Northland Paradise Lodge is situated directly on the OFSC sanctioned Trans Canada "A" trail with signage to the lodge from North Bay (south), Sudbury (west) and New Liskeard (north). Petro-Can gasoline (regular and high-test) and yearly/weekly OFSC trail passes are available next door. We have safe, worry-free sled parking on site and plenty of free weekly trailer parking for our guests. We are Temagami's preferred starting point for overnight or weekly loops as we will drive your truck/trailer to meet you anywhere (with road access) if you experience either a mechanical breakdown or a sudden change in trail conditions due to freezing ice or a loss of snow from an unexpected spring thaw. Just leave your keys with us before you go.

For first-time sledders in northeastern Ontario, travel times to the lodge from 1)North Bay is 3 hours, 2)Sudbury is 6 hours, 3) New Liskeard is 2 hours and Timmins/Cochrane is 8 hours. Actual travelling times can vary greatly due to weather and trail conditions. Breaks for meals and fuel were not included in these estimates.

Our meals are always ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT! Group discounts are available. After dinner, relax by the fire in our games room with a game of snooker/billiards or shuffleboard. Or, enjoy a sauna and then watch the big game on our satellite TV.

Snowmobile Rentals

Neither us nor any other business in the Temagami area has snowmobile rentals this year. However, you're not completely out of luck because there are two choices for rentals, both of which are located south of here in the North Bay area. After picking up your sled, Northland Paradise Lodge can easily be reached within a day's ride from either of these locations.

The first place for rentals is just east of North Bay in Bonfield. Sampson's Rentals (#6 on the front side of this year's NNTA/OFSC map) carry the Ski-Doo line of snowmobile rentals as well as clothing & accessories along with parts, sales and service for their sleds. Although they don't have a website, they can be reached by email at sampsonsales@on.aibn.com, by phone at 1-705-776-2687 or by fax at 1-705-776-2205. They're located right on the A102D trail.

The other rental place is at the Eagle Lake Narrows store, South River (#37 on the back side of this year's NNTA/OFSC map). Along with the rentals, they have fuel, a snack bar and convenience store. Their website is www.eaglelakenarrows.com and they can be reached by email at the_narrows@onlink.net or by phone at 1-705-386-0056.

Please mention our name when making any inquiries or reservations.

A SUGGESTION TO ALL SNOWMOBILERS:

We continue to find pack sacks (containing clothing for your trip which have fallen off your sleds) on the trails. Once in a blue moon, it has some identification in it so that it can be returned to the rightful owner back in southern Ontario or one of the many U.S. states. Please, please, please ..... leave some identification on a piece of paper in a plastic bag just inside the top of your packs. Also, a clearly documented trip plan would also prove beneficial so we can determine in which direction you were heading when it fell off. For example.... I left Burks Falls on Saturday morning, I will be staying in Temagami at (specific lodge location) on Saturday night, I will be at (location, again ) in Kirkland Lake on Sunday, in Cochrane at (location) on Monday evening, etc., etc. If you are a member of a group of sledders, please include the name of the person that booked the accommodations for the trip as this will assist us when we call ahead to your next night's scheduled rendezvous. When your lost luggage is found on the trail, it can then be passed on to a reliable source of transportation to be carried in that direction. This could be any of our regular repeat customers, the OPP or even a courier service who could possibly have your clothes at your destination before you get there! It's a small price to pay for necessary items. Needless to say, we can phone ahead to that destination and leave a message at the front desk saying that your socks and underwear are on the way.

A repeat feature this winter is our up-to-date snowmobile trail report on local trail conditions for snowmobilers (see below) and ice fishing conditions (found on the ice fishing page) which will attempt to address some of our customers' concerns. Any information that I receive from the local OFSC club pertaining to grooming operations, snow conditions and other relevant data will be listed here. Trail conditions as reported to me from my customers traveling anywhere in northeastern Ontario will also be noted.  Snow depth, slush conditions and anything "out of the ordinary" will be posted. Needless to say, both good and less than good reports will be tabled.

RIDE programs, trail speed enforcement areas and safety checks locations on OFSC trails WILL NOT be listed.

For more trail information on areas north of Temagami through to Cochrane, visit www.tata-bestsnowmobiling.com

For trail reports from Burk's Falls, Mattawa and the west end of Lake Nipissing through North Bay to Temagami, visit www.nnta.net.

Would you like to know what the weather is like in Temagami? Go to the useful links at the top of this page and then click on the Temagami Weather Page.

Check-in times for weekly packages are after 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays and check-out times are before 11:00 a.m. on the following Saturdays. For overnight packages, the same times apply for each day. Please inquire about any variations that can be made to these time schedules.

Responsible use of alcoholic beverages is allowed on lodge property. However, we are not a licensed outlet for the sale of these beverages.

Pets are always welcome.

WINTER SNOWMOBILE TRAIL REPORT

This information should only be viewed as a guideline and should never be misinterpreted as cold hard facts in any sense of legal obligations. Absolutely no liability will be associated with this and all users assume all responsibility and consequences resulting from their own actions taken from this information.

2011/12 REPORT

Friday, February 3, 2012. Trails are in good shape throughout the Temagami area. We are grooming and traffic has been surprisingly light. We have had light but insignificant amounts of snowfall lately but more would be greatly appreciated. Lake travel is good as the slush has all froze down to the original ice below it. However, caution is emphasized if you are travelling off the marked trails.

Thursday, January 26, 2012. Rain and above freezing temperatures early in the past week certainly slowed the sled traffic down on the area's trails but did little to destroy the snow base on them. From all reports, they are in good shape although there is a lot of frozen snow and groomers can't do much with that material. The slush, that was detrimental to lake travel, came up to the surface with the mild & wet weather and has now froze down to the ice layer that was below all if it. Lake travel is a lot easier now but be cautious of frozen ridges from sled tracks in the past week's slush. As soon as we get an appreciable amount of snow, I'll be out on the groomer once again.

Friday, January 20, 2012. TRAILS ARE FINALLY OPEN! We've had more snow this past week and trails in and around Temagami are groomed and in good shape for the weekend. The only down-side is that there's lots of slush on a greater part of the lakes; don't slow down if you're riding in new snow on the lakes or you could be parked. If following other tracks, be watchful for frozen bumps.

If you look at the OFSC website, you'll find that the New Liskeard trails from Temagami north to New Liskeard are still listed as "closed". I talked with their president this afternoon and he says that the small distance between Cobalt and Haileybury (5 miles???) needs more snow and won't be open until next week ... maybe. As a tourisit outfitter offering meals and accommodations to you folks, I find this rather disturbing that I have to cancel reservations because of these 5 miles of trails. He says the rest of their trail system has plenty of snow (Huh, it didn't snow on that 5 miles?) and refuses to declare the trails "open" everywhere else and "limited" for that small stretch. Look at your map ... there's trails to use north of Latchford that can completely bypass Cobalt. Fuel is available in Temagami, Latchford and north of New Liskeard. Come on up, we're ready for you!

Friday, January 13, 2012. Well, we've had snow with another 6 or 8" falling last night. However, it's barely enough to call "riding snow". I hope to get the trail markers out this weekend or early next week and then take the groomer for a ride after that. More accumulation is forecast for early next week. With luck, we should have the trails opened for next weekend.

Sunday, January 1, 2012. Trails are still closed due only to the fact that we are desparately waiting for more snow. We have had lots of cold weather and lakes generally are safe for sled travel now with 8 to 12" of ice reported everywhere around Temagami. When the snow does get here, I will be placing all the appropriate OFSC signage in the snowbanks and firing up the groomer for another winter's work.

Key Benefits

All reservations require a 50% deposit by credit card.
Cancellations with refunds are accepted prior to 30 days before date of arrival.

No monetary refunds for early returns on rentals.

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