Rock Point Provincial Park
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| Rock Point Provincial Park | |
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| IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
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| Area | 1.87 km² |
| Governing body | Ontario Parks |
Rock Point Provincial Park is a park located on the north shore of Lake Erie near the mouth of the Grand River in the Carolinian zone of southwestern Ontario. It occupies an area of 1.87 km².
Habitats within the park include wetlands, forests and dunes. Limestone shelves along the lake shore contain the fossils of marine animals from the Devonian period. There is also a sandy beach for swimming.
Located above the fossil beds is a red clay bluff which separates the campgrounds from the Lake.
There is a bird banding station in the park for monitoring bird migration.
The fossil beds also contain deposits of chert, a stone similar to flint which was worked to produce stone points. An archeological survey of the park revealed a late paleo-Indian camp. The camp showed evidence that the people were working the chert as well as fishing in the lake.
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