Park / Campground | Usage (day use, camping, etc.) - Legend | Opening and Closing | |
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Petroglyphs |
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May 9, 2025 to October 13, 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:
705-877-2552 (summer)
613-339-2807 (winter)
Size: 1643.00 ha
Year established: 1976
Park Classification: Cultural Heritage
Address:
2249 Northey’s Bay Rd.
Woodview, ON
K0L 3E0
What You'll Like:
- Largest known concentration of Indigenous rock carvings (petroglyphs) in Canada, depicting turtles, snakes, birds, humans and more; this sacred site is known as “The Teaching Rocks”
- Visit the Learning Place Visitor Centre to discover the traditions of the Ojibway (Nishnaabe) people through the teachings of the medicine wheel
- Visit bright blue/green McGinnis Lake – one of only a handful of meromictic (layers of water that don’t intermix) lakes in Canada
- Great opportunities for wildlife viewing
Petroglyphs Operating Hours Daily 10:00am - 5:00pm (No vehicle access after 4:00pm. All vehicles must exit before gates close at 5:00pm). The park is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Spring and Fall with the exception of Holiday Mondays.