Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park

Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park
Protected Area
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northeastern Ontario
District Sudbury
Part Sudbury, Unorganized, North
Lake Ivanhoe Lake
River Ivanhoe River
Elevation 354 m (1,161 ft)
Coordinates 48°08′57″N 82°30′43″W / 48.14917°N 82.51194°W / 48.14917; -82.51194Coordinates: 48°08′57″N 82°30′43″W / 48.14917°N 82.51194°W / 48.14917; -82.51194
Area 1,589 ha (3,927 acres)
Biome Boreal forest
Plants Wild rice, orchids
Owner Ontario Parks
Easiest access Ivanhoe Lake Road from Ontario Highway 101
IUCN category II - National Park
Location of Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park in Ontario
Website: www.ontarioparks.com/english/ivan.html

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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Facilities & Services". Ivanhoe Lake. Ontario Parks. 2002-11-18. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  4. ↑ "Natural features". Ivanhoe Lake. Ontario Parks. 2002-11-18. Retrieved 2011-09-10.

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