Wheatley Provincial Park

Wheatley Provincial Park
A park marsh at sundown
Map showing the location of Wheatley Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Wheatley Provincial Park
Location in Southern Ontario
LocationChatham–Kent, Ontario, Canada
Nearest cityChatham
Coordinates42°05′24″N 82°26′50″W / 42.09000°N 82.44722°W / 42.09000; -82.44722[2]
Established1971[3]
Visitors118,647 (in 2022[4])
Governing bodyOntario Parks
www.ontarioparks.com/park/wheatley
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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.

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]

  1. ^ UNEP-WCMC. "Protected Area Profile for Wheatley Provincial Park". World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  2. ^ a b "Wheatley Provincial Park". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  3. ^ "Wheatley Provincial Park - Recreation". Protected Planet. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014.
  4. ^ Parks, Ontario. "Ontario_Parks-Visitation-Statistics 2022 - Ministries". data.ontario.ca. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
  5. ^ "Welcome to Wheatley Provincial Park". www.ontarioparks.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.