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Killbear Provincial Park

45.353° N, 80.2013° W

Killbear Provincial Park, Ontario. 45.353° N, 80.2013° W

Provincial park, 18.8 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/on/killbear-provincial-park/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • Provincial Park and Conservation Reserve Regulated, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  • 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.
  • Visitation to Provincial Parks, Ontario Parks (Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks). 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).
  • Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.

Killbear Provincial Park is a 18.8 km² provincial park 5.2 km west of Depot Harbour, in Ontario. It was established in 1971.

Area
18.8 km²
Established
1971
Trails
412.9 km
Visits 2025
442K

Conditions today

10.6 °C

Observed at Parry Sound, as of 2:00 a.m. EDT

Tonight: Partly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low plus 5.

Weather: Parry Sound (local forecast), as of 2:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:59 a.m.
Sunrise
7:29 a.m.
Sunset
6:46 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:15 p.m.
Moonrise
6:21 a.m.
Moonset
6:04 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Parry Sound, as of 1:00 a.m. EDT

Trails

4 named trails and routes, with 12.9 km of trail.

TrailLength
Killbear Bike TrailCycling, Hiking or Walking7 km
Lookout Point TrailHiking or Walking, Snowshoeing3.5 km
Twin Points TrailCycling, Hiking or Walking, Snowshoeing1.6 km
Lighthouse TrailCycling, Hiking or Walking0.8 km

Visitors

442,469 visits were recorded in 2025: 39,774 day visits and 402,694 camper nights. Campsites were 95% 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
2023
Managed by
Ontario Parks
Official website
ontarioparks.ca

Photos

20150705 - 52 - Carling, Ont. - Alongside Killbear Provincial Park
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
20150705 - 55 - Carling, Ont. - Harold's Point, Killbear Provincial Park
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
20150705 - 56 - Carling, Ont. - Davy Island, Killbear Provincial Park
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons