macgregor point provincial park

we try to visit this park in the summer for camping ,wonderful trails ,and very nice camping nice sandy beach ,in the winter we take are grandchildren up to feed the birds and skating,this is wonderful park

The great outdoors, located in the heart of nature. Lots of animal tracks to be spotted in the fresh snow. The chickadees eat right out of the palm of your hand. Snowshoeing skating whether on the outdoor hockey rink, or around the woodland oval. Buy your snowshoes at the store in winter...the price is better than Canadian Tire on sale! Take your garbage home with you keep the natural enviroment clean.

We were not 100% sure about going here, but decided to go for it at the last minute. We did not regret it! This was a great family friendly, beautiful park. They have Bald Eagles, Kingfishers and egrets (among other things) if you are a bird lover, and you are on Lake Huron - which means the most beautiful sunsets you could ever imagine... If you are sitting on the beach, the sun looks like it is going into the water right in front of you. They had a "dog beach" (which honestly sucked for people, but at least we could let the dog off her leash to run around and play in the water- she was happy).They had a very interactive and interesting visitor centre with staff who were very friendly and knowledgeable about the area and the wildlife in it. There were plenty of things in there to occupy, entertain and educate the kids - even a mini library they could borrow from.There were live turtles, snakes and salamanders that had just hatched - it was really neat.The hikes there are very pretty, but are not challenging - actually most are ok to even take a stroller on. There were A LOT of people on bikes. You are very close to Sauble beach if you want to head over there to check that out. The little towns of Port Elgin and Southampton though, are beautiful and quaint.If you are up for a slightly longer drive (and you are staying for a few days) you may want to take the drive to Tobermory - it took us just under 2 hours, and was well worth it. We hiked the Grotto - amazing, incredible and beautiful! One last thing to note about MacGregor Point we were really happy and impressed with was the long hours the office was open and that you were able to get firewood! Coming in from a 4 hour drive to get there, we were figuring we would not be getting firewood the first night, and would be setting up in the dark, were unsure if the gates would even be open etc... We were pleasantly surprised that the office was open until midnight! And we were still able to get firewood! Awesome! Would definitely recommend it to any family.

This park has everything we need and want. Reasonable sized sites, Open and covered. A lovely board walk where one can take a wheelchair. Beautiful walks on the beach front and through the bush. A nice little store run by well informed seniors. We have heard complaints about bugs but we go in the fall and don't have a problem with them at that time. We don't have a dog but we do appreciate the dog exercise area. It means there are less dogs doing their jobs in the park. A

We love MacGregor Point and have camped here about 12 times. The spring camping here is excellent, especially if you are interested in the spring bird migration and wildflower viewing. Fall camping is also excellent. We would like to try winter camping here as well. We no longer come to this park in the summer. While the camping is just fine in the summer, MacGregor beaches are terrible, so we camp at parks with nicer beaches during July and August.

Take your bikes and your tent and your family and have a great time exploring Ontario's West Coast. We started our family out camping at Macgregor Point about 25 years ago. We now have a summer place nearby but we still like to visit the park to enjoy the trails and the shoreline. You can bike from Port Elgin right into the park now. One day we even saw a few Mennonite wagons and horses down by the beach next to the park enjoying the summer evening. The park has all the amenities including a small store and a nature museum that has a curator on-site to answer questions at certain times. And if you crave some night life, Port Elgin and its restaurants isn't far away. In the winter you can ski the trails and even rent a yurt to stay in. What an adventure for the kids.

Great place for a quiet and relaxing camping experience. Friendly staff. Close to Port Elgin for supplies.

A friend and I and our dogs camped at Macgregor point in July 2014. The park is a good size with large, private sites - we could hardly see our neighbours. It feels like you are in the middle of nowhere but the city of Port Elgin is only a 5 -10 minute drive to the north - which is handy for buying supplies and grocery shopping. The weather was cold, wet and dreary for most of our 3 night stay so we didn't get to try the beach but we were able to explore some of the hiking trails. There is a great trail for hiking biking that run along the shoreline and seems to go on for miles. The dogs loved it and there are plenty of places along the shore that permit pets on the beach. The washroom/shower facilities were very new and clean. All in all we enjoyed our stay at the park but as one of the other reviewers mentioned it is missing that wow factor that a lot of other provincial parks have.

I went yurting to Macgregor Point Provincial Park this week for 3 nights. It was an excellet trip. The yurts are clean and spacious. They can sleep upto people. The hiking and biking trails are grest. There is only one issue with the trails. The signage neeeds a lot of upgrading. At certain points during your walk you may feel lost since there are no signs or markets telling you where you are for long distances. I was looking for the turtle pond and could not find it for almost 1 hour. There is no signage what so ever about the directions to the pond. Overall a great yurting experience except for the signage.

Best place for a quiet walk, sit at the beach, or a bike ride. Staff are informative and very friendly

A beautiful older provincial park, stayed for a week in June with the family and the tent trailer. We all had a great time, our site was private yet close to the comfort station (which were cleaned very regularly) An awesome park for bicycling, all but one trail can be ridden on. All the trails are beautiful. The beach though was small. Canoeing the big lake is fun but be cautious of sudden waves that can make it more challenging. One of the nights we were treated with a show from a flying squirrel. A fun holiday!!

MacGregor Point was our second RV experience in our new 32' Hideout. The parking spot was a little tight but once we were in, it was very private. The site was clean but you are pretty close to other sites. Not KOA close, but a few trees between sites. The beach was terrible unfortunately. They had lots of bike trails (the guys had a fantastic bike experience on the different trails). We went for long walk along the shore, which was very rocky, and the sunset point was super rocky and we were told it gets very crowded when you go out to get a peek of the sunset. (We did not get to see the sunset)... Big ALERT: Leaves of 3 - leave them be... the park is heavily layered in poison ivy... like.. a LOT... (Everywhere you looked)... The bathrooms were very clean. The showers were a little worn out but that didn't stop me from having a hot shower (which is my favorite thing when we are camping)... We had a water leak under the RV and the closest store (Walmart and Canadian Tire) was less than 10 minutes away. Same area had a TIM HORTONS (which was an added PLUS!!) They have Yurts there for people who wish to rent the space and don't have a tent or RV. My son stayed at this same camp site for a class trip in the winter and had a decent time.We may/may not be back here. I guess it all depends on what is available and how badly we want to go camping. : ) Not the worst camping experience we've had.. but the poison ivy will be an issue when the grandbabies get older...

My boyfriend and I stayed for 4 nights (Canada Day long weekend) and there were some good things and not so good things about this park. Let's start with the good things...The park itself is quite beautiful, lots of trees (one would hope when camping) all the amenities you need are at the park, our site was located near a water tap and the comfort station. For the most part the park was very quiet, and was booked pretty solid, I think there were a few sites free though where we were located. There are plenty of hiking and biking trails which is great and they provide plenty of scenery as well. Overall we had a pretty great stay we made the most of what we had there, the weather was great (there were 2 short lived thunderstorms but nothing crazy!).So some of the negatives, the comfort station we had was pretty gross all weekend long, yes they came to clean it but as soon as they mopped the floors and someone walked in there the floor was dirty again. The showers were really gross, one of them had a ton of earwigs roaming around and a bunch of dead ones - it was like no one ever cleaned these showers. For the most part we used the vault toilets (outhouses) they may have had a slight odor to them but they were cleaner than the comfort station.The firewood...did they raise rates from last year?? When we went last year to Awenda, we only paid $4 a large bag and $3.50 for kindling, this year it was $7 for a bag of wood and $4 for a bag of kindling...and not only that but wood was super wet, all of it...so hard to start and keep a fire going...it seemed everyone at the park had wet wood as we walked around when people had fires going and there was a ton of smoke...The beach...not worth going to. We walked to it from our site, saw how scummy and gross the water was and walked away. It's like they built the beach out of marshland, a ton of weeds sticking up on either side of the beach in the water and it smelled like a marsh. Thankfully Port Elgin is a 5 minute drive away and had a much nicer beach.Also I found our actual campsite was quite small, you would never be able to fit more than one car at the site or more than one tent as we had, sure you could squash in two tents but then you wouldn't be able to park and have dining. Along with that the lack of tall trees around our site made it almost impossible to put up a tarp, and because of the huge amount of poison ivy growing everywhere traipsing through the bush to tie up rope wasn't really an option.It may sound like things were terrible but they really weren't they were more things that we were not satisfied with. We still had a great weekend and enjoyed ourselves. However with that said we would not likely ever return to this park.

Beautiful park, pristine forests, large sites that offer great privacy. We camped there over the last weekend, stayed for 3 nights. This park offer great trails for hiking and biking, one of the trails leading to Sunset Point. If you there, choose time wisely and be there at sunset, you will not regret. Don't forget the camera. The staff is really nice and park facilities are clean. There is number of programs for kids and families that run by park staff.But we were really disappointed about the beach, There is 2 beach areas: one for a day use and second for campers. Both beaches are small and don't look inviting at all. We explored areas nearby, so we went to Sauble Beach and Kincardine both about 40 min away (one - north, one - south) and both offer very nice beaches. Port Elgin Beach which is 5-10 min away offer great public beach as well. The water is still really cold.In conclusion, if you are a hiking or biking family, or you don't mind driving to the beach, I would definitely recommend this park as your camping destination.

This place is a nice spot to take a walk along Lake Huron. You can view the south end of the Bruce Peninsula to the north, as well as walking through a variety of environments. There are fens, boulder pavements, the beach and wooded areas.