Bon Echo Provincial Park
Bon Echo Provincial Park is a provincial park in southeastern Ontario, Canada, approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Cloyne. The park is within township boundaries of both North Frontenac and Addington Highlands, roughly separated by Highway 41.
| Bon Echo Provincial Park | |
|---|---|
Some of the pictographs on Mazinaw Rock | |
| Location | Cloyne, Ontario, Canada |
| Nearest city | Napanee, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 44°54′14″N 77°15′18″W |
| Area | 66.43 km2 (25.65 sq mi) |
| Established | 1965 |
| Governing body | Ontario Parks |
National Historic Site of Canada | |
| Designated | 1982 |
IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
Bon Echo features several lakes, including Bon Echo Lake; Joeperry Lake, along Rainey Creek; and part of Mazinaw Lake, the seventh-deepest lake in Ontario. The southeastern shore of Mazinaw Lake features the massive 100-metre-high (330 ft) Mazinaw Rock, an escarpment rising out of the water, adorned with many native pictographs.
Nanabozho, a trickster from Ojibwe legend and cultural hero is the unofficial mascot of Bon Echo Park. He is featured prominently in pictographs adorning the sides of the rock escarpment on Mazinaw Lake. The site of the Mazinaw pictographs was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1982.