Wheatley Provincial Park
Wheatley Provincial Park | |
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Location of the park in Ontario | |
Location | Chatham–Kent, Ontario, Canada |
Nearest city | Chatham |
Coordinates | 42°05′24″N 82°26′50″W / 42.09000°N 82.44722°W[1]Coordinates: 42°05′24″N 82°26′50″W / 42.09000°N 82.44722°W[1] |
Established | 1971[2] |
Governing body | Ontario Parks |
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Wheatley Provincial Park is a protected area in the municipality of Chatham–Kent in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] 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.
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.[3]
Gallery[]
A park footbridge
A beach on Lake Erie
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ "Welcome to Wheatley Provincial Park". www.ontarioparks.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
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- IUCN Category II
- Parks in Chatham-Kent
- Provincial parks in Ontario
- Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests in Canada
- Forests of Ontario
- Protected areas established in 1971
- 1971 establishments in Ontario
- Western Ontario geography stubs
- Canadian protected area stubs