Esker Lakes Provincial Park
48.2972° N, 79.8799° W
Park boundary and water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Esker Lakes Provincial Park, Ontario. 48.2972° N, 79.8799° W
Provincial park, 65.2 km². Scale bar on the map.
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Esker Lakes Provincial Park is a 65.2 km² provincial park 8.8 km north of King Kirkland, in Ontario. It was established in 1957.
12 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Lauramay Lake (1.4 km²).
- Area
- 65.2 km²
- Established
- 1957
- Named lakes
- 12
- Trails
- 413.4 km
- Visits 2025
- 29,882
Conditions today
4.2 °C
Observed at Kirkland Lake, as of 2:00 a.m. EDT
Tonight: Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light late this evening. Low plus 3.
Weather: Kirkland Lake (local forecast), as of 2:00 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:59 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:30 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:42 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:13 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:21 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:00 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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In the park
| Rank | Feature | Area | Max depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauramay Lake | 1.4 km² | |
| 2 | Lulu Lake | 0.51 km² | 24.4 m |
| 3 | Columbus Lake | 0.36 km² | 3 m |
| 4 | Campbell Lake | 0.32 km² | 3 m |
| 5 | Gourlay Lake | 0.25 km² | 21.3 m |
| 6 | Hazel Lake | 0.23 km² | |
| 7 | Panagapka Lake | 0.2 km² | 19.8 m |
| 8 | Gaf Lake | 0.2 km² | 18.3 m |
| 9 | Allan Lake | 0.17 km² | 42.7 m |
| 10 | Mall Lake | 0.14 km² | 12.2 m |
| 11 | Old Man Lake | 0.14 km² | 6.1 m |
| 12 | Seahorse Lake | 0.1 km² | 9.1 m |
Trails
4 named trails and routes, with 13.4 km of trail.
| Trail | Length |
|---|---|
| Trapper’s TrailHiking or Walking | 9 km |
| Lonesome Bog TrailHiking or Walking | 1.5 km |
| Recreation TrailHiking or Walking | 1.5 km |
| Prospector's TrailHiking or Walking | 1.4 km |
Visitors
29,882 visits were recorded in 2025: 2,112 day visits and 27,771 camper nights. Campsites were 57% 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
- 2005
- Managed by
- Ontario Parks
- Official website
- ontarioparks.ca
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