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The area includes a park with camping sites, hiking trails, and is also popular for kayaking and tubing. Located nearby is the "old swimming hole ", at the Elora Quarry Conservation Area, a 0.8 hectare (two acre) former limestone quarry encircled by sheer cliffs up to 12 metres (39 ft) high.
The park offers paddleboat rentals, hiking, camp-grounds, fishing and picnicking. Also operated by the Grand River Conservation Authority, the nearby Elora Quarry is a popular swimming area. [11] The annual Elora Festival (2 weeks in July) is particularly popular; the headliner in 2017 was Gordon Lightfoot. [12] The Elora mill, built in the ...
West Garafraxa: 46,950 acres (190 km 2) Opened in 1821. Name is believed to be from an Indigenous wordword meaning "the place of panthers." Fergus (only partially in the township), Reading, Metz and Garafraxa Guelph Township: 35,543 acres (144 km 2) Opened on April 23, 1827, by John Galt on behalf of the Canada Company: West Luther: 49,830 ...
The Elora Quarry was used to film a couple of scenes in the movie Angel Eyes, and for a scene for the 2017 movie It. [47] The Elora Quarry and nearby West Montrose Covered Bridge were also featured in It. [48] Parts of the Grand River in both Elora and Fergus were the site for some of the scenes filmed for the 1994 movie Trapped in Paradise. [49]
Wilderness areas: Areas preserved to maintain their natural state, and protect flora and fauna. Research and educational activities can occur. Dedicated protected areas: Areas identified by First Nations and the Government of Ontario through community-based land use planning in the Far North area of the province. These areas protect the unique ...
The Elora Cataract Trailway is a 47 km-long recreational rail trail between the towns of Elora and Forks of the Credit, in the south of the province of Ontario, Canada. The former Canadian Pacific Railway line operated from about 1880 until 1988. Elora Cataract Trailway is operated by The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA)
The Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) is a public-sector agency with delegated provincial authority to address risks of natural hazards, relating to flooding and erosion.
The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) is a conservation authority in Ontario, Canada.It operates under the Conservation Authorities Act of Ontario.It is a corporate body, through which municipalities, landowners and other organizations work cooperatively to manage the Grand River watershed and natural resources within it.