W.J.B. Greenwood Provincial Park

W.J.B. Greenwood Provincial Park
Map showing the location of W.J.B. Greenwood Provincial Park
Map showing the location of W.J.B. Greenwood Provincial Park
Location of W.J.B. Greenwood Provincial Park in Ontario
LocationTimiskaming, Northeastern Ontario, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates47°18′29″N 79°48′47″W / 47.30806°N 79.81306°W / 47.30806; -79.81306
Area465 ha (1,150 acres)
Elevation310 m (1,020 ft)
Established1985 (1985)
Named forBen Greenwood, Ontario's first chief of the Division of Parks, 1954 to 1960
Websitewww.ontarioparks.com/nonoperating/wjbgreenwood

W.J.B. Greenwood Provincial Park is a non-operating recreational class park and protected area in the town of Latchford, Timiskaming District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is on the southern shores of Bay Lake on the Montreal River, part of the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin, and is in the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Forest / Boreal Forest transition zone biome.[2] The park was established in 1985 and is named for Ben Greenwood, Ontario's first chief of the Division of Parks, 1954 to 1960.[2]

  1. ^ "W.J.B. Greenwood Provincial Park". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
  2. ^ a b W.J.B. Greenwood: Preliminary Management Statement (PDF). Ontario Parks. 2008. ISBN 978-1-4249-6871-8. OCLC 456828999. Retrieved 2011-09-09.