Park / Campground | Usage (day use, camping, etc.) - Legend | Opening and Closing | |
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Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater |
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May 9, 2025 to October 26, 2025 |
Facilities
Activities
Please note: Availability of some facilities and activities may be restricted to specific areas of the park, may be ecologically dependent, or may be seasonally weather dependent.
General Information
Phone:
(705) 569-3205
Size: 72400.00 ha
Year established: 1973
Park Classification: Wilderness
Address:
24 Finlayson Park Road
Temagami, ON
P0H 2H0
What You'll Like:
- Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater is a spectacular wilderness class park encompassing rugged topography, clear lakes, stunning waterfalls, and rushing rivers.
- Precambrian bedrock rises to a dome forming Ishpatina Ridge, the highest point in Ontario, and other scenic high points like Maple Mountain.
- As the headwaters for several rivers, Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater connects to four waterway class parks.
- Protects some of Temagami’s famous old growth White and Red pine ecosystems.
- Temagami’s backcountry parks provide a remote wilderness experience, protect over 100,000ha, and provide roughly 600km of interconnected canoe routes.
- Located in the heart of the Temagami region, Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater is connected to a 2400km canoeing network consisting of Parks, Conservation Reserves, and Crown lands.
- The region’s canoe routes traverse some of the most rugged landscapes in Northern Ontario – 4 of the province’s highest peaks are in Temagami’s backcountry parks.
- The area’s rich Indigenous heritage dates back at least 10,000 years, and canoeists travel on ancient portages or “nastawgan”.