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McLaren Forest Conservation Reserve

46.7123° N, 79.7979° W

McLaren Forest Conservation Reserve, Ontario. 46.7123° N, 79.7979° W

Conservation reserve, 4.09 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/on/mclaren-forest-conservation-reserve/, 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).

McLaren Forest Conservation Reserve is a 4.09 km² conservation reserve 2 km southeast of Marten River, in Ontario. It was established in 2005.

1 named lake lies in or along the park; the largest is Marten Lake (12.4 km²).

Area
4.09 km²
Established
2005
Named lakes
1

Conditions today

4.1 °C

ClearWind W 9 km/h

Observed at West Nipissing, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

Tonight: Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Low plus 4.

Weather: West Nipissing (local forecast), as of 3:01 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:58 a.m.
Sunrise
7:28 a.m.
Sunset
6:43 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:13 p.m.
Moonrise
6:20 a.m.
Moonset
6:01 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

North Bay, as of 2:00 a.m. EDT

In the park

FeatureArea
1Marten Lake12.4 km²

Official record

Designation
Conservation reserve
IUCN category
II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Regulated
2026
Managed by
Ontario Parks