Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park: Rockhounding in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

Plan your visit

Confirm rules before collecting

County

Thunder Bay District

Province

Ontario

Nearest road

Highway 11/17

Postal code

P0T 1W0

Coordinates

48.40283, -89.62357

Coordinates are approximate. Confirm the exact ground and access before you head out.

Land & collecting status

Confirm rules before collecting

Land status here is not confirmed. National and provincial parks prohibit collecting, while Crown land and many beaches allow it. Verify with the managing agency before you collect.

Access note: Provincial park on the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 11/17), 27 km west of Thunder Bay. The rock under the falls is the 1.8 billion year old Gunflint Formation. Fossil stromatolites found in it in the 1950s were, for a time, the oldest known life on Earth, and the visitor centre has displays of them. Removing natural objects from the park is prohibited, so look but do not take. Day use is open all year, with a parking fee.

Collecting rules in Canada are set provincially and by land owner. Crown land and many public beaches allow casual hand collecting, while provincial and national parks are off-limits. Confirm the rules for this site before you dig.