The park was named after an abandoned gold mine. It is located on a peninsula in Kenogamisis Lake. 

The discovery of gold on the shores of Kenogamisis Lake in the early 1930s led to the founding of Geraldton. The Geraldton-Beardmore Gold Camp was home to eight gold mines from 1936 to 1976.

The lake offers excellent swimming, walleye, and pike fishing in its bays and marshes. Look up at the sky on a clear summer night, and you may see the northern lights.

Watch for birds and wildlife as the forest come alive after a long, cold northern Ontario winter.

Photo: Google Street View