Polar Bear Provincial Park
- Manager
- Ontario Parks
- Designation
- Provincial Park
- Size
- 5,819,817 acres
- Region
- Ontario
Mushroom harvest rules
Rules vary
Provincial and territorial parks (Canada)
Rules differ by province and park. Most prohibit removing plants or natural objects, and some specifically address mushrooms, so check with the park before picking.
Provincial parks are governed by provincial park laws, not the national parks rules. Examples: Ontario Parks prohibits foraging for any plant or fungus; Alberta's regulation allows picking mushrooms with a conservation officer's oral approval; Quebec's park regulation lists mushrooms among things not to remove but allows non-commercial picking of edible plant products outside preservation zones; Manitoba allows small personal-use amounts in provincial parks. See this site's province pages for sources.
Official source: Légis Québec: Règlement sur les parcs (P-9, r. 25), one example of a provincial park regulation
Last verified: November 11, 2026
Rules change. Confirm with the land manager before you pick.
See the foraging laws for Ontario.
Location
The marker shows an approximate point, not a boundary. Check the manager's map for exact borders and access points.
Species recorded in Ontario and in season now
Based on state-wide records for this month, not specific to this land. Edibility rules still apply: never eat a wild mushroom based on this site.
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Turkeytail
Trametes versicolor
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Black Knot
Apiosporina morbosa
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Dryad's Saddle
Cerioporus squamosus
Inedible -
Reindeer Moss
Cladonia rangiferina
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Boreal Oakmoss
Evernia mesomorpha
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
40-mile Per Hour Lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Netted Shield Lichen
Parmelia sulcata
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Dark Crottle
Hypogymnia physodes
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Common Powderhorn
Cladonia coniocraea
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Smooth Cladonia
Cladonia gracilis
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Cladonia mitis
Edibility unknown — do not eat -
Star-tipped Reindeer Lichen
Cladonia stellaris
Edibility unknown — do not eat
Land data: CPCAD, Environment and Climate Change Canada (Open Government Licence - Canada).