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Pakwash Provincial Park

50.7407° N, 93.5811° W

Pakwash Provincial Park, Ontario. 50.7407° N, 93.5811° W

Provincial park, 39.9 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/on/pakwash-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.
  • 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.
  • Ontario Trail Network – Trail Segment, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
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  • Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.

Pakwash Provincial Park is a 39.9 km² provincial park 4 km southwest of Snake Falls, in Ontario. It was established in 1967.

1 named lake lies in or along the park; the largest is Pakwash Lake (86.8 km²).

Area
39.9 km²
Established
1967
Named lakes
1
Trails
15.1 km
Visits 2025
9,340

Conditions today

0.3 °C

Wind calm

Observed at Ear Falls, as of 1:00 a.m. CDT

Tonight: A few clouds. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low plus 1.

Weather: Ear Falls (local forecast), as of 1:03 a.m. CDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:54 a.m.
Sunrise
7:27 a.m.
Sunset
6:34 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:07 p.m.
Moonrise
6:20 a.m.
Moonset
5:53 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

In the park

FeatureAreaMax depth
1Pakwash Lake86.8 km²15.2 m

Trails

1 named trail or route, with 5.1 km of trail.

TrailLength
Pakwash Nature TrailHiking or Walking, Paddling5.1 km

Visitors

9,340 visits were recorded in 2025: 210 day visits and 9,130 camper nights. Campsites were 21% 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
1989
Managed by
Ontario Parks
Official website
ontarioparks.ca