Frontenac Provincial Park
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Frontenac Provincial Park | |
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IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
Location: | Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada |
Nearest city: | Kingston, Ontario |
Area: | 52.14 kmĀ² |
Established: | 1974 |
Governing body: | Ontario Parks |
Frontenac Provincial Park is located near the town of Sydenham, north of the city of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The park lies on the Frontenac Axis, a topographic extention of the Canadian Shield, which connects to the Adirondack Mountains. It is a wilderness park composed of several lakes and forest offering backcountry camping accessed by canoe or on foot.
Frontenac Provincial Park is home to a native population of wolves. This is quite unusual for Southern Ontario. Other animals that call the park home are American black bear, red fox, mink, Northern River Otter, White-tailed Deer, porcupine, and fisher.