Craigleith Provincial Park (Recreational Class)

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Key Information

TYPE
Other
DESIGNATION
Provincial Park
LOCATED IN
Ontario
Canada
AREA
<0.01 km2 MARINE AREA
0.67 km2 TOTAL AREA i
MANAGED BY
Ontario Parks
LEVEL OF FISHING PROTECTION (LFP)
At least one species- or gear-specific restriction applies (beyond permit requirements or generally applicable restrictions)
DATA SOURCE(S)

Regulations: Government of Ontario

Boundary: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (Unmodified)

DATA VERSION

2.0

LAST REVIEWED

April 2023

OTHER DATABASES
World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) ID: 19887

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Purpose

To protect regionally significant features of the natural and cultural landscape. The contact between the Whitby shale and the Lindsay limestone which occurs along the shoreline is a regionally significant feature. The two out–croppings of the lower and upper Whitby shale which are present in the park are considered to be of local significance.

Species of Concern: rainbow trout, lake trout

Regulations Summary

Restrictions

In accordance with the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act, the following activities shall not be carried out on lands that are part of a provincial park or conservation reserve:
1. Generation of electricity.
2. Prospecting, staking mining claims, developing mineral interests or working mines.
3. Extracting aggregate, topsoil or peat.
4. Other industrial uses.

Additionally, the removal of fossils from the park will not be permitted.

Allowed

1. Sport fishing (e.g. rainbow trout and lake trout backcross) from the shoreline of Georgian Bay will be encouraged.
2. Scientific research by qualified individuals, which contributes to the knowledge of the natural and cultural features of the park, or recreational user statistics will be encouraged.

Governing Regulations