The park is located in rural Southwestern Ontario, west of the Big Otter Creek, which flows through the Village of Port Burwell. This Provincial Park offers a number of different natural environments such as woodlands and beach savannas. One spectacular feature is the 2,000-metre beach and impressive dune system.

Port Burwell is one of the best locations along the Lake Erie shoreline to witness the amazing spectacle of both spring and fall migration. Perhaps the most thrilling aspect is the fall migration of hawks, vultures, and eagles. You can also witness monarch butterflies, blue jays and dragon flies on their spectacular migration. More than 85 species of migratory birds have been spotted here in the spring. Lake Erie presents a barrier to these seasonal movements so the flow of migrants concentrates at and moves along the shoreline in both the spring and fall.

A wide variety of flora and fauna thrives in this diverse natural environment. Small sections of mature beech, maple and oak forests grow in the shelter of the cliffs. The flat, wet areas below the bluffs support a complex community for both plants and wildlife.