Westmeath Provincial Park

Westmeath Provincial Park
Westmeath Provincial Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Location	Ottawa River
Nearest city	Pembroke, Ontario
Coordinates	45°47′42″N 76°54′35″W / 45.79500°N 76.90972°W
Area	610 hectares (1,500 acres)
Governing body	Ontario Parks

Westmeath Provincial Park is a provincial park on the Ottawa River in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. Located on the section of the river known as Bellows Bay, it features a long sandy beach and an active sandspit. It is one of the most pristine sand dune and wetland complexes along the southern Ottawa River.^[1]

As a non-operating park, the park has no facilities and overnight camping is not permitted. Its primary purpose is the protection the sand dunes and wetlands and their distinctive species. Unlike most Ontario provincial parks, where hunting and possession of firearms are prohibited, waterfowl hunting is allowed within the park.

^ Day, R.T.; Keddy, P.A.; McNeil, J. (1988). "Fertility and Disturbance Gradients: A Summary Model for Riverine Marsh Vegetation". Ecology. 69: 1044–1054. doi:10.2307/1941260.

[1] Day, R.T.; Keddy, P.A.; McNeil, J. (1988). "Fertility and Disturbance Gradients: A Summary Model for Riverine Marsh Vegetation". Ecology. 69: 1044–1054. doi:10.2307/1941260.

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