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Algoma Headwaters Provincial Park

47.234° N, 83.5462° W

Algoma Headwaters Provincial Park, Ontario. 47.234° N, 83.5462° W

Provincial park, 427 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/on/algoma-headwaters-provincial-park/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • Provincial Park and Conservation Reserve Regulated, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  • HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  • Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.

Algoma Headwaters Provincial Park is a 427 km² provincial park 40 km northeast of Jones Landing, in Ontario. It was established in 2003.

44 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Megisan Lake (6.15 km²).

Area
427 km²
Established
2003
Named lakes
44

Sun and moon today

Civil dawn
7:13 a.m.
Sunrise
7:44 a.m.
Sunset
6:57 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:28 p.m.
Moonrise
6:36 a.m.
Moonset
6:16 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

In the park

The 12 largest of 44 named lakes, ranked by area.

FeatureAreaMax depth
1Megisan Lake6.15 km²18 m
2Goulais Lake2.45 km²33.5 m
3Prairie Grass Lake2.32 km²
4Nushatogaini Lake1.98 km²
5Patterson Lake1.88 km²
6Affleck Lake1.44 km²
7Quinn Lake1.42 km²19.8 m
8Hanes Lake1.38 km²18.3 m
9Graham Lake1.11 km²18.3 m
10Torrance Lake1.02 km²
11Gord Lake1 km²
12Point Lake0.78 km²27.4 m

Official record

Designation
Provincial park
Park class
Natural Environment
IUCN category
II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Status
Non-operating park (no staff or visitor facilities)
Regulated
2026
Managed by
Ontario Parks
Official website
ontarioparks.ca