Wheatley Provincial Park is a protected area in the municipality of Chatham–Kent in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.[2] It is located on Lake Erie near the community of Wheatley and occupies an area of 241 hectares (596 acres). Visitors to nearby Point Pelee National Park often camp at the park.
| Wheatley Provincial Park | |
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 A park marsh at sundown | |
  Location in Southern Ontario | |
| Location | Chatham–Kent, Ontario, Canada |
| Nearest city | Chatham |
| Coordinates | 42°05′24″N 82°26′50″W / 42.09000°N 82.44722°W[2] |
| Established | 1971[3] |
| Visitors | 118,647 (in 2022[4]) |
| Governing body | Ontario Parks |
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A number of small creeks flow through the park which provide opportunities for canoeing and viewing waterfowl, though over the past 10 years[when?] the inlet and creeks that dominate the park have mostly dried up.[citation needed] The park has four campgrounds: Boosey Creek, Highlands, Middle Creek and Two Creeks, offering both electrical and non-electrical campsites as well as group camping and radio-free camping.[5]
Gallery
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A park footbridge -
A beach on Lake Erie
References
edit- ^ UNEP-WCMC. "Protected Area Profile for Wheatley Provincial Park". World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ a b "Wheatley Provincial Park". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
- ^ "Wheatley Provincial Park - Recreation". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014.
- ^ Parks, Ontario. "Ontario_Parks-Visitation-Statistics 2022 - Ministries". data.ontario.ca. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ "Welcome to Wheatley Provincial Park". www.ontarioparks.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
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