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Mono Cliffs Provincial Park

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Location
  
Ontario, Canada

Established
  
1985

Province
  
Ontario

Nearest city
  
Mono

Governing body
  
Ontario Parks

Mono Cliffs Provincial Park

Address
  
795122 3rd line, Orangeville, ON L9W 2Y8, Canada

Hours
  
Open today · 8AM–10PMThursday8AM–10PMFriday8AM–10PMSaturday8AM–10PMSunday8AM–10PMMonday8AM–10PMTuesday8AM–10PMWednesday8AM–10PM

Similar
  
Hockley Valley Provincial, Forks of the Credit Provincial, Hockley Valley, Island Lake Conservation Area, Bruce Trail

Mono Cliffs Provincial Park lies within the rural town of Mono, in southern-Ontario, Canada, along the Bruce Trail. It is part of the Niagara Escarpment Parks System, and the escarpment Biosphere Reserve.

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Mono cliffs provincial park


Main entrance

The main entrance to the park is located along the 3rd Line E.H.S. at a pay parking lot with washrooms. There is a map of the park and the seven colour-coded trails:

  • Carriage Trail (red)
  • Spillway Trail (blue)
  • Cliff Top Trail (green)
  • McCarston's Lake (orange)
  • South Outlier Trail (yellow)
  • Lookout Trail (grey)
  • Bruce Trail (dotted)
  • The map also indicates how each section of the trail can be used:

  • hiking
  • biking
  • horseback riding
  • camping
  • Natural features

    Rock faces: As the name suggests, the park has a number of cliff faces along the Niagara Escarpment itself. Along the Cliff Top Trail is a sturdy set of stairs which descend about 30 metres (98 ft) down the rock face to a wooden path that runs between the cliff face and a small outlier, providing excellent views of the rock, ferns, and cedars. Caving, rock climbing, bouldering, and scrambling are not permitted anywhere in the park.

    Also along the Cliff Top Trail is a viewing platform that extends out over the cliff edge, with a great view to the north east across the park to the farms beyond.

    Large Outliers: There are two large 'outliers' that have been separated from the main escarpment edge.

    Water features: In the north west corner of the park is McCarston's Lake. There are also a number of streams and smaller ponds throughout the park, the largest just below the viewing platform.

    References

    Mono Cliffs Provincial Park Wikipedia