Whiteshell Provincial Park

Whiteshell Provincial Park is a provincial park in southeast Manitoba, approximately 120 kilometres (75 mi) east of the city of Winnipeg. The park is considered to be a Class II protected area under the IUCN protected area management categories. It is 275,210 hectares (680,100 acres) in size.

Whiteshell Provincial Park
Whiteshell river within the park
LocationManitoba, Canada
Nearest cityWinnipeg, Manitoba
Coordinates49.55°N 95.20°W
Area2,721 km2 (1,051 sq mi)
Established1961
Governing bodyGovernment of Manitoba

The park protects areas representative of the Lake of the Woods Ecoregion within the Boreal Shield ecozone.:198 The park's protection also specifically extends to the Tie Creek basin, an area of great spiritual significance to Indigenous peoples.

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