| Neys Provincial Park | |
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  Location of the park in Ontario | |
| Location | Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada |
| Nearest city | Marathon |
| Coordinates | 48°45′00″N 86°35′00″W / 48.75000°N 86.58333°W |
| Area | 5,383 ha (13,300 acres) |
| Established | 1965 |
| Visitors | 38,608 (in 2022[2]) |
| Governing body | Ontario Parks |
| Website | www |
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Neys Provincial Park is a natural environment-class provincial park on the north shore of Lake Superior, just west of Marathon, Ontario, Canada. This 5,383-hectare (13,300-acre) park includes the historic Coldwell Peninsula and the surrounding island system (added as part of Ontario's Living Legacy in 2000–2001), consisting of Pic Island, Detention Island, and the Sullivan Islands.
The ghost village of Coldwell, which lies just outside the park's east boundary, was home to an old railway and fishing community until the 1960s. All that remains of the village now are a few foundations, shipwrecks in the harbour and a cemetery. Within park boundaries is also the muse for Group of Seven member Lawren Harris, who in 1924 painted the now-famous image of Pic Island.
Flora and fauna in the park include many hardy species of subarctic plants and a rare herd of woodland caribou. The park is home to one of the most popular beaches on Lake Superior’s north shore and a model of a former German prisoner of war Camp at the Neys Visitor Centre.
- ^ UNEP-WCMC. "Protected Area Profile for Neys Provincial Park". World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ Parks, Ontario. "Ontario_Parks-Visitation-Statistics 2022 - Ministries". data.ontario.ca. Retrieved 2024-11-08.