Potholes Provincial Nature Reserve

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Potholes Provincial Park

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Location: Unorganized North Algoma, Ontario, Canada

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April 25, 2026

Potholes Provincial Nature Reserve is a hidden geological gem located about 35 minutes east of Wawa, where the boreal forest meets the Kinniwabi River. The park's main draw is its collection of distinctive potholes, cylindrical pits carved into the bedrock by glacial meltwaters over 10,000 years ago, that now form a series of miniature waterfalls and rock pools. The park is small, but there is a picnic area with toilets at the trailhead.

Hubert Trapp

August 15, 2026

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Potholes Provincial Park is located about 50 kilometers east of Wawa on Highway 101, the road to Timmins, the mining town in northeastern Canada. The nature reserve on the Kinniwabi River was founded in 1985 to protect the geological heritage.
(Visit on June 3, 2026)
ontarioparks.ca/park/potholes

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