Rondeau Provincial Park
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rondeau Provincial Park is a park in southwestern Ontario, Canada, located on an 8 km long sand spit extending into Lake Erie. It was established in 1894 and is the second-oldest provincial park in Ontario.
The park is an important stopover for birds during migration and has been identified as a Canadian Important Bird Area. Its Carolinian woods also provide nesting habitat for the Prothonotary Warbler. Limited hunting of White-tailed Deer has been permitted within the park to control deer numbers because these animals no longer have any natural predators, and they are thought to pose a threat to the park's forested areas. Waterfowl hunting is permitted in the park area in the fall.
The name of the park comes from the French words "ronde eau" or "round water" which describes the shape of the harbour sheltered by the peninsula.
