Lake St. Peter Provincial Park

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Lake St. Peter Provincial Park
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Location in southern Ontario
Location Hastings County, Ontario
Nearest city Lake St. Peter, Ontario
Coordinates 45°20′04″N78°01′24″W / 45.33444°N 78.02333°W / 45.33444; -78.02333 [1]
Area478 ha (1,180 acres)
Governing body Ontario Parks

Lake St. Peter Provincial Park is a recreation-class provincial park in the municipality of Hastings Highlands, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. [1] [2] [3] It is operated by the Ontario Parks branch of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.

The park is located on Lake St. Peter near the community of the same name, 2 km (1.2 mi) off Highway 127. [2] [3] It is 478 hectares (1,180 acres) in area with 65 campsites, two beaches and two hiking trails. The main access gatehouse also contains a small store supplying minimal camping equipment, firewood, ice and rental canoes.

The shore of the southwestern tip of McKenzie Lake is part of the park, at its northern edge, but none of the lake itself. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lake St. Peter Provincial Park". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  3. 1 2 Map 10 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2020-04-15.