Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park

Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park

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About this Location

Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park is a 33,505 hectare park that contains more than 100 habitat types and is a vast biological engine renowned for its rock barrens, and beaver fens. Although extensive, this habitat is fragile please follow the principles of leave no trace.

The Wildlands is a non-operating park with no maintained public facilities or services. Be prepared to use appropriate route finding and safety practices as interior travel beyond access points requires complex navigating in a remote semi-wilderness environment. Cellular service cannot be relied upon as a means of communication or navigation within these wildlands.

This park provides unique opportunity for a sustainable, semi wilderness recreation experience. Rugged canoe routes involving lakes, wetlands, and portages, and home to over 100 km of the Ganaraska Hiking Trail (The Wilderness Section www.ganaraska-hiking-trail.org) and a limited number of backcountry campsites

A full-resolution georeferenced pdf map of the park with campsites, portages, and hiking trails is available from the official website

Notable Trails

The Ganaraska Hiking Trail (The Wilderness Section) runs through the park. See:  www.ganaraska-hiking-trail.org

Features

  • Restrooms on site

Content from Official Website

Last updated April 13, 2024

Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park Backcountry hiking and canoe routes
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