Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park
| Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park | |
|---|---|
Storm over Ivanhoe Lake PP | |
Location in Ontario (Canada) | |
| Location | Sudbury District, Northeastern Ontario, Canada |
| Nearest town | Foleyet |
| Coordinates | 48°08′57″N 82°30′43″W / 48.1492°N 82.5119°W |
| Area | 7,705.00 ha (29.7492 sq mi)[2] |
| Elevation | 354 m (1,161 ft) |
| Established | 1957 |
| Visitors | 29,796 (in 2022)[3] |
| Governing body | Ontario Parks |
| Website | www |
Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park is an operating natural environment class park and protected area in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[4] It is in the James Bay drainage basin, encompasses almost all of Ivanhoe Lake on the Ivanhoe River, and is located 8 kilometres (5 mi) southwest of the community of Foleyet on Ontario Highway 101.[5]
Facilities
The park has play areas adjacent to a sandy wading and swimming beach. It also has 120 camp sites of which 64 have electrical hookup, and offers showers, flush toilets, a store, canoe rental, and a boat launch.[6]
Natural history
Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park has a number of glacial features including eskers, kettle lakes and a kettle lake that has become a quaking bog. It is in the Boreal forest biome and has plant species such as wild rice and six species of orchids.[2]
References
- ^ UNEP-WCMC. "Protected Area Profile for Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park". World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ a b "Natural features". Ivanhoe Lake. Ontario Parks. 2002-11-18. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ^ Parks, Ontario. "Ontario_Parks-Visitation-Statistics 2022 - Ministries". data.ontario.ca. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ "Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
- ^ Map 12 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
- ^ "Facilities & Services". Ivanhoe Lake. Ontario Parks. 2002-11-18. Retrieved 2011-09-10.