Silent Lake Provincial Park is a park located on Silent Lake in eastern Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

 near Bancroft, Ontario

Bancroft, Ontario

Bancroft is a town located on the York River in Hastings County in the Canadian province of Ontario.- History :In 1853 the first pioneer family settled in the area, and over the next 15 years the settlement grew quickly, as another 88 families followed...

. It occupies an area of 14.50 km²

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Silent Lake is located in the Canadian Shield

Canadian Shield

The Canadian Shield, also called the Laurentian Plateau, or Bouclier Canadien , is a vast geological shield covered by a thin layer of soil that forms the nucleus of the North American or Laurentia craton. It is an area mostly composed of igneous rock which relates to its long volcanic history...

. Recreational activities include swimming, hiking

Hiking

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, cycling

Cycling

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 and canoe

Canoe

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ing; in winter, there is cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing

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. Yurt

Yurt

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 camping is available within this park.

Prior to the park's founding, American sportsmen fished and hunted on this private lake for 40 years. Silent Lake possesses a rocky shoreline, mixed forest, and marshes. Birds and wildlife live within this park. A rugged trail circles the lake, and parts of groomed ski

Ski

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 trails have been graded for mountain biking

Mountain biking

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