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McRae Point Provincial Park

44.57° N, 79.3302° W

McRae Point Provincial Park, Ontario. 44.57° N, 79.3302° W

Provincial park, 1.38 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/on/mcrae-point-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.
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  • 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.
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McRae Point Provincial Park is a 1.38 km² provincial park beside Joyland Beach, in Ontario. It was established in 1971.

1 named lake lies in or along the park; the largest is Lake Simcoe (752 km²).

Area
1.38 km²
Established
1971
Named lakes
1
Trails
13.5 km
Visits 2025
109K

Conditions today

6.3 °C

Wind WSW 5 km/h, gusts 32

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

Tonight: Partly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low plus 4.

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

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:55 a.m.
Sunrise
7:25 a.m.
Sunset
6:43 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:12 p.m.
Moonrise
6:17 a.m.
Moonset
6:01 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

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

In the park

FeatureAreaMax depth
1Lake Simcoe752 km²41 m

Trails

1 named trail or route, with 3.5 km of trail.

TrailLength
Water's Edge TrailHiking or Walking, Paddling3.5 km

Visitors

108,523 visits were recorded in 2025: 24,381 day visits and 84,141 camper nights. Campsites were 86% occupied in July and August.

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
1971
Managed by
Ontario Parks
Official website
ontarioparks.ca