- Murphys Point Provincial Park
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Murphys Point Provincial Park IUCN Category II (National Park)
Bunkhouse, Silver Queen MineLocation Southern Ontario Nearest city Perth, Ontario Coordinates 44°46′N 76°13′W / 44.767°N 76.217°WCoordinates: 44°46′N 76°13′W / 44.767°N 76.217°W Area 1239 ha Governing body Ontario Parks Murphys Point Provincial Park is a provincial park near Perth, Ontario. The 1239 hectare park features natural areas prepared for hiking or skiing as well as access for day-use, camping and water sports at Big Rideau Lake. Facilities include a Park Store, Visitor's Centre and several "Comfort Centres", with flush toilets, showers and laundry facilities for the multi-day camper.
It also hosts the restored early 20th-century "Silver Queen" mica mine, the ruins of a sawmill and several historic pioneer buildings including the Lally Homestead. The area was mined for mica, feldspar, and apatite. During the summer season guides tours are offered to visitors who would like to see the inside of a pioneer-style mine.
The park includes five nature trails varying in length from the 1-km Loon Lake Trial to the 6.5-km Rideau Trail. The park is home to a variety of mammals, including deer, fox, mink, beaver, coyote, porcupine and otter. Many loons inhabit Big Rideau Lake along with five species of turtles, eight species of amphibians, and eight species of snakes, including Canada's largest, but harmless, black rat snake.
External links
- Official (Government) Website
- Friends of Murphys Point Provincial Park
- Murphys Point Provincial Park, Out There
Photographs taken within the park 
Black Rat Snake
Eastern Comma butterfly*Images by D. Gordon E. Robertson. See images for licensing terms. Protected areas in Ontario National parks 
Provincial parks 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 BeachNational Historic Sites of Canada Central Experimental Farm · Dundurn Castle · Laurier House · Massey Hall · Montgomery's Tavern · Osgoode Hall · Parliament · Rideau Canal · Rideau Hall · more...Other areas Categories:- IUCN Category II
- Provincial parks in Ontario
- Parks in Lanark County, Ontario
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