| René Brunelle Provincial Park | |
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  Location inOntario (Canada) | |
| Location | Cochrane District, Northeastern Ontario, Canada |
| Nearest city | Moonbeam |
| Coordinates | 49°26′53″N82°08′51″W / 49.44806°N 82.14750°W /49.44806; -82.14750[2] |
| Area | 3,015 ha (11.64 sq mi) |
| Established | 1957 (1957) |
| Visitors | 24,811 (in 2022[3]) |
| Owner | Ontario Parks |
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René Brunelle Provincial Park is aprovincial park in both the municipality ofMoonbeam and thegeographic Township of Gurney inUnorganized North Cochrane District,Cochrane District, inNortheastern Ontario, Canada.[2][4][5][6][7] Established in 1957[8] and named in 1981 forRené Brunelle,[9] it is operated byOntario Parks and has camping, hiking, swimming and other facilities on or nearRemi Lake.[5][8]
The park is on the north and east shores ofRemi Lake. A second, smaller, non-contiguous portion of the park is southwest of the lake in the municipality of Moonbeam.[5] Spruce Creek is entirely within the park, and arrives at Round Bay on the northeast shore of Remi Lake. Other named lakes wholly in the park are Crawfish Lake; Spruce Lake, the source of Spruce Creek; and West Audrey Lake. The outflow from Remi Lake, theRemi River, is at Outlet Bay also in the park.[5]
Remi Lake was the location of aseaplane base in the early 1900s.[8] Access to the park is byOntario Highway 581 which connects toOntario Highway 11.[5][6]
