Beaudry Provincial Park, Provincial park in St. François Xavier and Cartier, Manitoba.
Beaudry Provincial Park is a protected area along the Assiniboine River with riverbottom forest, prairie grassland, and walking trails. The grounds span roughly 950 hectares and provide multiple routes through different natural habitats.
The area was established in 1974 and formed from several private properties, including substantial land from a Winnipeg businessman's estate. This merger of private holdings created the foundation for the protected area that exists today.
The name Beaudry comes from a family that once owned large sections of land in the area in the early 20th century; J. D. Perrin later named his farm after the CNR's Beaudry Station, which stood beside it on the Grand Trunk Pacific line used from 1894 to 1972. The Perrins bought the abandoned station and moved it to the riverbank near the entrance to the riverbottom trails, where it served as a country retreat until fire destroyed it in the winter of 1977.
The park lies along the Assiniboine River about 10 km west of Winnipeg, west of Headingley, in the rural municipalities of Cartier and St. François Xavier. The riverbottom forest hiking and skiing trails were hand cut and begin near the park entrance. The property was made off-limits to hunters under Perrin ownership.
A grassland restoration program started in 1986 significantly expanded the prairie area through deliberate management efforts. This work demonstrates how degraded ecosystems can be brought back through focused conservation practices.
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