Rock Point Provincial Park

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Rock Point Provincial Park is also rich in animal life. A Canadian Migrating Monitoring Station is located within the park where small birds are caught, measured and banded before they are released to resume their migration. It is also home to several of Canada’s Threatened species. The Eastern Hognose Snake gets its name from its unique up-turned nose. The snake is entirely harmless. The Hognose is a very rare snake and is one of the species listed as a “Species at Risk” in Ontario. The Fowler Toad is so rare in Ontario that it is found in only several location within the province, of which Rock Point Provincial Park is one of them. The Fowler Toad tends to be smaller then his American cousin and lighter in colour, with a white belly. Rock Point Provincial Park is set amidst a wonderful Carolinian forest with over 600 metres of beautiful sandy beach on the shores of Lake Erie. A trail system leads along the top of a lakeside bluff, through fields and into a Carolinian Woodlot. Viewing platforms overlook Lake Erie and nearby Mohawk Island and lighthouse. The closest town is Dunnville, on the Grand River with a population of 12,000.

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