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Cognashene Lake Conservation Reserve

44.9782° N, 79.889° W

Cognashene Lake Conservation Reserve, Ontario. 44.9782° N, 79.889° W

Conservation reserve, 29.5 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/on/cognashene-lake-conservation-reserve/, 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.
  • Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • 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).
  • 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).

Cognashene Lake Conservation Reserve is a 29.5 km² conservation reserve beside Franceville, in Ontario. It was established in 2002.

1 named lake lies in or along the park; the largest is Go Home Lake (6.89 km²).

Area
29.5 km²
Established
2002
Named lakes
1

Conditions today

5.6 °C

Wind W 6 km/h

Observed at Midland, as of 3:00 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. Low plus 4.

Weather: Midland (local forecast), as of 3:03 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:58 a.m.
Sunrise
7:27 a.m.
Sunset
6:45 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:14 p.m.
Moonrise
6:19 a.m.
Moonset
6:03 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Parry Sound, as of 2:00 a.m. EDT

In the park

FeatureArea
1Go Home Lake6.89 km²

Waterfalls

Rivers

Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database; each name opens its location on OpenStreetMap.

Official record

Designation
Conservation reserve
IUCN category
II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Regulated
2026
Managed by
Ontario Parks