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Georgian Bay Islands National Park

National park in Ontario, Canada

Field	Value
name	Georgian Bay Islands National Park
alt_name	Parc national des Îles-de-la-Baie-Georgienne
iucn_category	II
photo	BeausoleilIslandCedarSprings2004.jpg
photo_caption	Cedar Springs, Beausoleil Island
map	Canada##Canada Southern Ontario
map_caption	Location in Canada##Location in Southern Ontario
relief	Yes
location	Thirty Thousand Islands, Ontario, Canada
nearest_city	Midland, Ontario
coordinates
area_km2	13.5
established	1929
visitation_num	27,482
visitation_year	2022–23
governing_body	Parks Canada
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	10
mapframe-wikidata	yes
website

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**Georgian Bay Islands National Park ** (established 1929) consists of 63 small islands or parts of islands in Georgian Bay, near Port Severn, Ontario. The total park area is approximately 13.5 km2. Prior to the creation of Fathom Five National Marine Park, Flowerpot Island was also a part of the park.

The islands blend the exposed rocks and pines of the Canadian Shield with the hardwood forests found further south. The park can only be reached by boat and all of the islands are open to the public. Limited camping and docking facilities, trails and cabins are only available on the largest island, Beausoleil Island.

It is part of the Georgian Bay Littoral Biosphere Reserve.

Wildlife

It is home to mammalian species such as white-tailed deer, moose, black bear, coyote, timber wolf, lynx, bobcat, porcupine, raccoon, beaver, red and grey fox species, chipmunk, and red squirrel. This park also provides habitat for 33 species of reptiles and amphibians, including the five lined skink, eastern hognose snake, the eastern fox snake, and the threatened eastern Massasauga rattlesnake. Some of the more isolated islands provide nesting areas for colonies of gulls and terns.

Beausoleil Island

Main article: Beausoleil Island

Beausoleil Island is the largest island in the park and it offers island tent camping, overnight and day docking, heritage education programs, and hiking trails. Wheelchair accessible sites and reserved campsites are also available at the Cedar Spring campground on Beausoleil Island.

References

Canada, Parks. "Parks Canada attendance 2022_23 - Parks Canada attendance 2022_23 - Open Government Portal".
"About - Georgian Bay Islands National Park". Parks Canada.
(2009-04-15). "Saint Lawrence Lowlands". [[Parks Canada]].
(2017). "National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of Canada". National Geographic Partners.
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