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The list of provincial parks in the Canadian province of Ontario contains lists of more than 300 provincial parks in Ontario. These provincial parks are maintained by Ontario Parks. For a list of protected areas in Ontario, see the List of protected areas of Ontario. Northern Ontario. List of provincial parks of Northern Ontario; Southern Ontario
The Ontario Parks system began in 1893 with the creation of Algonquin Park, originally designed to protect loggers' interests from settlement. The management and creation of provincial parks came under the Department of Lands and Forests in 1954 and led to a period of accelerated park creation: a ninefold increase in the number of parks over the next six years.
M. MacGregor Point Provincial Park; Magnetawan River Provincial Park; Makobe-Grays River Provincial Park; Manitou Islands Provincial Nature Reserve; Mara Provincial Park (Ontario)
Bronte Creek Provincial Park is located in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, and is part of the Ontario Parks system. The 6.4-square-kilometre (2.5 sq mi) park is located at the western edge of Oakville, bordering on Burlington. The park features hiking and biking trails, cross country skiing, and a play barn.
Name Established Commons category Picture Coordinates Awenda Provincial Park: 1975 Awenda Provincial Park: Bass Lake Provincial Park: 1957 Beattie Pinery Provincial Park
Port Burwell Provincial Park (formerly Iroquois Beach Provincial Park 1971-1986) 1971 42°38′53″N 80°48′58″W / 42.648055555556°N 80.816111111111°W / 42.648055555556; -80.816111111111
Name Established Commons category Picture Coordinates Frontenac Provincial Park: 1974 Frontenac Provincial Park: Sharbot Lake Provincial Park: 1958
Ontario Parks and protected areas statistics Type Number Area % land area Hectares Acres Provincial parks 341 8,278,063 20,455,540 7.69% Conservation reserves