National Park · Canada
Pukaskwa National Park
Pukaskwa National Park is a national park in Canada, covering 464,014 acres (187,780 ha), established in 1971.
Photo: Hans-Jürgen Hübner via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | National Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Canada |
| Area | 464,014 acres (187,780 ha) |
| Established | 1971 |
| Coordinates | 48.2500° N, 85.9167° W |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Pukaskwa National Park
Pukaskwa National Park ( PUK-ə-saw) is a national park located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of the town of Marathon, Ontario in the Thunder Bay District of northern Ontario, Canada. Established in 1978, Pukaskwa is known for its vistas of Lake Superior and boreal forests. The park covers an area of 1,878 square kilometres (725 sq mi), and protects a part of the longest undeveloped shoreline anywhere on the Great Lakes. The Hattie Cove Campground is located at the north end of the park and can be accessed via Highway 627, the only road access into the park.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Planning your visit
What to do
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Airports near this park
The airports a visitor would actually fly into, nearest first — each link opens its profile on our sister site AirportProfiles.
- Nakina Airport (YQN) · Nakina, Canada · 138.1 miles away
- Sault Ste Marie Airport (YAM) · Sault Ste Marie, Canada · 138.7 miles away
- Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX) · Hancock, United States · 141.0 miles away
Parks nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Pukaskwa National Park?
Pukaskwa National Park is in Canada (48.2500° N, 85.9167° W).
When was Pukaskwa National Park established?
Pukaskwa National Park was established in 1971, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
How big is Pukaskwa National Park?
Pukaskwa National Park covers 464,014 acres (187,780 ha).
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q283482 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pukaskwa_National_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).