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River Aux Sables Provincial Park

46.2637° N, 82.129° W

River Aux Sables Provincial Park, Ontario. 46.2637° N, 82.129° W

Provincial park, 34.2 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/on/river-aux-sables-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.
  • 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).

River Aux Sables Provincial Park is a 34.2 km² provincial park 2.6 km northwest of Massey, in Ontario. It was established in 2006.

2 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Madawanson Lake (4.35 km²).

Area
34.2 km²
Established
2006
Named lakes
2

Conditions today

9 °C

CloudyWind S 17 km/h

Observed at Elliot Lake, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

Tonight: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm after midnight. Low plus 5.

Weather: Elliot Lake (local forecast), as of 3:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:07 a.m.
Sunrise
7:37 a.m.
Sunset
6:52 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:23 p.m.
Moonrise
6:29 a.m.
Moonset
6:11 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

In the park

FeatureAreaMax depth
1Madawanson Lake4.35 km²
2Ritchie Lake1.53 km²11 m

Waterfalls

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

Official record

Designation
Provincial park
Park class
Waterway
IUCN category
II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Status
Non-operating park (no staff or visitor facilities)
Regulated
2006
Managed by
Ontario Parks
Official website
ontarioparks.ca