Sibbald Point Provincial Park

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Sibbald Point Provincial Park is a provincial park located on the southern shores of Lake Simcoe in central (70 km north of Metro Toronto) Ontario, Canada. The park is located just to the east of the vacation town of Jackson's Point, and the Briars Resort and Country Club which is still owned by the Sibbald family.

Sibbald Point Provincial Park has long sand beaches, sunny and shaded campsites, large grassy picnic areas and forested hiking trails. to the Sibbald family in the mid-nineteenth century, the park was officially opened in 1957. Two of the major attractions in the park were constructed by the Sibbald family during the nineteenth century. The family home was purchased by Susan Sibbald from William Rains in 1830. She supervised its transformation from a small cottage into a rural estate a process which was completed in 1835. She named the structure Eildon Hall after the family estate in Scotland. Today the building serves as a museum dedicated to life in rural Ontario during the mid-nineteenth century.

Another important structure located adjacent to the park is St. George's Anglican Church. The church which was built by Susan Sibbald's sons to replace an existing small wooden church was dedicated as a memorial to her. Completed in 1877, it ministers to the community to this day. Attached to the church is a small cemetery which contains the graves of many prominent citizens of Lake Simcoe including writers Stephen Leacock and Mazo de la Roche.

The park has camping facilities and are booked via Ontario Parks website.