Discover the most magical spots to pitch your tent or park your rig on your next Pinery Provincial Park adventure.
Camp on the shores of Lake Huron at this year-round park for beach lovers.
With 1,000 campsites near the Lake Huron shore, family-friendly Pinery Provincial Park is one of Ontario’s most popular destinations for campers. Set 230 kilometres from Toronto and 60 kilometres from the US-Canada border crossing near Sarnia, Michigan, the Pinery has 10 kilometres of beaches, with sand dunes above the lakeshore and hiking trails through the woods. You can swim, go biking or canoeing, or kayak along the Old Ausable River Channel. The Burley and Dunes Campgrounds are close to the lakeshore, while Riverside Campground (which also has a dozen yurts) abuts Old Ausable Channel. All have comfort stations with washrooms, showers, and laundry facilities.
Pinery Provincial Park is open year-round. As a beach destination, the park is busiest in the summer, from June through Labour Day in early September, but the autumn months of September and October are a favorite time to visit, with a mix of cooler weather and fewer crowds. While springtime weather is more variable, you can snowshoe or cross-country ski along 40 kilometres of walking trails during the cold, snowy winter.