Welcome! Watch this space for upcoming activities.
MINE TOURS AND OTHER PROGRAMS
Watch this space for summer 2025 activities!For information about amenities at Murphys Point (services, facilities, attractions) during the 2025 season, be sure to check https://www.ontarioparks.com/park/murphyspoint.
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This Place Rocks!
Murphys Point is renowned for the Silver Queen Mine, where mica, feldspar and apatite were extracted in its heyday in the early 1900s. Well now folks who are intrigued after visiting this wonder or one of the many events of our 2012 Heritage … Continue reading
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Name Our Ratsnake!
The captive Gray Ratsnake housed at the Visitor Centre at Murphys Point has been educating and delighting park visitors for years, but he’s never been given a name! We invite YOU to help name him! By the end of the … Continue reading
New message from Friends Secretary
Happy Summer, Friends 🙂 Early breaking news… Your Board of Directors met with Curtis Thompson (Superintendent) and Tobi Kiesewalter (Senior Natural Heritage Education Leader) in the Park office, yesterday. We are planning to cut the ribbons, pour the champagne, and … Continue reading
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