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Map of Pukaskwa National Park and its lakes

Pukaskwa National Park

48.3028° N, 85.897° W

Park boundary and water from open government data.

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Pukaskwa National Park, Ontario. 48.3028° N, 85.897° W

National park, 1,880 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/on/pukaskwa-national-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.
  • 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.
  • Parks Canada accommodation, Parks Canada Agency. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • Parks Canada facilities, Parks Canada Agency. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – 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).
  • Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.

Pukaskwa National Park is a 1,880 km² national park 14 km southeast of Marathon, in Ontario. It was established in 1971.

23 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Birch Lake (1.73 km²).

Area
1,880 km²
Established
1971
Named lakes
23
Campsites
723 campgrounds

Conditions today

5.5 °C

Mostly CloudyWind NNE 3 km/h, gusts 34

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

Tonight: Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low plus 3.

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

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:23 a.m.
Sunrise
7:54 a.m.
Sunset
7:06 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:37 p.m.
Moonrise
6:46 a.m.
Moonset
6:24 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

In the park

The 12 largest of 23 named lakes, ranked by area.

FeatureArea
1Birch Lake1.73 km²
2Rein Lake1.71 km²
3Lurch Lake1.59 km²
4Widgeon Lake1.41 km²
5Gornupkagama Lake1.14 km²
6Lower Birch Lake1.09 km²
7Louie Lake0.64 km²
8Cascade Lake0.49 km²
9South Soldier Lake0.48 km²
10North Soldier Lake0.42 km²
11Scapula Lake0.41 km²
12Perry Lake0.39 km²

Waterfalls

Rivers

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

Campgrounds

3 campgrounds have 72 campsites.

CampgroundTypeSites
South LoopFrontcountry camping42
North LoopFrontcountry camping25
oTENTikoTENTik5

Things to do

Camping

  • Backcountry camping
  • Frontcountry camping
  • oTENTik

Facilities

  • Sani-station

Official record

Designation
National park
IUCN category
II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Parks Canada Agency

Photos

20150708 - 28 - Pukaskwa National Park, Ont. - Visitor Centre
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
20150708 - 30 - Pukaskwa National Park, Ont. - Mouth of Hattie Cove as seen from Southern Headland Trail
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
20150708 - 31 - Pukaskwa National Park, Ont. - Mouth of Hattie Cove as seen from Southern Headland Trail
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Names

  • Parc national du Canada PukaskwaFrench form