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Balsam Lake Provincial Park

44.6254° N, 78.8651° W

Balsam Lake Provincial Park, Ontario. 44.6254° N, 78.8651° W

Provincial park, 4.49 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/on/balsam-lake-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.
  • Ontario Trail Network – Trail Segment, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  • Visitation to Provincial Parks, Ontario Parks (Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  • City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.

Balsam Lake Provincial Park is a 4.49 km² provincial park beside Corsons, in Ontario. It was established in 1968.

1 named lake lies in or along the park; the largest is Balsam Lake (47.7 km²).

Area
4.49 km²
Established
1968
Named lakes
1
Trails
37.1 km
Visits 2025
174K

Conditions today

6.8 °C

Mostly CloudyWind WSW 5 km/h, gusts 28

Observed at Kawartha Lakes (Fenelon Falls), as of 2:00 a.m. EDT

Tonight: Partly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this evening. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low plus 4.

Weather: Kawartha Lakes (Fenelon Falls) (local forecast), as of 2:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:54 a.m.
Sunrise
7:23 a.m.
Sunset
6:41 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:10 p.m.
Moonrise
6:15 a.m.
Moonset
5:59 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Peterborough, as of 1:00 a.m. EDT

In the park

FeatureAreaMax depth
1Balsam Lake47.7 km²12.2 m

Trails

3 named trails and routes, with 7.1 km of trail.

TrailLength
Plantation TrailCross Country Skiing, Hiking or Walking, Snowshoeing3.5 km
Lories loopCross Country Skiing, Hiking or Walking, Snowshoeing2 km
Lookout TrailCross Country Skiing, Hiking or Walking, Snowshoeing1.6 km

Visitors

173,634 visits were recorded in 2025: 36,846 day visits and 136,788 camper nights. Campsites were 70% occupied in July and August.

Visits per year

Official record

Designation
Provincial park
Park class
Recreational
IUCN category
II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Status
Operating park
Regulated
1971
Managed by
Ontario Parks
Official website
ontarioparks.ca

Photos

Beach at Balsam Lake Provincial Park (5944210264)
Photo: RichardBH from Hamilton, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Balsam Lake (2747066563)
Photo: petmutt from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons