Wolf Island Provincial Park is a 222 hectare natural environment park established in 1985. Ontario Parks places the main island between Lower Buckhorn and Lovesick lakes, about 35 kilometres north of Peterborough by Highway 28.
The official page says there is no road access. The island is accessible by boat only, with foot access from Lovesick Lake Lock 30 and boat launch options noted through the Trent-Severn Waterway context.
Wolf Island is a non-operating park where access and safety details matter as much as natural features. Ontario Parks says there are no activities or facilities at the park, though existing Crown land campsites are present and only some are interconnected by trails.
The geology is distinctive: Paleozoic limestone outcroppings sit beside much older Precambrian bedrock. Late Wisconsinan glaciers carved crescent-shaped gouges and striations in the bedrock.
Vegetation includes swamp forest and thickets, mixed and deciduous forest, and open rockland forest of scattered trees and shrubs. For safety reasons, swimming is prohibited near the locks and dams of the nearby Trent-Severn Waterway.
The lock and dam warning should sit beside every swimming or campsite decision throughout the visit, not just at launch.
Plan around boat access, foot travel from locks, geology observation, existing campsite research, forest and rockland study, map review, and strict lock and dam safety.
Confirm boat access, Parks Canada lock fees and seasons, campsite rules, no-facility limitations, swimming restrictions, maps, weather, alerts, communications, and emergency planning through Ontario Parks.
Non-operating park in Ontario Parks locator.
