Chiniguchi Waterway Provincial Park | |
Iucn Category: | II |
Location: | Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada |
Nearest City: | Sudbury, Ontario |
Map: | Ontario |
Coordinates: | 46.8333°N -113°W |
Area: | 9368ha |
Established: | 2006[1] |
Governing Body: | Ontario Parks |
The Chiniguchi Waterway Provincial Park consists of 9368ha[2] of protected wilderness along the Chiniguchi River, Maskinonge Lake, Kukagami Lake, Wolf Lake and Matagamasi Lake in the Sudbury District of Ontario, that includes 336 hectares of Forest Reserve. The park is one of the several provincial parks located in the Sudbury area.[3] It is managed by Ontario Parks. It contains the largest stand of old growth Red Pines.[4]
This river is only suitable for backcountry canoeists; there are no facilities in the park. Canoeists should be able to portage.
The Wolf Lake Forest Reserve contains the world's largest remaining old-growth red pine forest; containing trees up to 300 years old.[5]