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John E. Pearce

John E. Pearce Provincial Park

2025 Operating Dates
Park / Campground Usage (day use, camping, etc.) - Legend Opening and Closing
John E. Pearce Day Use June 6, 2025 to October 13, 2025

Facilities

All Terrain Wheelchairs symbol Amphitheatres symbol Art Galleries symbol Backcountry Access Points symbol Boat Launch(es) symbol Campsites (Backcountry) symbol Campsites (Car Camping) symbol Campsites (Dog Free) symbol Campsites (Electrical) symbol Campsites (Group) symbol Campsites (Radio Free) symbol Campsites (RV Pullthrough) symbol Campsites (Seasonal Campsite Rental) symbol Campsites (Total) symbol Campsites (Walk In) symbol Comfort Station(s) symbol Docks symbol Dog Beaches symbol EV Charging Station symbol Fish Cleaning Buildings symbol Food Concessions symbol Group BBQ's symbol Historic Buildings symbol Laundromat symbol Museums (Logging etc.) symbol Park Store symbol Pet Exercise Area(s) symbol Picnic Shelters symbol Playground symbol Pools symbol Rentals - Bike symbol Rentals - Canoe symbol Rentals - Cross-country skis symbol Rentals - Ice Fishing Kit symbol Rentals - Ice Skates symbol Rentals - Kayak symbol Rentals - Motorboat symbol Rentals - Paddleboat symbol Rentals - Snowshoes symbol Rentals - Stand Up Paddleboard symbol Roofed Accommodation symbol Showers symbol Toilets (Interior Earth Pit) symbol Toilets (Vault Privies) symbol Trailer Dump / Fill Stations symbol Visitor Centre symbol Warm Up Shelters symbol Wifi (Public) symbol

Activities

Biking symbol Biking (Mountain Bike) symbol Boating symbol Boating - Motorboat Restrictions symbol Camping - Backcountry symbol Camping - Car symbol Camping - Dog Free symbol Camping - Group symbol Camping - Radio Free symbol Camping - Seasonal Campsite Rental symbol Camping - Walk In symbol Camping - Winter (including Roofed) symbol Canoeing symbol Dark Sky Viewing symbol Disc Golf symbol Discovery Program symbol Dogsledding symbol Fishing symbol Hiking symbol Hiking - Overnight Trails symbol Horseback Riding symbol Hunting symbol Ice Skating symbol Kite Boarding symbol Rock Climbing symbol Skiing - Cross Country symbol Snowmobiling symbol Snowshoeing symbol Swimming symbol Tobogganing symbol Whitewater Paddling symbol

Please note: Availability of some facilities and activities may be restricted to specific areas of the park, may be ecologically dependent, or may be seasonally weather dependent.

General Information

Regional Health Unit for this Park: Southwestern Public Health

Phone:

519-874-4691

Size: 67.99 ha

Year established: 1957

Park Classification: Nature Reserve

Address:

Box 9
Port Burwell, ON, ON
N0J 1T0

What You'll Like:

  • Great birding opportunities in this 68 hectare park.
  • The Backus Page House Museum is situated onsite in a restored 1850s Georgian style house, which represents the history and culture of rural Victorian society.
  • A trail with fifteen interpretive stops that leads through a century old hardwood forest.
  • Visitors can look out high atop the 33 metre cliff overlooking Lake Erie or picnic in the quiet shade of the forest canopy.
  • A stunning example of a wetland restoration featuring 3 wetlands, viewing platform and trail.

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