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North Georgian Bay Shoreline and Islands Conservation Reserve

45.6788° N, 80.5561° W

North Georgian Bay Shoreline and Islands Conservation Reserve, Ontario. 45.6788° N, 80.5561° W

Conservation reserve, 171 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/on/north-georgian-bay-shoreline-and-islands-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.
  • Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • 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).

North Georgian Bay Shoreline and Islands Conservation Reserve is a 171 km² conservation reserve beside Georgian Inlet, in Ontario. It was established in 2012.

2 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Giroux Lake (1.22 km²).

Area
171 km²
Established
2012
Named lakes
2

Conditions today

9.8 °C

Observed at Parry Sound, as of 3:00 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 3:00 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:01 a.m.
Sunrise
7:30 a.m.
Sunset
6:47 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:16 p.m.
Moonrise
6:23 a.m.
Moonset
6:05 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

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

In the park

FeatureAreaMax depth
1Giroux Lake1.22 km²6 m
2Cranberry Lake0.48 km²

Rivers

Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database; each name opens its location on OpenStreetMap.

Official record

Designation
Conservation reserve
IUCN category
II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Regulated
2012
Managed by
Ontario Parks