Kettle Lakes Provincial Park
48.5706° N, 80.869° W
Park boundary and water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Kettle Lakes Provincial Park, Ontario. 48.5706° N, 80.869° W
Provincial park, 12.6 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/on/kettle-lakes-provincial-park/, compiled October 9, 2026
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Kettle Lakes Provincial Park is a 12.6 km² provincial park 4 km southeast of Barbers Bay, in Ontario. It was established in 1957.
4 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Mud Lake (0.4 km²).
- Area
- 12.6 km²
- Established
- 1957
- Named lakes
- 4
- Trails
- 725 km
- Visits 2025
- 44,898
Conditions today
4.2 °C
Observed at Timmins, as of 2:00 a.m. EDT
Tonight: Cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this evening. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low zero.
Weather: Timmins (local forecast), as of 2:08 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:03 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:34 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:45 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:17 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:25 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:04 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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In the park
| Rank | Feature | Area | Max depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mud Lake | 0.4 km² | |
| 2 | Hughes Lake | 0.37 km² | 15.8 m |
| 3 | Charland Lake | 0.15 km² | |
| 4 | Pexton Lake | 0.1 km² | 21.3 m |
Trails
7 named trails and routes, with 25 km of trail.
| Trail | Length |
|---|---|
| Kettle Lakes Bike Trail (red)Cycling | 8 km |
| Kettle Lakes Bike Trail (yellow)Cycling | 6 km |
| Oh-Say-Yah-Wah-Kaw TrailHiking or Walking | 3 km |
| Kettle Lakes Bike Trail (blue)Cycling | 2.5 km |
| Kettle TrailHiking or Walking | 2 km |
| Tamarack TrailHiking or Walking | 2 km |
| Wintergreen TrailHiking or Walking | 1.5 km |
Visitors
44,898 visits were recorded in 2025: 7,979 day visits and 36,919 camper nights. Campsites were 54% occupied in July and August.
Official record
- Designation
- Provincial park
- Park class
- Recreational
- IUCN category
- II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Status
- Operating park
- Regulated
- 1982
- Managed by
- Ontario Parks
- Official website
- ontarioparks.ca
Photos
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