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Mono Cliffs Provincial Park

{{short description|Provincial park in Ontario, Canada}}

{{Infobox protected area

| name = Mono Cliffs Provincial Park

| iucn_category = II

| iucn_ref = {{cite web|author=UNEP-WCMC|author-link=World Conservation Monitoring Centre|title=Protected Area Profile for Mono Cliffs Provincial Park|publisher=World Database on Protected Areas|url=https://www.protectedplanet.net/19796|access-date=2024-11-02}}

| photo = Mono Cliffs 10.jpg

| photo_caption = View of McCarston's Lake

| location = Ontario, Canada

| nearest_city = Mono

| map = Canada Southern Ontario

| map_caption = Location in Southern Ontario

| coordinates = {{coord|44|02|48|N|80|04|37|W|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| area = {{convert|732|ha|abbr=on}}

| established = 1985{{cite web|url=http://protectedplanet.net/sites/Mono_Cliffs_Provincial_Park_Natural_Environment|title=Mono Cliffs Provincial Park - Natural Environment|work=Protected Planet|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826115838/http://protectedplanet.net/sites/Mono_Cliffs_Provincial_Park_Natural_Environment|url-status=dead|archivedate=26 August 2014}}

| visitation_num = 64,107

| visitation_year = 2022{{Cite web |last=Parks |first=Ontario |title=Ontario_Parks-Visitation-Statistics 2022 - Ministries |url=https://files.ontario.ca/moe_mapping/downloads/3Land/Parks/Ontario_Parks-Visitation_Statistics_2022.xlsx |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=data.ontario.ca}}

| governing_body = Ontario Parks

| url = {{url|www.ontarioparks.com/park/monocliffs}}

| embedded = {{Infobox mapframe |wikidata=yes |zoom =12 |coord={{coord|44|02|48|N|80|04|37|W}}}}

}}

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.

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:

Image:Fall Colours Mono Cliffs Provincial Park.jpg colours draw large crowds each fall. ]]

  • 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 {{convert|30|m}} 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.

Image:STA 5968-STG 5974.jpg

References

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External links

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  • {{official website}}

{{Ontario parks}}

Category:Provincial parks of Ontario

Category:Protected areas of Dufferin County

Category:Protected areas established in 1985

Category:1985 establishments in Ontario