Presqu'ile Provincial Park

Presqu'ile Provincial Park
328 Presqu’ile Parkway
Brighton, ON
https://www.ontarioparks.ca/park/presquile

Comfort Station, Day Use,
Visitor Centres; Nature Centre and Lighthouse Centre

Presqu’ile has four newer campground comfort stations plus one at the Owen Point Trail parking lot and one in the Beach 2 parking lot.

There are extensive day use facilities and locations at Presqu’ile. The beach, trails, and visitor centres are all accessible to day users. There are two main picnic areas; one is a large open, grassy area along the lakeshore. It is divided by a small strip of forest. This area is serviced by vault toilets and has numerous picnic tables. Calf Pasture also has vault toilets and a few tables and is a quiet location for a picnic. In addition, single tables can be found in a number of quiet nooks throughout the park. The beach, lighthouse area, Jobes’ Woods Trail and Marsh Boardwalk Trail are all possibilities.

The Lighthouse Interpretive Centre introduces park guests to the fascinating cultural history of Presqu’ile. Come see the lighthouse model, schooner displays and our video presentations on the sinking of the Speedy and the history of the peninsula as told by Jack Atkins, the last farmer on the peninsula. The Lighthouse Interpretive Centre and Lighthouse Gift Shop are open daily during the summer months from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and on weekends during spring and fall.

Visit the Nature Centre and catch a glimpse of the rich, natural history that Presqu’ile has to offer. Get up close to the live frogs, snakes, fish and turtles that call the park home. The Nature Centre is in the yellow house located on Lighthouse Lane between the Group Camp and Lighthouse Interpretive Centre. It is open daily from Canada Day to Labour Day weekend from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

2.5 km sandy beach (no dogs allowed at any time)
16 km of trails and paths along shorelines and through woodlands and meadows
A migration hotspot in spring and fall, 338 bird species recorded with 130 breeding species
1 km marsh boardwalk trail accessing the largest protected marsh on the north shore of Lake Ontario
Two Visitor Centres; Nature Centre open daily in summer and the Lighthouse Centre open daily in summer and on weekends in the spring and fall
Daily interpretive programs in the summer
Second oldest operating lighthouse in Ontario
World class spring bird migration – waterfowl in March, warblers and shorebirds in May.
Open year-round for winter exploration

Car Camping
Car camping is available in eight separate campground loops within the greater campground area. The following eight campgrounds are open during the full camping season from late April to October and are serviced with comfort stations and water taps.Читать далее