Abitibi DeTroyes Waterway Provincial Park

Abitibi DeTroyes Waterway Provincial Park is a wilderness adventure destination and conservation area located east of the community of Iroquois Falls and Timmins, Ontario, Canada. The park is one of the many located in the Wilderness Region of northern Ontario.

The 11,068 hectare (27,350 acres) park is located on Lake Abitibi which is the 5th largest lake in Ontario, Canada. The geography consists of coniferous forest, swamps, eskers, bogs, kettle basins, rivers and protected bird nesting areas.

The Abitibi DeTroyes Waterway Provincial Park also includes part of the Black and Abitibi Rivers, as well as, 4 eskers - one of which is a 12 kilometre long peninsula. An esker is a narrow ridge of gravel or sand left behind by the melting waters of a glacier dating back to the Ice Age.

The waterway park is unique in that one can only access it by water or air. There are three easy-access waterway launch sites leading to the park. They are located in Matheson, Meadow Creek and Twin Falls. Each with a boat launch, dock and parking area for trailers.

Besides canoeing, boating and fishing - the other activities enjoyed in the park include wilderness camping, birdwatching and wildlife sightings. The conditions can be rough and rugged. There are no services in the park. And... the winds can pick up quickly on the shallow Lake Abitibi creating rough waters.

History in the park dates back to 6000 B.C. to 1650 A.D. Archeologists have found sites telling stories of the First Nation people and prehistoric cultures. The oldest site details the Shield Archaic Tradition which is the name created for the prehistoric culture which once lived in the boreal forests between Lake Superior and Hudson Bay.

Explore Abitibi DeTroyes Waterway Provincial Park , Iroquois Falls, Ontario, Canada, Wilderness Region