René Brunelle Provincial Park | |
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IUCN category II (
national park) | |
Location | Cochrane District, Ontario |
Nearest city | Moonbeam |
Coordinates | 49°26′53″N 82°08′51″W / 49.44806°N 82.14750°W [1] |
Area | 3,015 ha (11.64 sq mi) |
Established | 1957 |
Owner | Ontario Parks |
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René Brunelle Provincial Park is a provincial park in both the municipality of Moonbeam and geographic Gurney Township in Unorganized North Cochrane District, Cochrane District, in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Established in 1957 [6] and named in 1981 for René Brunelle, [7] it is operated by Ontario Parks and has camping, hiking, swimming and other facilities on or near Remi Lake. [3] [6]
The park is on the north and east shores of Remi Lake. A second, smaller, non-contiguous portion of the park is southwest of the lake in the municipality of Moonbeam. [3] Spruce Creek is entirely within the park, and arrives at Round Bay on the northeast shore of Remi Lake. Other named lakes wholly in the park are Crawfish Lake; Spruce Lake, the source of Spruce Creek; and West Audrey Lake. The outflow from Remi Lake, the Remi River, is at Outlet Bay also in the park. [3]
Remi Lake was the location of a seaplane base in the early 1900s. [6] Access to the park is by Ontario Highway 581 which connects to Ontario Highway 11. [3] [4]