There are no visitor facilities at Egan Chutes Provincial Park . However, a short walk along an unmaintained road will take visitors to three picturesque waterfalls within the nature reserve. Mineral collecting and camping are prohibited. Ontario’s Living Legacy Land Use Strategy proposed an addition to Egan Chutes Provincial Nature Reserve. The existing nature reserve and the proposed addition of Crown land shoreline portions of the York River may be reclassified as a waterway class provincial park, with nature reserve zone components within the new park.
Access is on the east side of the York River bridge on the north side of Highway 28 east of Bancroft.
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Region(s): Hastings CountyNearby towns and cities: Bancroft
Trail feature tags: Waterfall
Egan Chutes Provincial Park characteristics
Length: Short walkDifficulty: Easy (Trail classifications)
Trail surface: Natural
Trail use: Hiking
Accessibility Notes: Not wheelchair accessible
Fees: None reported
Flora & Fauna:
A bend of the York River has become a wetland with an adjacent sand flat, where poplar, white birch, ash, buffaloberry, and purple flowering raspberry grow. Minerals found here include nepheline, sodalite, biotite, zircon, and blue corundum.
Amenities: None
Attractions: Waterfalls
Contact:
Ministry of Natural Resources Ontario Parks, Bancroft Telephone: 613-339-2807
Find it: 15 km east of Bancroft on Highway 28
GPS Coordinates (main trailhead):
Latitude: 45.0803538
Longitude: -77.7403316