Sandbar Lake Provincial Park
49.5037° N, 91.5743° W
Sandbar Lake Provincial Park, Ontario. 49.5037° N, 91.5743° W
Provincial park, 80.8 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/on/sandbar-lake-provincial-park/, compiled October 9, 2026
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Sandbar Lake Provincial Park is a 80.8 km² provincial park 4.3 km northeast of Ignace, in Ontario. It was established in 1970.
7 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Paguchi Lake (24.8 km²).
- Area
- 80.8 km²
- Established
- 1970
- Named lakes
- 7
- Trails
- 36.5 km
- Visits 2025
- 16,598
Conditions today
2.7 °C
Observed at Ignace, as of 1:00 a.m. CDT
Tonight: Partly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers early this evening. Clearing this evening. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low plus 1.
Weather: Ignace (local forecast), as of 1:02 a.m. CDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:46 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:18 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:27 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:59 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:11 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:46 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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In the park
| Rank | Feature | Area | Max depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paguchi Lake | 24.8 km² | 27.4 m |
| 2 | Sandbar Lake | 12.9 km² | |
| 3 | Little Indian Lake | 2.81 km² | |
| 4 | Little Sandbar Lake | 2.17 km² | |
| 5 | Asinn Lake | 1.73 km² | |
| 6 | Robinson Lake | 1.35 km² | |
| 7 | Pratt Lake | 0.49 km² |
Trails
3 named trails and routes, with 6.5 km of trail.
| Trail | Length |
|---|---|
| Rockcliff TrailHiking or Walking | 4 km |
| Silhouette TrailHiking or Walking, Paddling | 2 km |
| Red Pine TrailHiking or Walking | 0.5 km |
Visitors
16,598 visits were recorded in 2025: 635 day visits and 15,963 camper nights. Campsites were 51% occupied in July and August.
Official record
- Designation
- Provincial park
- Park class
- Natural Environment
- IUCN category
- II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Status
- Operating park
- Regulated
- 2025
- Managed by
- Ontario Parks
- Official website
- ontarioparks.ca
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