Frontenac Provincial Park
- Frontenac Provincial Park
Infobox_protected_area | name = Frontenac Provincial Park
iucn_category = II
caption = View of Big Salmon Lake
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location = Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
nearest_city = Kingston, Ontario
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area = 52.14 km²
established = 1974
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governing_body = Ontario Parks
Frontenac Provincial Park is located near the town of Sydenham, north of the city of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The park lies on the Frontenac Axis, a topographic extension of the Canadian Shield, which connects to the Adirondack Mountains. It is a wilderness park composed of several lakes and forest offering backcountry camping accessed by canoe or on foot.
Frontenac Provincial Park is home to a native population of gray wolves. This is quite unusual for southern Ontario.Fact|date=June 2007 Other animals that call the park home are American black bear, red fox, mink, northern river otter, white-tailed deer, porcupine, and fisher.
External links
* [http://www.ontarioparks.com/english/fron.html Official Website of Frontenac Provincial Park]
* [http://www.frontenacpark.ca/ Friends of Frontenac Provincial Park]
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