2301 DeHoop. Each Ontario Park typically samples its beaches on the same day every week (or month). Grey means water quality information for the beach is too old (more than 7 days old) to be considered current, or that info is unavailable, or unreliable. Its protected forest has hundreds of bird and plant species, and an extremely rare savanna of oak trees. This rule applies to every place that is public, accessible, and feels like a good place to swim. A Pinery Provincial Park Pass is available to guests who stay between the months of May to November. Number at Park: 1. Swim Guide is a free service. We have made some modifications to how Roofed Accommodations will operate this season including priority for cleaning and disinfection of high touch surfaces. Please report your pollution concerns so Affiliates can help keep other beach-goers safe. PFDs are not available from the park at this time. Pinery Provincial Park is on the shore of Lake Huron and a favourite in the area.. An oak savannah with coastal dunes, you will find skiing rather flat and out in the open as the forest is sparse in spots.. Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. This yurt is similar to ones you will see elsewhere at Ontario Parks but with a … For your safety check local Whitewater conditions before your trip. Beaches are also physically posted with a sign. They will not be regularly cleaned or disinfected. Beaches are typically tested early in the week, on Monday or Tuesday. Camp sites are good and the showers are nearly always clean and lots of hot water. Visitors are required to bring their own personal flotation device (PFD) to use rentals. Our campsite was relatively private (especially since we booked so late), the trails were beautiful and the sunsets on the lake even better. Vault privies include washroom facilities operating under enhanced cleaning procedures that may or may not include flush toilets and running water for hand washing. The season will go from Monday, May 13 to Sunday, July 28, which is when the State Championships take place. For your safety, please respect all closure signs. Some food concession locations in the park may be closed. Green means the beach has historically excellent or pristine water quality, but there is no current data. Backcountry Access Point. This park sells out every weekend in July and August. Ontario Parks beaches will begin to open Friday as maintenance and water tests are completed, meaning a drive to Rondeau provincial park might be required if you’re eager to swim. Please follow information signs posted at the park. The 38 kilometres of trails form a series of loops, providing a variety of challenges for beginner and advanced skiers alike. Pinery Park is intensely used while serving as a neighborhood park, a regional park, and as a competitive ball field complex. Ontario Parks samples beaches weekly from June to the end of August (weather permitting). Always obey signs at the beach or advisories from official government agencies. During January and February, the Pinery Park Nature Store is open 10am to 4pm on Saturdays and Sundays. In addition, on the Family Day holiday, February 18, it is open from 10am to 5pm. As a non-profit, Swim Guide depends on donations to help millions of people connect to clean water. Map Legend. All reservation holders will be contacted and provided with additional information before their arrival date. For your safety, please respect all closure signs. Check re-open details under operating dates section more information. Site Number(s) / Name: 487. Join the Swim Guide community today. Some areas within the Visitor Centre may remain temporarily closed. Pinery Provincial Park has 10km of beach, 10 nature trails, canoeing, kayaking, hydro-biking, fishing, cycling and one of the most extensive year-round interpretive programs in the province. Pinery Gatehouse Latitude: 43.24841 ... Cross Country Ski Trails - pdf. Over 319 species of birds fly through the park, including the Scarlet Tanager and Cerulean Warbler. Swimming, sand beaches, boat rentals, lots of good roads for cycling, and trails to hike. The Pinery Provincial Park protects and extraordinary amount of wildlife. The Pinery Provincial Park is one of Southwestern Ontario's pride and joys, when talking about picturesque natural landscapes, and enjoyable nature. See a movie in the Visitor Centre theatre or browse through the Friends of Pinery Park Nature Store. Lake Ontario Waterkeeper updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. Spending a day in any crowded place is the worst thing we can do for our most vulnerable right now and will counter the efforts to curb the virus’ spread. Showers and laundry facilities will not be available this season. Rent a canoe, hydro bike, paddleboat or a single or double kayak to explore the Old Ausable Channel - a provincially significant wetland. Privacy | Accessibility | Terms of Use. Although most people who visit Pinery for the day like to swim by the beach, there’s lots more to see and do. Pretty much everything that you could want in a campgrounds and park is there. This section of the trail follows a wooded path to the Visitor Centre, where it exits the forest and runs along the left shoulder of the road, over the Store Bridge, taking you back to the Park Sto… This sand and gravel beach offers shallow water for swimmers, but there are no buoyed areas. In October 2018, we stayed in our Motorhome at Pinery Provincial Park in Grand Bend , ON . We’ve also provided a descrip-tion of the trails, grooming practices and services you’ll find in each area, as well as the costs associated with such ser-vices. Heading to the beach should only be considered an option if social distancing practices can be followed. The unique ecosystem of the Pinery Provincial Park makes for rare and exciting finds. In recent years controlled burning has been attempted to try and restore some of the original flora and fauna. Courtesy of @peteriksson Sunsets at this 10-km sand beach just south of Grand Bend are so good, National Geographic ranked it among the world’s top 10 best places to observe the day’s end.