Pontoon Lake Scout Cabins

Updated: 2012-11-29. Something not right? Please update the information.

Size	100 ha (247 acres)
Coordinates	62.542648,-114.025726
Street Address	Pontoon Lake Territorial Park, Ingraham Trail, Yellowknife, NT (Map may be inaccurate)
Nearest town	Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
NTS Map	85J/9: Prosperous Lake
Operated by	Scouts Canada, Northern Lights Council, Yellowknife Scouting Group
Information	Email; Phone: +1 867 920 4440
Bookings	Mike Kalnay; Phone: +1 867 920 4440

Accommodation	Facilities	Program
Tenting sites: Yes Adirondack shelters: No Villages: No Cabins: Yes	Drinking water: Yes Emergency phone: No Mobile phone coverage: Yes Electric vehicle charging: Unknown Picnic tables: Yes Cooking shelters: No Appliances in cabins: Yes On-site store: No Shopping nearby: No Showers: No Indoor washrooms: No Wheelchair washroom: No	Swimming In Pontoon Lake; swimming platfrom off-shore Major hiking trails nearby Ingraham Trail Opportunities Hiking trails, formal campfire circle, sledding, snowshoes available, bouldering, skating rink, fishing, lake frontage, canoeable water, canoes available.

Description

There are two cabins, the Scout Cabin and the Venturer Cabin, located on the shores of Pontoon Lake near the Ingraham Trail about 30 km east of Yellowknife. Camp has gas cook stove and woodstove for heat. Indoor bunk space for 12 youth and 4 adults. Extensive hiking and rock scrambling in area.

Summer access is by 1.5 km hiking trail from 62.549969,-114.037571 or by 1 km canoe paddle from 62.551116,-114.02607. Winter access: November to May, across the ice from the canoe put-in point.

For More Information

Information	Email; Phone: +1 867 920 4440
Bookings	Mike Kalnay; Phone: +1 867 920 4440

Driving Directions

Nearest Other Camps

N
Camp Dechinta (3 km)
O
Yellowknife Scout House @ Folk on the Rocks (24 km)
N
Engstrom Lake Scout-Guide Camp (727 km)
C
Rangifer Canoe Base (Nemeiben Lake) (728 km)
C
Skeleton Lake Scout Camp (872 km)
O
Camp Sugeema (872 km)
O
Camp Vanier (917 km)
C
Chatwin Lake Camp (940 km)
O
Bonnie Lake Scout Camp (941 km)
O
Chickakoo Scoutland Camp (992 km)

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