Craigleith Provincial Park

Campgrounds

Main Campground

The park contains 172 campsites, with 66 of them having electricity. A comfort station and shower building are available, as well as laundry facilities and flush toilets. Outside of the Day Use area, there are several spots with potable water taps. The beach is within easy walking distance of all of the campers in the camping area. Next to the shower facility is a children’s adventure playground. Firewood can be purchased at the gatehouse, which is located close to the Park Store.

Day Use

The park is open during the day and closes at 10 p.m. every day, after which only registered campers are allowed to stay overnight.

Ecology The rock

Invertebrate fossils dating back 455 million years have been discovered on the beach of a fractured oil shale plate.
William Darley Pollard opened the Craigleith Shale Oil Works factory to the east of the park in 1859 and extracted bituminous oil shale from 1859 until 1863. Due to inefficiency, the process failed, and the factory closed in 1863. At the site, there are historical plaques for the Craigleith Shale Oil Works.
Visitors are reminded in park brochures not to take any shale as souvenirs because doing so is unlawful.

Shipwreck

After the skipper mistook a tavern light for Collingwood harbour light in 1872, the steamboat Mary Ward, which was bringing coal oil, salt, and passengers from Sarnia to Collingwood, ran aground off the park’s shoreline. Eight people died, and the ship’s wreckage has been recovered near the site of the sinking.

Craigleith Provincial Park Activities

Biking

Ride your bike on the park roads or the Georgian Trail, which is immediately outside the park. From Meaford to Collingwood, there is a beautiful flat stone chip track.
The park store has the most up-to-date trail information for downhill and cross-country skiers, as well as road riders.

Birding

A wide range of songbirds, raptors, and ducks can be found in Craigleith. Chickadees, juncos, nuthatches, cardinals, Blue Jays, robins, finches, and hummingbirds are frequently seen by visitors.

Discovery Program

During the months of July and August, join Park Staff for a Discovery Drop-in. Use the equipment and resources supplied to explore the park, examine plants and animals, and discover the wonders of nature. Bring your Discovery Activity Book (or pick one up at the Drop-in). Make sure to tell Park Staff about your findings, sign the Discovery Ranger Pledge, and get your very own Discovery Ranger Button! Keep an eye out for the weekly calendar of events placed throughout the park for more information.

Fishing

Craigleith is known for its offshore fishing in the spring and fall. You might catch a Rainbow Trout, Salmon, or even a Whitefish if you cast your line. The Beaver River, which has its mouth 10 minutes outside of the park in the town of Thornbury, is another wonderful fishing spot nearby.

Craigleith Provincial Park Map

209403 ON-26, The Blue Mountains, ON L9Y 0T6, Canada

+17054454467

https://www.ontarioparks.com/park/craigleith

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