Natural Features
One of Ontario's largest parks, Lake Superior Provincial Park is celebrated for its rugged and dramatic topographic features. The park's high, rounded hills are remnants of ancient mountain ranges, worn down over time by glaciers and blanketed with glacial sediments. Rushing rivers drop rapidly from the interior highlands to the Lake Superior shoreline, creating rapids and dramatic waterfalls.
The most common rocks in the area are granite and gneisses. Lava rock from Precambrian volcanic activity, diabase dykes along the shoreline, and relatively young Cambrian sandstone, are all relics of the park's geological past.
The park is situated in a transitional zone between two forest regions -- the Great Lakes-St.Lawrence, and the Boreal. The transition is particularly striking in the autumn when the brilliant colours of the trees contrast with the dark green evergreens.
An abundance of wildlife live in the park. Larger mammals include moose, timber wolf, Canada lynx and bears, smaller mammals include red squirrel, red fox, beaver and marten. More than 250 species of birds have been identified inside the park boundaries, and 120 species nest in the park.
Early Peoples
Ojibwa people and their ancestors are known to have inhabited the Lake Superior region since about 9000 years ago. There are several known sites from Ojibwa and pre-Ojibwa times within the park, on or near the shoreline dating back to 500BC. Among these sites are "Pukaskwa pits" depressions dug into cobble beaches which may have been used as "vision pits" or shelters. Ancient rock paintings, or pictographs can be seen in the park at Agawa Rock and also in areas north of Lake Superior.
Park Facilities & Activities
With three campgrounds close to the highway, and access to eight canoe routes and 11 hiking trails, Lake Superior Provincial Park is an ideal destination for a vacation in a wilderness setting. The park has 274 campsites in three spacious campgrounds. Two campgrounds offer comfort stations, showers, laundromats and electrical sites. Some sites accommodate trailers. There are also 175 campsites in the interior, accessible only on foot or by canoe.
For further information regarding this park please telephone 1-705-856-2284
To learn about Collingwood Scenic Caves,please continue onto the next page.
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