MacLeod Provincial Park - Geraldton, Ontario - State/Provincial Parks on Waymarking.com

MacLeod Provincial Park is located on Highway 11 in the Municipality of Greenstone, eight kilometers east of Geraldton. Named after an abandoned gold mine, MacLeod Provincial Park is located on a peninsula in Kenogamisis Lake, East of Geraldton. It offers excellent swimming, great fishing in its bays and spectacular wildlife viewing in its marshes.

GCF is contracted to maintain the park by the Municipality of Greenstone. Staff are responsible for camp site bookings, general maintenance, facility cleaning and are involved in numerous other park activities to make camp stays enjoyable including preparing for the Geraldton Music Jamboree. The park employs a number of local students during the summer months to ensure that all maintenance is completed quickly ensuring a pleasant and relaxing stay for all park users.

Facilities:
Camping
Electrical Campsites
Flush Toilets
Barrier Free Access
Showers
Day Use Area
Group Camping
Boat Launch

Operator or sponsor is: Ontario Parks
Nearby town or city: Geraldton
Total campsites: 120
Unserviced campsites: 92
Power campsites: 28
Tent camping sites are available
Some campsites are for seasonal rental
30 amp. service available
Tables provided at campsites
Firewood available on or near campground
Free showers

Contact Information
Box 400
Geraldton, ON
P0T 1M0

Telephone: 807-854-0370

Park Type: all types Activities: Hiking Boating Fishing Camping Swimming Canoeing Wildlife Viewing and so on. Park Fees: Yes, depending on the age (children, adults, seniors) & the activity (day use, overnight & so on. See the website for details. Background: The discovery of gold on the shores of Kenogamisis Lake in the early 1930’s led to the founding of Geraldton. The discovery of the Little Long Lac mine in 1932 meant that the Canadian National Railway line (formerly the CNOR) was soon delivering carloads of supplies and equipment to Kenogamisiss Main Street developed between the mine and the tracks, crossing Barton Bay. A townsite sprang up on both sides of the road and railway because it rose so quickly from the swamp By 1947, Geraldton had benefited from ten gold producers within a 10-mile radius. As the mines closed down, Geraldton came to depend on the forest products industry as the main resource industry. Today, there are no operating mines, but mineral exploration activity continues apace. No information was found regarding the history of this great park. Date Established?: Unknown. Link to Park: [Web Link] Additional Entrance Points: Not Listed

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