Point Pelee National Park was designated as a Dark Sky Preserve (DSP) by the Windsor Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) in 2006. What does it mean to be a Dark Sky Preserve? It means that the park is one of the best places to explore the […]
Point Pelee National Park
Construction Work Begins On Tip Tower At Point Pelee National Park
Following a competitive selection process, Parks Canada awarded a contract to Heritage Restoration Inc. on May 3, 2024, for guardrail replacement and repairs to the Tip Tower in Point Pelee National Park. Work will be underway starting in May and Parks Canada will be working closely with the contractor to […]
Point Pelee National Park Festival Of Birds Kicks Off Today
Point Pelee National Park’s Annual Festival of Birds kicks off on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 and once again the park is expecting a record number of birders from around the world to visit the area over the next 20 days. The Park is considered to be one of the best […]
Point Pelee National Park Closed To Visitors January 19-26, 2024
To ensure the long-term health of Point Pelee National Park’s sensitive ecosystems, Parks Canada and Caldwell First Nation will be conducting a deer population reduction in the park between January 19 and January 26, 2024, inclusive. Public safety is of the utmost importance to Parks Canada and therefore, Point Pelee […]
Point Pelee National Park Reopens To Visitors
Point Pelee National Park reopened on December 2, 2023, resuming its daily winter hours of 7 a.m. to dusk. Parks Canada and Caldwell First Nation have completed the first week of operations for the deer reduction activity in the park as part of the Hyperabundant Deer Management Program. This program […]
Parks Canada Website Will Be Unavailable April 28-30
Please note that the Parks Canada website will be unavailable from Friday, April 28th, 10 pm ET to Sunday, April 30th, 10 pm ET due to maintenance. This operation will not affect the Parks Canada Reservation Service or the Passes and Permits website. The park will be open 6am-10pm every […]
Mike Evans Presents Documentary at Point Pelee Visitor Centre April 27
Mike Evans will be presenting his documentary “A Year in the Forest” on Thursday, April 27, 2023 in the Point Pelee National Park Visitor Centre theater. The presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. with a screening of the documentary to follow. In April, 2020 Evans photographed wildlife in the woods near […]
Point Pelee National Park to Be Temporarily Closed January 5–20, 2023
To ensure the long-term health of Point Pelee National Park’s sensitive ecosystems, Parks Canada and Caldwell First Nation will be conducting a deer population reduction activity in the park between January 5 and January 20, 2023, inclusive. Public safety is of the utmost importance to Parks Canada and therefore Point […]
Point Pelee National Park’s 2022 Festival of Birds Takes Flight
The 2022 Festival of Birds highlights the wonders of the marsh with special programs and our bird of the year, the Green Heron. Point Pelee National Park and the Friends of Point Pelee invite you to celebrate spring migration at the 2022 Festival of Birds from April 30 to May […]