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.[2] It is in the James Bay drainage basin, encompasses almost all of Ivanhoe Lake on the Ivanhoe River, and is located 8 kilometres (5 mi) southwest of the community of Foleyet on Ontario Highway 101.[3]

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.[4]

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.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Natural features". Ivanhoe Lake. Ontario Parks. 2002-11-18. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  2. ^ "Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  3. ^ Map 12 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
  4. ^ "Facilities & Services". Ivanhoe Lake. Ontario Parks. 2002-11-18. Retrieved 2011-09-10.

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