Landon Bay is located near Kingston, Ontario in Canada. It is within the jurisdiction of Canada's Thousand Islands National Park. The Thousand Island National Park is a place that encompasses lot and lot of small islands along the St. Lawrence River along the US and Canada border. Landon Bay is located near the West end of the National Park and has several camp grounds and hiking trails. During the autumn season when the maple leaves begin to change color, the hiking trail here is a magnificent place to go.
Landon Bay is on the East side of Kingston and about 2.5 hours of drive from Toronto. We left early in the morning around 6AM and drove East bound on Highway 401. We stopped by the rest area after 1.5 hours in and we could see the forest across from the highway having variety of colors. It was very pretty. While we were at the parking lot, we also saw a very cute yellow Labrador retriever sitting in the car by itself waiting for its master to come back. The car was still turned on and the dog was sitting on the driver's seat. It looked as if the dog was driving the car.
We got to Landon Bay by 9AM in the morning. The parking lot at Landon Bay was very small and only fit about 10 cars. We were lucky to find a parking space since we got here early. Many people who could not find a parking space simply parked their cars on the grass or along the road.
As we headed towards the hiking trail, we could see beautiful yellow and red maple leaves with sun light shining on it. It was amazing. The hiking trail started with an archway made out of rocks. As we stepped on the trail, it was covered by lot of fallen yellow leaves and was very very soft. It was quite enjoyable to walk on.
As we moved further along the trail, we headed towards the lookout point. There were steps built for people to climb onto the rock. We could see St. Lawrence River on the far side and many small islands along the river. It was a very relaxing view.
After the lookout point, we headed further along the trail. We then reached the Wishing Tree. The Wishing Tree was a gigantic tree with branches growing upwards instead of sideways. It was very cool.
Hiking in the forest of Landon Bay during autumn season was so relaxing and enjoyable. The sunlight shining through the leaves make the forest look golden. It was one of the most relaxing hike we ever had and would definitely look for places like this in the future again.
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