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The Elora Gorge Falls are a roughly 25 ft (7.6 m) tall waterfall located upstream from the Elora Gorge. [ 3 ] Popular activities at the site include: camping, canoeing, fishing, hiking, cycling, swimming, picnicking, and tubing.
The Credit Valley Railway reached the area in 1879 and built a station at the Forks of the Credit as well as a timber trestle spanning the Credit River. The primary purpose was shipping Credit Valley sandstone to other communities in Ontario, particularly Toronto and Hamilton, where the product was used in the construction of large buildings such as Queen's Park and the original Toronto City Hall.
The Gorge Cinema is Canada's oldest continuously running repertory theatre. [33] The annual Elora Festival & Singers event is particularly popular. The Elora Gorge and its Conservation Area are at the edge of town. The park offers canoeing, paddleboat rentals, hiking, camp-grounds, fishing and picnicking. [34]
The park's facilities include 130 campsites, of which 79 are serviced with electricity. It has a 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) hiking trail with views of scenic waterfalls and river gorge. [2] Chutes Provincial Park spans both sides of the River aux Sables, protecting a 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) section of the river.
Egan Chutes Provincial Park was founded in 1989. [5] The park is named after John Egan, a lumber baron. [6]In 2005, the park was extended with an additional 778 hectares (1,920 acres) that protects noncontiguous sections of the York River over a distance of 30 kilometres (19 mi) downstream.
The only facilities are 25 backcountry campsites and 3 boat launches, but numerous commercial outfitters and lodges provide services to anglers and hunters in the park. Permitted activities include boating, canoeing, camping, hiking, biking, fishing, and hunting, while snowmobiling and dogsledding are permitted in the winter.
Lady Evelyn River was established as a park in 1973. In 1983, the park was expanded to its present area of 72,000 hectares. [5]The region has been home to the Teme-Augama Anishnabai for thousands of years; within the park, Maple Mountain (Chee-bay-jing) is traditional sacred site.
The 1,239-hectare (3,060-acre) park features natural areas prepared for hiking and skiing as well as access for day-use camping and water sports at Big Rideau Lake. Facilities include a park store, visitor centre and several "comfort centres", with flush toilets, showers and laundry facilities for the multi-day camper.