Forks of the Credit Provincial Park

Forks of the Credit Provincial Park
IUCN category II (national park)

Credit River flowing through Forks of the Credit Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Forks of the Credit Provincial Park
Location Ontario, Canada
Nearest city Caledon, Ontario
Coordinates 43°48′58″N 80°00′43″W / 43.816°N 80.012°W / 43.816; -80.012Coordinates: 43°48′58″N 80°00′43″W / 43.816°N 80.012°W / 43.816; -80.012
Area 282 hectares (700 acres)
Established 1985[1]
Governing body Ontario Parks

Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, located in Caledon, Ontario, Canada is part of the Ontario Parks system and is part of the Niagara Escarpment biosphere. The park is on the Bruce Trail. The Credit River runs through the park. Other notable features of the park include a kettle lake, and talus slope.[2]

References

  1. Roots, Betty Ida (2000-05-01). Special places: the changing ecosystems of the Toronto region. UBC Press. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-7748-0736-4. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  2. Wake, Winifred Cairns; Naturalists, Federation of Ontario (1997-06-14). A nature guide to Ontario. University of Toronto Press. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-8020-2755-9. Retrieved 17 November 2010.

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