Map of Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park and its lakes

Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park

48.397° N, 89.6264° W

Park boundary and water from open government data.

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Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park is a 5 km² provincial park 2 km north of Harstone, in Ontario. It was established in 1967.

Area
5 km²
Established
1967
Trails
818.2 km
Visits 2025
182K

Conditions today

1 °C

Partly CloudyWind WNW 9 km/h, gusts 30

Observed at Kakabeka Falls, as of 2:00 a.m. EDT

Tonight: Partly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers early this evening. Clearing this evening. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low minus 1.

Weather: Kakabeka Falls (local forecast), as of 2:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:38 a.m.
Sunrise
8:09 a.m.
Sunset
7:20 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:52 p.m.
Moonrise
7:02 a.m.
Moonset
6:39 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Thunder Bay, as of 1:00 a.m. EDT

In the park

Waterfalls

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

Trails

8 named trails and routes, with 18.2 km of trail.

TrailLength
Beaver Meadows TrailCross Country Skiing4.4 km
Poplar Point TrailCross Country Skiing, Cycling, Hiking or Walking3.9 km
River Terrace TrailCross Country Skiing3.5 km
Little Falls TrailHiking or Walking2.5 km
Campground LoopCross Country Skiing, Hiking or Walking1.6 km
Mountain Portage TrailHiking or Walking, Snowshoeing, Wheelchair Accessible1.1 km
Boardwalk TrailHiking or Walking, Wheelchair Accessible0.8 km
Trail to Village of KakabekaHiking or Walking0.4 km

Visitors

181,913 visits were recorded in 2025: 141,534 day visits and 40,379 camper nights. Campsites were 64% occupied in July and August.

Visits per year

Official record

Designation
Provincial park
Park class
Natural Environment
IUCN category
II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Status
Operating park
Regulated
1991
Managed by
Ontario Parks
Official website
ontarioparks.ca

Photos

Kakabeka Falls 2010 Boardwalks
Photo: Mykola Swarnyk, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Kakabeka Falls (50402953732)
Photo: Sajith T S, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Kakabeka Falls Visitor Centre, Ontario (2686062730)
Photo: Tony Webster from Portland, Oregon, United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons