Pinery Provincial Park

Pinery Provincial Park on the Lake Huron shore near Grand Bend, Ontario, was established from land purchased in 1957 to protect oak savannah and beach-dune ecosystems while also serving as a major public campground. Expanded in 1966 as visitation surged, it developed a dual role as both conservation area and popular recreation destination. The park contains Ontario’s largest area of oak savannah, the Old Ausable Channel, and distinctive dune habitats where junipers and oaks sustain a dry surface ecosystem. Management later shifted from pine planting toward ecological restoration through controlled burns and white-tailed deer population control.

Ontario · Canada