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Access
Access to Wollaston Lake is north from La Ronge on Highways 102 and 905. It is a 6 hour, 250 mile drive to the Wollaston Lake Landing. This landing is not a community, and in fact is only the overnight resting dock for a barge which services the community of Wollaston Post across Wollaston Lake, but you can make arrangements to leave your vehicle here. Alternately, you can proceed another 85 kilometers north to Points North Landing, where you can charter a float airplane to drop you somewhere along this canoe route to the north-east of Wollaston Lake.

As well, you could drive to Lynn Lake, Manitoba, and charter a float plane from La Ronge Aviation Services. Paddling along Hudson Bay is extremely dangerous, and is best avoided by arranging, ahead of time, to have a boat come from the nearby town of Arviat to pick you up. Several Inuit provide such a service for canoeists, and they can be contacted throught the Nunavut Tourism Office. Scheduled flights can be arranged from Arviat either on Skyward Aviation or Canadian North. Horizons Unlimited has canoes for rent at Points North Landing and can arrange a guided trip. Maps can be bought from World of Maps in Ottawa, Ontario.

Maps
1:250,000 Canadian National Topographic Survey (NTS) maps required:
Wollaston Lake 64L Nueltin Lake 65B
Phelps Lake 64M Edehon Lake 65A
Kasmere Lake 64M Hyde Lake 55D
Munroe Lake 640

Phone Numbers
Points North Landing 306-633-2137
La Ronge Aviation (Lynn Lake) 204-356-2457
Nunavut Tourism Office 800-491-7910, 867-979-6551
World of Maps 800-214-8524, 613-724-6776
Skyward Aviation 800-476-1873, 867-645-3200
Canadian Air 800-426-7000

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