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Mark S. Burnham Provincial Park

44.3° N, 78.2695° W

Mark S. Burnham Provincial Park, Ontario. 44.3° N, 78.2695° W

Provincial park, 0.39 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/on/mark-s-burnham-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).

Mark S. Burnham Provincial Park is a 0.39 km² provincial park 2.1 km northeast of Downers Corners, in Ontario. It was established in 1955.

Area
0.39 km²
Established
1955
Trails
11.2 km
Visits 2025
1,243

Conditions today

6.8 °C

Mostly CloudyWind WSW 5 km/h, gusts 28

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

Tonight: Partly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this evening. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low plus 5.

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

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:51 a.m.
Sunrise
7:20 a.m.
Sunset
6:39 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:08 p.m.
Moonrise
6:12 a.m.
Moonset
5:57 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Peterborough, as of 1:00 a.m. EDT

Trails

1 named trail or route, with 1.2 km of trail.

TrailLength
Mark S Burnham Park TrailHiking or Walking1.2 km

Visitors

1,243 visits were recorded in 2025.

Visits per year

Official record

Designation
Provincial park
Park class
Recreational
IUCN category
II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Status
Operating park
Regulated
1974
Managed by
Ontario Parks
Official website
ontarioparks.ca