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It is administered by Ontario Parks which classifies it as a "recreation park". [4] The park is situated on a sheltered bay that was created in 1950 after the construction of the Des Joachims hydro-electric dam [5] 12 km downstream on the Ottawa River. This new bay became a spot where driftwood being carried downstream washes ashore.
More than half of the Ottawa Valley is now wilderness. Renfrew County, located in the heart of the Ottawa Valley, is the largest county in Ontario. (outside of "districts", administrative regions in Northern Ontario). There are over 900 lakes and four major river systems in the Ottawa Valley. Ottawa itself is at the confluence of three rivers.
There are a mix of 221 electrical and non-electrical sites in the two campgrounds (namely Hawksnest Campground and Wild Rose Campground), 10 interior canoe-access sites located on Antrim Lake, Bailey Lake, and Trapper Lake, plus an additional five interior hike-access sites located along the Hawk Ridge Trail.
Voyageur Provincial Park is a provincial park located in eastern Ontario, Canada, opposite the once furious Long Sault rapids of the Ottawa River around which voyageurs portaged on their way upstream. [1] Established in 1966, the park was formerly known as Carillon Provincial Park. [2] The park has 416 campsites, 110 with electrical service.
The planning process includes public consultation opportunities at several stages of preparation. The 2010–2020 approved Forest Management Plan for the Algonquin Park Forest, the 2015–2020 Phase 2 Plan, and the associated Annual Work Schedules and Reports are available on the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry's website. [10]
Ontario: 1 September 2015 10,880 km 2 (4,201 sq mi) Lake Superior: Adjacent to the United States' Isle Royale National Park and several Ontario provincial parks, Lake Superior NMCA forms part of the world's largest freshwater reserve. [72]
There are 53 golf courses and two major ski resorts in the valley. British Columbia is also a popular location for the production of many Hollywood films; it is the third largest film centre in North America only trailing California and New York.
The park is an all-season destination for camping, hiking, swimming, wildlife and bird watching. In winter, visitors can camp in yurts, cross-country ski, hike, or go skating. [3] Yurt camping is available in this park in the Birch Boulevard section of Algonquin Campground along with regular electrical sites that are available year-round.