Hardy Lake Provincial Park
45.0087° N, 79.5252° W
Hardy Lake Provincial Park, Ontario. 45.0087° N, 79.5252° W
Provincial park, 8.08 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/on/hardy-lake-provincial-park/, compiled October 9, 2026
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- 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.
- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
- Ontario Trail Network – Trail Segment, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
- 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).
Hardy Lake Provincial Park is a 8.08 km² provincial park 1.5 km northeast of Torrance, in Ontario. It was established in 1985.
3 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Lake Muskoka (122 km²).
- Area
- 8.08 km²
- Established
- 1985
- Named lakes
- 3
- Trails
- 316 km
Conditions today
9.1 °C
Observed at Port Carling, 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: Port Carling (local forecast), as of 2:02 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:56 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:26 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:43 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:13 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:18 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:02 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Parry Sound, as of 1:00 a.m. EDT
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In the park
| Rank | Feature | Area | Max depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Muskoka | 122 km² | |
| 2 | Hardy Lake | 0.99 km² | 18.3 m |
| 3 | Black Lake | 0.53 km² |
Trails
3 named trails and routes, with 16 km of trail.
| Trail | Length |
|---|---|
| 9 km TrailHiking or Walking | 9 km |
| 3 km TrailHiking or Walking | 6 km |
| Outer Trail (1 km)Hiking or Walking | 1 km |
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
- 2012
- Managed by
- Ontario Parks
- Official website
- ontarioparks.ca
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