Samuel de Champlain provincial park - Wikipedia Samuel de Champlain provincial park Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park IUCN category II ( national park ) Location Ontario, Canada Nearest city Mattawa, Ontario Coordinates 46 ° 17 ′ 30 '' N 78 ° 52 ′ 30 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 46.29167 ° N 78.87500 ° W ﻿ / 46.29167 ; - 78.87500 Coordinates : 46 ° 17 ′ 30 '' N 78 ° 52 ′ 30 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 46.29167 ° N 78.87500 ° W ﻿ / 46.29167 ; - 78.87500 Area 25.5 km ( 9.8 sq mi ) Governing body Ontario Parks Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park is a provincial park in Ontario, Canada. The park spans both sides of the Mattawa River. It has an area of 25.5 square kilometres ( 9.8 sq mi ) and is about 14 kilometres ( 8.7 mi ) west of Mattawa, Ontario, Canada. It is administered by Ontario Parks, which classifies it as a natural environment park. This park is popular in the summer with campers, providing many recreational activities such as canoeing, swimming, hiking, wildlife viewing, and other family activities. The visitors centre houses the Voyageur Heritage Centre, which highlights the historic importance of the Mattawa River to the fur trade through interactive exhibits. The park is also home to the Canadian Ecology Centre, an outdoor education centre, which provides educational programs on sustainable forestry. The park is named after Samuel de Champlain, one of the first French explorers of Canada of the 17th century. Looking south over Moore Lake External links Media related to Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park at Wikimedia Commons Official website Protected areas of Ontario CRHP Central County of Brant Eastern Essex County Greater Sudbury Golden Horseshoe Kingston Middlesex County Niagara RM Northern Ottawa Perth County Southwestern Toronto Waterloo RM Wellington County York RM National parks Bruce Peninsula Fathom Five Georgian Bay Islands Lake Superior Point Pelee Pukaskwa Thousand Islands Provincial parks Algonquin Bon Echo Finlayson Point French River Frontenac Kakabeka Falls Killarney Lady Evelyn - Smoothwater Lake Superior Polar Bear Quetico Sandbanks Sleeping Giant more... Conservation areas Boyd Claireville Cold Creek Guelph Lake Heber Down Kortright Centre Lake Laurentian Mer Bleue Mount Nemo Rattlesnake Point Spencer Gorge / Webster 's Falls more... UNESCO Biosphere Reserves Georgian Bay Littoral Long Point Niagara Escarpment ( including Cheltenham Badlands ) Thousand Islands - Frontenac Arch Wasaga Beach National Historic Sites Central Experimental Farm Dundurn Castle Laurier House Massey Hall Montgomery 's Tavern Osgoode Hall Parliament Rideau Canal Rideau Hall more... Other areas Ontario Greenbelt Ottawa Greenbelt Rouge Park Ottawa Toronto Commons This Ontario location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This Canadian protected area related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Samuel_de_Champlain_Provincial_Park&oldid=782421088 '' Categories : IUCN Category II Provincial parks in Ontario Parks in Nipissing District Protected areas established in 1990 1990 establishments in Ontario Ontario geography stubs Canadian protected area stubs Hidden categories : Coordinates on Wikidata Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Cebuano Français Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 26 May 2017, at 19 : 58. About Wikipedia

Question: samuel de champlain provincial park nipissing district on
Answer: Mattawa, Ontario