PROVINCIAL PARKS POLICY AND OBJECTIVES 



The provincial parks, within the administration of the Department of Lands 

 and Forests, provide public parklands in as near a natural condition as possible, 

 coincident with the intensity and type of use of the particular park. Provincial 

 parks provide space with emphasis on the natural environment and the format 

 of public outdoor recreation which are in keeping with that environment. Such 

 recreational pursuits include camping, picnicking, swimming, boating, canoe 

 tripping, hiking, fishing, and in certain parks, hunting, and the inspirational 

 enjoyment of the natural environment. The emphasis, therefore, is on recreational 

 activity which cannot be indulged in at home and which should be distinguished 

 from recreation associated with an urban environment. 



The Objectives of the Provincial Parks are: 



1 . To provide for the people of Ontario outdoor space in which they may enjoy 

 the kinds of recreation usually associated with the natural environment such 

 as camping, swimming, boating, fishing, hunting, hiking, skiing, and the 

 general enjoyment of nature. 



2. To provide this space in areas where it is needed. 



3. To reserve for future use areas sufficient to meet anticipated demand. 



4. To achieve in each park optimum use consistent with the retention or 

 restoration of a natural appearance and atmosphere, and to recognize 

 special recreational uses and values in certain parks. 



5. To include, in parks, rare and/or unusual features of natural and historical 

 significance. 



6. To preserve all significant natural and/or historic features in Provincial Parks. 



7. To provide in parks only those facilities which are necessary for the enjoy- 

 ment of the outdoor activities for which the park is intended and the well-being 

 of park visitors. 



8. To promote in park users an increased appreciation of the natural and 

 historical significance of parks through such media as museums, exhibit 

 centres, conducted trips, talks, interpretive trails and publications. 



9. To prevent the use of any Provincial Park for purposes which will alter the 

 natural features or atmosphere to the extent that they interfere with the 

 enjoyment of those engaging in the activities for which the Park is intended. 



Table 



PROVINCIAL PARKS IN OPERATION 

 (as of March 31, 1966) 



Administrative 



District Name of Park Date Established 



Chapleau Five Mile Lake Sept. 29, 1958 



Cochrane Tidewater 



Greenwater June 25, 1957 



Kettle Lakes June 25, 1957 



Fort Frances _ Caliper Lake July 22, 1960 



Lake of the Woods 



Quetico April 1, 1909 



Geraldton Blacksand July 22, 1960 



Klotz Lake July 22, 1960 



MacLeod May 1, 1963 



Neys Dec. 28, 1965 



Rainbow Falls May 22, 1963 



Gogama Ivanhoe Lake June 25, 1957 



Kapuskasing Nagagamisis June 25, 1957 



Remi Lake - June 25, 1957 



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