Bigwind Lake Provincial Park
45.0836° N, 79.0246° W
Bigwind Lake Provincial Park, Ontario. 45.0836° N, 79.0246° W
Provincial park, 19.7 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/on/bigwind-lake-provincial-park/, compiled October 9, 2026
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- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
- 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).
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Bigwind Lake Provincial Park is a 19.7 km² provincial park 4.6 km north of Lakewood, in Ontario. It was established in 1985.
10 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Bigwind Lake (1.11 km²).
- Area
- 19.7 km²
- Established
- 1985
- Named lakes
- 10
Conditions today
9.1 °C
Observed at Bracebridge, as of 2:00 a.m. EDT
Tonight: Partly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low plus 4.
Weather: Bracebridge (local forecast), as of 2:02 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:54 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:24 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:41 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:10 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:16 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:00 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Dorset, as of 1:00 a.m. EDT
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In the park
| Rank | Feature | Area | Max depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bigwind Lake | 1.11 km² | 34 m |
| 2 | Clear Lake | 1.02 km² | 29 m |
| 3 | Pine Lake | 0.84 km² | 22 m |
| 4 | Gullfeather Lake | 0.67 km² | 10.7 m |
| 5 | Bird Lake | 0.62 km² | |
| 6 | Crosson Lake | 0.56 km² | 21.3 m |
| 7 | Saw Lake | 0.29 km² | 12.2 m |
| 8 | Little Orillia Lake | 0.25 km² | |
| 9 | Wrist Lake | 0.25 km² | |
| 10 | Keyhole Lake | 0.14 km² | 13.7 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
- 1998
- Managed by
- Ontario Parks
- Official website
- ontarioparks.ca
Photos
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