Bon Echo Provincial Park
44.9076° N, 77.2703° W
Park boundary and water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Bon Echo Provincial Park, Ontario. 44.9076° N, 77.2703° W
Provincial park, 82.9 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/on/bon-echo-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.
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Bon Echo Provincial Park is a 82.9 km² provincial park 3.4 km southeast of Massanoga, in Ontario. It was established in 1971.
15 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Upper Mazinaw Lake (12.2 km²).
- Area
- 82.9 km²
- Established
- 1971
- Named lakes
- 15
- Trails
- 627.4 km
- Visits 2025
- 256K
Conditions today
7.1 °C
Observed at Kaladar, as of 2:00 a.m. EDT
Tonight: Partly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this evening. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low plus 3.
Weather: Kaladar (local forecast), as of 2:02 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:47 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:17 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:34 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:04 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:08 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:53 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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In the park
The 12 largest of 15 named lakes, ranked by area.
| Rank | Feature | Area | Max depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Mazinaw Lake | 12.2 km² | 134.1 m |
| 2 | Lower Mazinaw Lake | 4.42 km² | |
| 3 | Shabomeka Lake | 2.56 km² | 27.4 m |
| 4 | Joeperry Lake | 2.05 km² | 21.3 m |
| 5 | Kishkebus Lake | 0.87 km² | 27.4 m |
| 6 | Bon Echo Lake | 0.74 km² | 18.3 m |
| 7 | Rainy Lake | 0.43 km² | 16 m |
| 8 | Abes Lake | 0.32 km² | |
| 9 | Essens Lake | 0.32 km² | |
| 10 | Killer Lake | 0.26 km² | |
| 11 | Horton Lake | 0.2 km² | |
| 12 | Big McCaw Lake | 0.18 km² | 12 m |
Trails
6 named trails and routes, with 27.4 km of trail.
| Trail | Length |
|---|---|
| Abes and Essens Lakes TrailHiking or Walking | 17 km |
| Shield TrailHiking or Walking | 4.8 km |
| High Pines TrailHiking or Walking | 1.7 km |
| Cliff-Top TrailHiking or Walking | 1.5 km |
| Pet Exercise TrailHiking or Walking | 1.4 km |
| Bon Echo Creek TrailHiking or Walking | 1 km |
Visitors
255,861 visits were recorded in 2025: 38,817 day visits and 217,044 camper nights. Campsites were 90% occupied in July and August.
Official record
- Designation
- Provincial park
- Park class
- Natural Environment
- IUCN category
- II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Status
- Operating park
- Regulated
- 2026
- Managed by
- Ontario Parks
- Official website
- ontarioparks.ca
Photos
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