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Marten River Provincial Park

Coordinates: 46°43′24.84″N 79°48′52.23″W / 46.7235667°N 79.8145083°W / 46.7235667; -79.8145083
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Marten River Provincial Park
Entrance to the park
Map showing the location of Marten River Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Marten River Provincial Park
Location in Ontario (Canada)
LocationNipissing District, Ontario, Canada
Nearest cityMarten River, Ontario
Coordinates46°43′24.84″N 79°48′52.23″W / 46.7235667°N 79.8145083°W / 46.7235667; -79.8145083
Area400 ha (990 acres)
Established1960
Visitors44,647 (in 2022[2])
Governing bodyOntario Parks
Websitewww.ontarioparks.ca/park/martenriver
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Marten River Provincial Park is a 400-hectare (990-acre) provincial park in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[3] It is located by the hamlet of Marten River in the municipality of Temagami.

Background

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Marten River Provincial Park features 193 campsites (105 of which have electrical hookups) in two campgrounds, Chicot (Sites 1–114) and Assinika (Sites 115–216). The park's feature attraction is a replica of a turn of the century logging camp, complete with a museum, camp buildings and outdoor displays of period logging equipment.[4]

References

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  1. ^ UNEP-WCMC. "Protected Area Profile for Marten River Provincial Park". World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  2. ^ Parks, Ontario. "Ontario_Parks-Visitation-Statistics 2022 - Ministries". data.ontario.ca. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  3. ^ "Marten River Provincial Park". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024.
  4. ^ Steer, Bill (11 February 2017). "Take a hike". North Bay Nugget. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017.
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