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René Brunelle Provincial Park

49.4478° N, 82.1304° W

René Brunelle Provincial Park, Ontario. 49.4478° N, 82.1304° W

Provincial park, 30.2 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/on/rene-brunelle-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.
  • Visitation to Provincial Parks, Ontario Parks (Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  • 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).

René Brunelle Provincial Park is a 30.2 km² provincial park 3.9 km north of Moonbeam, in Ontario. It was established in 1957.

3 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Remi Lake (24.8 km²).

Area
30.2 km²
Established
1957
Named lakes
3
Trails
23.1 km
Visits 2025
25,499

Conditions today

3.4 °C

Mostly CloudyWind W 7 km/h, gusts 28

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

Tonight: Cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this evening. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light early this evening. Low plus 1.

Weather: Kapuskasing (local forecast), as of 2:03 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:08 a.m.
Sunrise
7:40 a.m.
Sunset
6:50 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:21 p.m.
Moonrise
6:31 a.m.
Moonset
6:08 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

In the park

FeatureAreaMax depth
1Remi Lake24.8 km²15.2 m
2West Audrey Lake0.44 km²
3Crawfish Lake0.17 km²

Trails

2 named trails and routes, with 3.1 km of trail.

TrailLength
Spruce Lowland TrailHiking or Walking1.6 km
La Vigilance TrailHiking or Walking1.5 km

Visitors

25,499 visits were recorded in 2025: 726 day visits and 24,773 camper nights. Campsites were 57% 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
1983
Managed by
Ontario Parks
Official website
ontarioparks.ca