Kap-Kig-Iwan Provincial Park, Provincial park in Timiskaming District, Canada.
Kap-Kig-Iwan Provincial Park is a wooded reserve in Timiskaming District where the Englehart River drops through a deep valley, forming several waterfalls and rapids. The terrain varies across different elevations, revealing different forest types and rocky sections with uncommon plant life.
Kap-Kig-Iwan Provincial Park was established in 1957 as a Natural Environment-class provincial park of Ontario. It lies in the townships of Charlton and Dack and Evanturel in Timiskaming District, on the Englehart River about 2 km south of Englehart and off Highway 11. The park covers 325 hectares.
The name Kap-Kig-Iwan comes from the Ojibwe and is often rendered as "water falling over the edge," a reference to the Englehart River dropping through its valley. The park lies in the Northern Clay Belt, where farmland and natural vegetation form a patchwork around the protected area.
The park lies off Ontario Highway 11, about 2 km south of Englehart, in the townships of Charlton and Dack and Evanturel. It has both electric and non-electric campsites. In winter many trails double as cross-country ski trails.
Kap-Kig-Iwan is one of Ontario's Natural Environment parks, a class that protects recreation-oriented landscapes rather than wilderness. It lies in the townships of Charlton and Dack and Evanturel, about 2 km south of Englehart off Highway 11, and its trails double as cross-country ski routes in winter.
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