Petroglyphs Provincial Park

44.6204° N, 78.0467° W

Petroglyphs Provincial Park is a 16.4 km² provincial park beside Stonyridge, in Ontario. It was established in 1976.

Area
16.4 km²
Established
1976
Trails
414 km
Visits 2025
22,224

Conditions today

7.1 °C

Wind calm

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

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

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

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:50 a.m.
Sunrise
7:20 a.m.
Sunset
6:38 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:07 p.m.
Moonrise
6:12 a.m.
Moonset
5:56 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

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

Trails

4 named trails and routes, with 14 km of trail.

TrailLength
Nanabush TrailHiking or Walking5.5 km
West Day-Use TrailCross Country Skiing, Cycling, Hiking or Walking5 km
Marsh TrailHiking or Walking2.5 km
Ratarat TrailHiking or Walking1 km

Visitors

22,224 visits were recorded in 2025.

Visits per year

Official record

Designation
Provincial park
Park class
Cultural Heritage
IUCN category
III, Natural monument or featureInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Status
Operating park
Regulated
1993
Managed by
Ontario Parks
Official website
ontarioparks.ca

Photos

Petroglyph site, Petroglyphs Park
Photo: D. Gordon E. Robertson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Petroglyphs Forest
Photo: W-van, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Petroglyphs park (9775496422)
Photo: maar345, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons