Silent Lake Provincial Park
44.9159° N, 78.0623° W
Park boundary and water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Silent Lake Provincial Park, Ontario. 44.9159° N, 78.0623° W
Provincial park, 16.1 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/on/silent-lake-provincial-park/, compiled October 9, 2026
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- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
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Silent Lake Provincial Park is a 16.1 km² provincial park 6.1 km south of Cardiff, in Ontario. It was established in 2000.
6 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Paudash Lake (7.7 km²).
- Area
- 16.1 km²
- Established
- 2000
- Named lakes
- 6
- Trails
- 576.7 km
- Visits 2025
- 109K
Conditions today
7.1 °C
Observed at Haliburton, 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 3.
Weather: Haliburton (local forecast), as of 2:02 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:50 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:20 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:37 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:07 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:12 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:56 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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In the park
| Rank | Feature | Area | Max depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paudash Lake | 7.7 km² | 48.8 m |
| 2 | Lower Paudash Lake | 4.87 km² | 21.3 m |
| 3 | Silent Lake | 1.16 km² | 21.3 m |
| 4 | Moxley Lake | 0.12 km² | 8 m |
| 5 | Lowrie Lake | 0.12 km² | 4 m |
| 6 | Anderson Lake | 0.1 km² |
Trails
5 named trails and routes, with 76.7 km of trail.
| Trail | Length |
|---|---|
| Silent Lake Cross-Country Ski TrailSnowshoeing | 40 km |
| Mountain Bike TrailsCycling, Hiking or Walking, Snowshoeing | 19 km |
| Lakeshore Hiking TrailCycling, Hiking or Walking, Snowshoeing | 15 km |
| Lakehead Loop TrailHiking or Walking, Snowshoeing | 1.5 km |
| Bonnie's Pond TrailHiking or Walking, Snowshoeing | 1.2 km |
Visitors
108,579 visits were recorded in 2025: 28,984 day visits and 79,596 camper nights. Campsites were 86% 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
- 2017
- Managed by
- Ontario Parks
- Official website
- ontarioparks.ca
Photos
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