Mississagi Provincial Park

Mississagi Park

You can find Mississagi Provincial Park in the Penokean Hills within a 15-minute drive north from The City of Elliot Lake. The park is classified as a Natural Environment Park because of its significant, preserved natural features, such as its rolling hills, forests, lakes and streams. It was established in 1965 and consists of 4,900 hectares of pristine wilderness.

To read more about Mississagi Provincial Park, including operating dates, maps, types of camping, facilities and activities, visit Ontario Parks.

Check out the Park's 2022 Summer guide

Seasonal Parking Pass

When visiting our park, you may pay choose each time to pay to park your vehicle, or you may wish to purchase a seasonal parking pass.

To order and pay for your pass please fill out the Mississagi Park Seasonal Parking Pass registration form. The cost for a season is $75.00 (plus HST). You may either have your pass mailed to you or you may pick it up the first time you visit the park.

Mississagi Park Crests

Do you collect provincial park crests? We are excited to announce that we are now selling Mississagi Park crests online.

The cost is $8.85 plus HST per crest and we will mail them directly to you at no extra cost! To order and pay for your crest please fill out this easy online Mississagi Park crest form.

When the park opens for the season, crests will also be available for sale at the park from park staff. The cost will remain $8.85 plus HST per crest.

Secluded wilderness

If you want a less crowded wilderness experience with fewer tourists, Mississagi Provincial Park is the place to be. The park includes 90 campsites for vehicles and a few interior sites accessible by hiking or canoeing. View a video that highlights the park's natural beauty by one of its many visitors.

Activities and features

Mississagi Provincial Park offers many diverse opportunities for recreational, outdoor adventure. You can take part in:

Canoeing and kayaking
Hiking
Camping (Backcountry, car, group and walk-in)
Cycling
Birding
Boating
Fishing
Swimming
Snowshoeing

LumberJack Days

Bring the whole family for a weekend full of fun and exciting competition as the annual Lumberjack Days return to Mississagi Park August 5th and 6th 2023! Click below for more info.

LumberJack Days Webpage

Trails

You will find six different hiking trails at Mississagi Provincial Park. They vary in length and difficulty. View more information on Mississagi Provincial Park's trails and with short descriptions below.

McKenzie Interior Trail

The McKenzie Interior Trail is suited for expert hikers. It is 22 km long and recommended to be completed in two to five days. This is due to the rugged nature of the trail. Leading to the backcountry, you can camp on the Brush Lakes. Through many lookout points you can see the Stag Lake Peatlands, a provincially significant wetland. The trail begins on the Helenbar Lookout Trail, circles the Brush Lakes and ends on the Semiwite Lake Trail.

Helenbar Lookout Trail

The 7 km, 2-4 hour Helenbar Lookout Trail is suited for moderate hikers. The trail leads through a hardwood forest to a ridge with a lookout over Helenbar Lake, then back to Semiwite Lake. You can find loons and osprey as you hike the area. A white sand beach greets you where the Helenbar Lookout Trail and the Semiwite Creek Trail meets.

Semiwite Creek Trail

Follow the easy, 1.2 km Semiwite Creek Trail for a chance to see wildlife and excellent photo opportunities with great views. It begins from the Exhibit Centre on Semiwite Lake and ends at the gatehouse. Return through the camp's road or along the trail. You can complete the trail in one hour.

Semiwite Lake Trail

You can try a challenging hike around all of Semiwite Lake (12 km) which offers many chances to swim along the beach. You can also see an abandoned mining camp and the ruins of a 1946 British jet fighter crash, which landed in Helenbar Lake after running out of fuel. You can complete the trail in 6-7 hours.

Flack Lake Nature Trail

This easy, 800 metre trail takes only 45 minutes to complete. You can find interesting geological features and remains of an old logging camp. Begin the trail on Flack Lake's landing and finish at the picnic area.

Cobre Lake Trail

The 11 km Cobre Lake Trail is a strenuous trail for experienced hikers. You can find it north of Mississagi Provincial Park in the Rawhide Lake Conservation Reserve. You can find remains of copper and diamond mining exploration like core samples and old piping, Red and White Pine forests and panoramic views of four lakes. These lakes include Cobre Lake, Vasseau Lake, Tenfish Lake and Blue Sky Lake. The trail leads back to the parking area.

Along the way, you will pass Blue Sky Mine, a copper ore mine established in 1955 by Harvard Uranium Mines, and corduroy roads - old roads that miners made by lying logs side by side. You can also see a very large boulder, left by a glacier 10,000 years ago.

JimChrist Trail

The JimChrist Trail is 11 km long and takes about 6 hours to complete. Mixed hardwoods and large White Pine trees tower over this trail. You can find a good view of the base of the Helenbar Lookout ridge at its mid-point.

Helenbar Lake plane crash

In 1946, Royal Canadian Air Force Lt. William "Hugh" McKenzie made a crash landing in Helenbar Lake when his jet, a Gloster Meteor, ran out of fuel. It was the first jet plane accident in Canada.

Lt. Mackenzie survived the crash and lived for three weeks in the wilderness until he was rescued on Flack Lake by a fishing party from Laurentian Lodge. Much of the aircraft was removed by the military, but you can still see the wing-tip fuel tanks on Helenbar Lake. The site is protected by the Provincial Parks Act.