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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. List of provincial parks of Northern Ontario; Southern Ontario
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M. MacGregor Point Provincial Park; Magnetawan River Provincial Park; Makobe-Grays River Provincial Park; Manitou Islands Provincial Nature Reserve; Mara Provincial Park (Ontario)
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The Ontario Parks system began in 1893 with the creation of Algonquin Park, originally designed to protect loggers' interests from settlement. The management and creation of provincial parks came under the Department of Lands and Forests in 1954 and led to a period of accelerated park creation: a ninefold increase in the number of parks over the next six years.
The Ministry of the Environment was originally established as a portfolio in the Executive Council of Ontario (or provincial cabinet) in 1972.. The ministry was merged with the Ministry of Energy to form the Ministry of Environment and Energy from 1993 to 1997, and briefly again in 2002, before being split back up again.
Rondeau Provincial Park is the second oldest provincial park in Ontario, Canada, having been established with an order in council on 8 September 1894. [3] The park is located in Southwestern Ontario , on an 8 km long crescentic sand spit extending into Lake Erie .
Nagagamisis Provincial Park is a provincial park in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. [2] It is located 32 kilometres (20 mi) north of Hornepayne , along Highway 631 . It protects a large piece of land surrounding Nagagamisis Lake, as well as long linear sections along the Foch and Nagagami Rivers.