps and Publications > McKenzie Maps > Maptown: Topographic Maps of Ontario

	PARK HISTORY:
	La Verendrye follows the historic fur trade route between Grand Portage and the interior Northwest.  If you only bring one book on this trip, make it Portage into the Past, written about J. Arnold Bolz’s trip through this area. > Book: Portage into the Past

	ECOLOGY:
	The park website boasts of LaVerendrye’s striking diabase-capped mesas. Its forests represent the same mix of boreal and transitional species that are trademarks of the border lakes–white and red pine, birch, aspen, and spruce. > Ontario Parks: La Verendrye Provincial Park

	FISHING:
	Like the neighboring BWCAW and Quetico, LaVerendrye has fine fishing, especially for northern and walleye pike.  Anglers fishing in Canadain waters will need a valid Ontario fishing license. > Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources: Fishing