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As of July 2024, there are 37 national parks and 11 national park reserves, covering an area of approximately 343,377 km 2 (132,579 sq mi), [ 9] or about 3.3% of the total land area of Canada, and representing 31 of its 39 natural regions. There is at least one park located in every one of the nation's 13 provinces and territories.
Ontario Parks. Neys Provincial Park is a natural environment-class provincial park on the north shore of Lake Superior, just west of Marathon, Ontario, Canada. This 5,383-hectare (13,300-acre) park includes the historic Coldwell Peninsula and the surrounding island system (added as part of Ontario's Living Legacy in 2000–2001), consisting of ...
Lake Superior Provincial Park is one of the largest provincial parks in Ontario, covering about 1,550 square kilometres (600 sq mi) along the northeastern shores of Lake Superior between Sault Ste. Marie and Wawa in Algoma District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. [ 1] Ontario Highway 17 (at this point part of the Trans-Canada Highway) now runs ...
The park consists of 21 islands plus many smaller islets, 2 mainland properties and a visitor centre at Mallorytown, Ontario on the mainland. It is one of Canada's smallest national parks with a total area of 24.4 square kilometres (9.4 sq mi). Much of the park is only accessible by boat.
[1] [3] On the island, no overnight camping is allowed, and no facilities are provided. Recreational activities at Awenda include camping, swimming, canoeing and hiking. [ 7 ] Geological features include the Nipissing Bluff and a kettle lake formed during the retreat of the glaciers at the end of the most recent ice age .
The list of provincial parks in the Canadian province of Ontario contains lists of more than 300 provincial parks in Ontario. These provincial parks are maintained by Ontario Parks. For a list of protected areas in Ontario, see the List of protected areas of Ontario . Northern Ontario.
1,878 km 2 (725 sq mi) Established. 1978. Visitors. 17,285 (in 2022–23 [ 1]) Governing body. Parks Canada. Pukaskwa National Park ( / ˈpʌkəsɔː / PUK-ə-saw) [ 2] is a national park located south of the town of Marathon, Ontario in the Thunder Bay District of northern Ontario, Canada. Established in 1978, Pukaskwa is known for its vistas ...
Rondeau Provincial Park is the second oldest provincial park in Ontario, Canada, having been established with an order in council on 8 September 1894. [ 1] The park is located in Southwestern Ontario, on an 8 km long crescentic sand spit extending into Lake Erie. Rondeau is home to the largest area of Carolinian forest in Canada, [ 2] a long ...