# Algonquin Provincial Park

Region: Nipissing, ON, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates: 45.5833, -78.35
Bortle class: 3 (1 = pristine, 9 = inner city)
Drive from Toronto: ≈ 3 hours north via Highway 400 and Highway 60.
Best time: September and October — bugs are gone, the air is dry, and the Milky Way is still high overhead by 9 p.m. Avoid weekends if you can; the corridor fills.
Established: Established 1893 — Ontario's first provincial park.

## Overview
Algonquin is the size of Prince Edward Island and most of it has never seen a streetlight. Park your car on the Highway 60 corridor, walk fifty paces from the road and you're standing under skies that haven't changed since Tom Thomson painted Canoe Lake here in 1917. The loon calls do not stop, and that becomes part of the experience.

## What to see
Summer Milky Way through Cygnus, North America Nebula in binoculars, and Perseid meteors peaking mid-August.

## Highlights
- Lake of Two Rivers and Mew Lake campgrounds have open shorelines for unobstructed sky
- Public Wolf Howl events combine wildlife and stargazing in August
- Visitor Centre rooftop deck offers an elevated panorama at twilight

## Tips
- Day-use or overnight permit required for Highway 60 corridor
- Pack mosquito protection May–July — they bite right through fleece
- Moose are most active at dusk — drive slowly on Highway 60 after sunset

## Live forecast
View the live tonight-score and 48-hour forecast for Algonquin at:
https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=algonquin

Structured data: https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/algonquin.json


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Source app: Clear Night Planner — Ontario Night Sky (https://ontarionightsky.com)
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