Fitzroy Provincial Park

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Fitzroy Provincial Park
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View of Fitzroy Harbour from park playground
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Location in Eastern Ontario
Location Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario, Canada
Nearest city Ottawa, Ontario
Coordinates 45°28′57″N76°13′4″W / 45.48250°N 76.21778°W / 45.48250; -76.21778
Area185 hectares (460 acres)
Visitors112,980(in 2022 [2] )
Governing body Ontario Parks
Website www.ontarioparks.ca/park/fitzroy
Fitzroy Provincial Park

Fitzroy Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Fitzroy harbour community in the north end of the city of Ottawa, on the Ottawa River in Ontario, Canada, designated as recreational-class by Ontario Parks. White pine covers much of the park. The park has century-old trees and a stand of 300-year-old bur oaks by the Carp River. There are two campgrounds within the park, both with comfort stations, a boat launch and park store. The main campgrounds have 235 campsites, 107 with electrical service, 205 with room for trailers, and a separate area with facilities for group camping and picnicking.

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Cross-country skiing is available in the winter on trails maintained by the West Carleton Nordic Ski Club. [3]

Shale pillar along Terraces Trail Shale pillar, Fitzroy.jpg
Shale pillar along Terraces Trail

See also

References

  1. UNEP-WCMC. "Protected Area Profile for Fitzroy Provincial Park". World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  2. Parks, Ontario. "Ontario_Parks-Visitation-Statistics 2022 - Ministries". data.ontario.ca. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  3. Pearson, Matthew (26 December 2017). "Happy trails: Places where you can XC ski, right in Ottawa". Ottawa Citizen . Postmedia Network. Retrieved 9 November 2022.