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Provincial park in Ontario, Canada
Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Storm over Ivanhoe Lake PP
Map showing the location of Ivanhoe Lake Provincial ParkMap showing the location of Ivanhoe Lake Provincial ParkLocation in Ontario (Canada)
LocationSudbury District, Northeastern Ontario, Canada
Nearest townFoleyet
Coordinates48°08′57″N 82°30′43″W / 48.1492°N 82.5119°W / 48.1492; -82.5119
Area7,705.00 ha (29.7492 sq mi)
Elevation354 m (1,161 ft)
Established1957
Visitors29,796 (in 2022)
Governing bodyOntario Parks
Websitewww.ontarioparks.com/park/ivanhoelake

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. 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.

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.

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.

References

  1. UNEP-WCMC. "Protected Area Profile for Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park". World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  2. ^ "Natural features". Ivanhoe Lake. Ontario Parks. 2002-11-18. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  3. Parks, Ontario. "Ontario_Parks-Visitation-Statistics 2022 - Ministries". data.ontario.ca. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  4. "Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  5. 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.
  6. "Facilities & Services". Ivanhoe Lake. Ontario Parks. 2002-11-18. Retrieved 2011-09-10.

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