Westmeath Provincial Park is a 610 hectare natural environment park established in 1985. Ontario Parks places it on Bellows Bay, Lower Allumette Lake, in the Ottawa Valley about 25 kilometres east of Pembroke.
The official page describes a former Ottawa River channel made mainly of an active sandspit enclosing Bellows Bay. A sandy point, beach ridges, and an active dune system behind the Ottawa River beach are important features.
Westmeath is valuable for sand, shoreline, and bird habitat. Ontario Parks says waterfowl, shorebirds, and turtles nest here, and that the park is an important site for migrating birds.
There are no visitor facilities, but hiking, boating, swimming, and nature study may still be enjoyed. Access rules matter: land users may only access the park by walking or biking from the posted gate area. Horseback riding is prohibited, and motorized vehicles such as ATVs and snowmobiles are prohibited.
Water access is possible from launching facilities in Westmeath, with possible fees, then upstream navigation along the Ottawa River. Hunting any species other than waterfowl is not permitted within the park.
Because the dunes are sensitive, access rules are part of the feature protection, not side notes.
Plan around hiking, biking access, boating, swimming, nature study, birding, turtle nesting awareness, dune and beach ridge observation, and Ottawa River route planning.
Confirm access, parking, water launch details, fees, prohibited uses, hunting rules, sensitive dune guidance, maps, alerts, weather, and park rules through Ontario Parks.
Non-operating park in Ontario Parks locator.
