Bruce Peninsula National Park
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| Bruce Peninsula National Park | |
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| IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
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| Location: | Ontario, Canada |
| Nearest city: | Tobermory |
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| Area: | 154 km² |
| Established: | 1987 |
| Governing body: | Parks Canada |
Located at the tip of the Bruce peninsula (which almost cuts off Georgian Bay from Lake Huron), on the Niagara Escarpment of Ontario, Canada, Bruce Peninsula National Park offers many opportunities for hiking, camping, bird watching and many other outdoor activities. The park has many trails ranging in difficulty from easy to expert, and connects to the Bruce Trail.
Bruce Peninsula National Park offers visitors many excellent vistas to view either the sunrise or sunset, the magnificent rocks of the Niagara escarpment, and the abundant wildlife which includes Black bears, many species of birds, wild orchids, the massassauga rattlesnake, and much more.
The park is located in proximity to Fathom Five National Marine Park.
 A Cliff on the Bruce Trail |
 The Bruce Trail |
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National parks: Aulavik • Auyuittuq • Banff • Bruce Peninsula • Cape Breton Highlands • Elk Island • Forillon • Fundy • Georgian Bay Islands • Glacier • Grasslands • Gros Morne • Gulf Islands • Gwaii Haanas • Ivvavik • Jasper • Kejimkujik • Kluane • Kootenay • Kouchibouguac • La Mauricie • Mingan Archipelago • Mount Revelstoke • Nahanni • Pacific Rim • Point Pelee • Prince Edward Island • Pukaswa • Prince Albert • Quttinirpaaq • Riding Mountain • Sirmilik • St. Lawrence Islands • Terra Nova • Torngat Mountains • Tuktut Nogait • Ukkusiksalik • Vuntut • Wapusk • Waterton Lakes • Wood Buffalo • Yoho |
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