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Timmins has several city parks and two provincial parks as well as a three conservation areas that residents and visitors can use year round. Some of the city parks are incorporated into the walking/biking trail system making them multi-purpose parks with a wide variety of activities. The following is a list of parks which serve as points of interest for walking and biking:
Denise Park
Denise Park at the north end of College Street serves as one end of the Scout Rock Trail. It is located in a subdivision with playground equipment for children.
Gillies Lake Park
This park is located between Toke Street and the west side of Gillies Lake. It is part of the walking trail around Gillies Lake and is the location of the supervised beach area where many children who grew up in Timmins learned to swim and spent summer afternoons enjoying the water.
South Porcupine Waterfront Park
Located at the end of Commercial Avenue in South Porcupine, this park is part of the Bart Thompson Trail System around Porcupine Lake. It has a sandy beach and a water playground for children. There are barbecues and picnic tables for outdoor family meals.
Hersey Lake Conservation Area
This is the largest park system in Timmins with several lakes and walking trails. The trails are used in all seasons of the year for walking, biking, running, cross-country and snow shoeing. All the trails are safe and well groomed.
Kettle Lakes Provincial Park
Kettle Lakes is a 1,260 hectare park located about 35 km east of the downtown area of Timmins. As a provincial park it has many opportunities for outdoor experiences. It offers camp grounds, picnic areas, swimming beaches, walking trails and biking opportunities for residents and visitors to the park. An active interpretive program is in effect during the summer months. Three, six and nine kilometre cross-country trails are maintained all winter. A heated shack is available for warming toes and cooking lunches.
Dana-Jowsey Provincial Park
Although this park has not been developed extensively at this point, it has a lot of potential for future outdoor experiences. At the present time there is a picnic area and a boat launching site. Dana and Jowsey Lakes are ideal for canoeing. See the description in this database under Canoe/Kayak Routes.
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