Camping & Hiking · Scenic Views · Water Sports · Ontario
A large Lake Huron provincial park at Lambton Shores with long sandy beaches, dunes, forest trails and big campgrounds. Hugely popular and well kept, but biting flies, spotty cell service and long drives to the beach come up.
Pinery Provincial Park stretches along the Lake Huron shore, and its beaches and dunes are what most visitors talk about first. Reviewers describe a wide sandy beach, warm, shallow water in July, and a protected forest with oak savanna and freshwater dunes. Some families have camped here every summer for more than a decade.
Facilities are generally well regarded. Several campers mention clean, well-maintained comfort stations, a visible staff presence and roomy sites, some quite private. Group sites have picnic tables and fire pits, though water taps and showers can be a walk away. A couple of reviewers note power posts are far from many sites, so extra extension cords help.
There's a lot to do: trails, the river, boat rentals, programs and activities through the season, and a dog beach alongside the regular beach. One visitor found fossils among the rocks on the shore. The park is big and not very walkable, so many campers recommend bringing bikes, since driving to the beach from inner sites can be slow.
The biggest caveat is insects. Several visitors describe sand fleas on the beach and, in recent summers, swarms of biting flies on trails and beaches from late spring into fall, so bring repellent and cover-ups. Others mention unreliable cell service and slow RV dump and fill lines. Going in early June is suggested to beat summer crowds.
Summarised from visitor reviews on Google Maps. Based on 7,450 Google reviews. Details change — confirm hours, prices and bookings with Pinery Provincial Park directly.
