Halfway Lake Provincial Park
46.9044° N, 81.658° W
Park boundary and water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Halfway Lake Provincial Park, Ontario. 46.9044° N, 81.658° W
Provincial park, 51.4 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/on/halfway-lake-provincial-park/, compiled October 9, 2026
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Halfway Lake Provincial Park is a 51.4 km² provincial park 8.6 km north of Benny, in Ontario. It was established in 1985.
14 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Halfway Lake (2.06 km²).
- Area
- 51.4 km²
- Established
- 1985
- Named lakes
- 14
- Trails
- 629 km
- Visits 2025
- 80,691
Conditions today
4 °C
Observed at Sudbury (Greater), as of 2:00 a.m. EDT
Tonight: Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low plus 4.
Weather: Sudbury (Greater) (local forecast), as of 2:03 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:05 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:36 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:50 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:20 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:28 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:09 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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In the park
The 12 largest of 14 named lakes, ranked by area.
| Rank | Feature | Area | Max depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halfway Lake | 2.06 km² | |
| 2 | Bailey Lake | 1.54 km² | |
| 3 | Antrim Lake | 0.95 km² | 15.2 m |
| 4 | Two Narrows Lake | 0.8 km² | |
| 5 | Sideburn Lake | 0.4 km² | |
| 6 | Benny Lake | 0.39 km² | |
| 7 | Three Island Lake | 0.32 km² | |
| 8 | Otter Lake | 0.25 km² | 9.1 m |
| 9 | Smokefox Lake | 0.25 km² | |
| 10 | Crystal Lake | 0.23 km² | |
| 11 | Raven Lake | 0.16 km² | |
| 12 | Lodge Lake | 0.13 km² |
Trails
6 named trails and routes, with 29 km of trail not counting canoe routes.
| Trail | Length |
|---|---|
| Two Narrows Canoe RoutePaddling | 20.3 km |
| Hawk Ridge TrailHiking or Walking | 15 km |
| Antrim Lake Canoe RoutePaddling | 6.1 km |
| Echo Pond TrailHiking or Walking | 6 km |
| Osprey Heights TrailHiking or Walking | 6 km |
| Moose Ridge TrailHiking or Walking | 2 km |
Visitors
80,691 visits were recorded in 2025: 3,325 day visits and 77,366 camper nights. Campsites were 85% 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
- 2012
- Managed by
- Ontario Parks
- Official website
- ontarioparks.ca
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