Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park Explained

Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park
Iucn Category:II
Map:Canada Ontario
Location:Sudbury, Northeastern Ontario, Ontario, Canada
Area Ha:7705.00
Elevation:354m (1,161feet)
Established:1957
Governing Body:Ontario Parks

Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park is an operating natural environment class park and protected area in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the James Bay drainage basin, encompasses almost all of Ivanhoe Lake on the Ivanhoe River, and is located 8km (05miles) southwest of the community of Foleyet on Ontario Highway 101.[2]

Facilities

The park has play areas adjacent to a sandy wading and swimming beach. It also has 120 camp sites of which 64 have electrical hookup, and offers showers, flush toilets, a store, canoe rental, and a boat launch.[3]

Natural history

Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park has a number of glacial features including eskers, kettle lakes and a kettle lake that has become a quaking bog. It is in the Boreal forest biome and has plant species such as wild rice and six species of orchids.[4]

Notes and References

  1. FBQWU. Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park. 2011-09-10.
  2. Map 12. PDF. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 1 : 1,600,000. 2010-01-01. 2011-09-09.
  3. Web site: Facilities & Services. Ivanhoe Lake. Ontario Parks. 2002-11-18. 2011-09-10.
  4. Web site: Natural features . Ivanhoe Lake. Ontario Parks. 2002-11-18. 2011-09-10.