Woodland Caribou Provincial Park
51.0169° N, 94.8301° W
Park boundary and water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Woodland Caribou Provincial Park, Ontario. 51.0169° N, 94.8301° W
Provincial park, 4,710 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/on/woodland-caribou-provincial-park/, compiled October 9, 2026
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Woodland Caribou Provincial Park is a 4,710 km² provincial park 21 km west of Madsen, in Ontario. It was established in 1983.
72 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Red Lake (164 km²).
- Area
- 4,710 km²
- Established
- 1983
- Named lakes
- 72
- Trails
- 1
- Visits 2025
- 2,720
Conditions today
5.5 °C
Observed at Bissett, as of 1:00 a.m. CDT
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low plus 3.
Weather: Bissett (local forecast), as of 1:03 a.m. CDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:59 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:33 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:39 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:12 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:26 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:58 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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In the park
The 12 largest of 72 named lakes, ranked by area.
| Rank | Feature | Area | Max depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Lake | 164 km² | 42.7 m |
| 2 | Sydney Lake | 56.8 km² | |
| 3 | Sabourin Lake | 45.6 km² | |
| 4 | Carroll Lake | 36.1 km² | |
| 5 | Larus Lake | 27.4 km² | |
| 6 | Musclow Lake | 23.3 km² | |
| 7 | Haggart Lake | 18.9 km² | |
| 8 | Obukowin Lake | 17.2 km² | |
| 9 | Eagle Lake | 16.4 km² | 24.4 m |
| 10 | Knox Lake | 16.3 km² | |
| 11 | Donald Lake | 15.4 km² | |
| 12 | Murdock Lake | 13.8 km² |
Rivers
Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database; each name opens its location on OpenStreetMap.
Trails
1 named trail or route.
| Trail | Length |
|---|---|
| Woodland Caribou Provincial Park Portage RoutesPaddling, Portage | 121.5 km |
Visitors
2,720 visits were recorded in 2025: 1,308 day visits and 1,412 camper nights.
Official record
- Designation
- Provincial park
- Park class
- Wilderness
- IUCN category
- Ib, Wilderness areaInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Status
- Operating park
- Regulated
- 2014
- Managed by
- Ontario Parks
- Official website
- ontarioparks.ca
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