Pukaskwa National Park

Pukaskwa National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Location of Pukaskwa National Park in Canada
Location	Ontario, Canada
Nearest city	Marathon, Ontario
Coordinates	48°14′44″N 85°53′18″W / 48.24568°N 85.88821°W / 48.24568; -85.88821Coordinates: 48°14′44″N 85°53′18″W / 48.24568°N 85.88821°W / 48.24568; -85.88821
Area	1,878 km2 (725 sq mi)
Established	1978
Governing body	Parks Canada

Pukaskwa National Park is a national park located south of the town of Marathon, Ontario in the Thunder Bay District of northern Ontario, Canada. Established in 1978, Pukaskwa is known for its vistas of Lake Superior and boreal forests. The park covers an area of 1,878 square kilometres (725 sq mi), and protects part of the longest undeveloped shoreline anywhere on the Great Lakes.

The Hattie Cove Campground is located at the north end of the park and can be accessed via Highway 627, the only road access into the park. There are also a number of backcountry campsites located along the 60 km Coastal Hiking Trail which follows the north shore of Lake Superior. The Coastal Hiking Trail has two suspension bridges; one across the White River at Chigaamiwinigum and one across the Willow River. The Coastal Hiking Trail is part of the long-distance Voyageur Hiking Trail. Backcountry campsites are also located along the Coastal Paddling Route, the White River, and the Pukaskwa River.

Black bears, moose, peregrine falcons, lynxes and timber wolves are found in the park. There is also a small population of woodland caribou but their numbers declined from 30 caribou in the 1970s to about four in 2012 mainly due to wolf predation.

The park has a humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen climate classification that is strongly influenced by Lake Superior.