Unless very low water conditions prevail, canoes can be paddled carefully over this obstruction. The extreme east side of this is navigable until an unloading site on the west side of the brook is reached. For low water conditions, unload on the east shore of the lake just below where the brook enters. The portage is three chains in length. The south end of the portage is rough but a number of campsites are available at the north end.
Shallow water makes loading difficult.
A campsite is available at the north end on a rise to the east. A very shallow lake edge makes loading very difficult. It terminates at a group of large boulders at the end of the south bay of Chipman Lake. Approximately half way along the length of Chipman Lake, good campsites are available on the narrows dividing the two main sections of the lake. Leaving the narrows, the east side of the lake is sheltered by a high ridge running parallel for a few kilometres.