Facilities
Activities
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: Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit
Phone:
905-436-2036
Size: 349.00 ha
Year established: 1976
Park Classification: Nature Reserve
Address:
Peter's Wood Provincial Park
c/o Darlington Provincial Park
1600 Darlington Park Rd.
Bowmanville, ON
L1C 3K3

What You'll Like:
Peter’s Woods is on the sandy, north-facing slope of the Oak Ridges Moraine. Steep-sided valleys have been cut into this northern slope by surface runoff, springs and the headwater streams of Mill Creek. Deciduous forests of sugar maple beech, red oak and deciduous-evergreen forest containing hemlock and white pine dominate the slopes and well-drained uplands. Poorly drained wetlands support forests of white cedar, with local concentrations of red ash, white birch and other trees. The nature reserve also includes areas of land that has been used for agriculture.
Park Facilities and Activities: Peter’s Woods has minimal facilities including a parking lot, trail and vault privies. Visitors are requested to stay on the foot trails to prevent trampling the vegetation and compacting the soil. The unauthorized collection of natural objects in the park is prohibited. Anyone wishing to conduct research must obtain an approved research application.
Location: In Northumberland County about 20 kilometres northeast of Cobourg.