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Welcome to theTown of Caledon, OntarioAdvertise FREE on this page From the official Town of Caledon site Caledon has over 70 parks totalling more than 300 acres. This includes District and Special Purpose Parks, Community Parks, Neighbourhood Parks and trails. Our parks are pesticide-free! We use healthy turf strategies, not pesticides and herbicides. The Town also uses bio-diesel blended fuels in our turf maintenance equipment. This reduces green house gas emissions, as well as many other air pollutants. Please note that use of charcoal barbeques or open fires is prohibited in any town park You can review the Parks Use Bylaw for full information on permitted/prohibited activities. District and Special Purpose Parks are parks that offer specialized facilities and amenities, allowing them to be rented for organized use (some facilities are under seasonal agreements with resident sports organizations). See the park chart for more information on each site.
There are over 260 km of publicly accessible trails within the Town including 105 km of the Bruce Trail. The Town currently owns and maintains the 36 km ofthe Trailway, and a 1 km portion of the Etobicoke Creek Trail. The Trails Map The Trailway - The Trailway follows the path of an abandoned rail line that once linked Hamilton with Barrie. The Town of Caledon purchased 35 km of rail section in 1989 and it became the first officially designated portion of the Trans Canada Trail in 1995. The first Trans Canada Trail Pavilion in the country was built in Caledon East in 1996. Visit the Stationlands Park in Caledon East to see the pavilion and commemorative panels, pond and wetland, a developing arboretum, and our Walk of Fame. Other Stationlands Parks are in Palgrave, Cheltenham and Inglewood. This is a multi-use trail, ideal for walking, cycling, and horseback riding, and cross-country skiing and snow shoeing in winter. Follow the links to websites for these other trails within Caledon: Bruce Trail Permitted activities, rules & by-lawsThe Trailway and Etobicoke Creek Trail are multi-purpose (hiking, biking, snow shoeing, cross-country skiing, equestrian) trails with a compacted aggregate surface. No motorized vehicles are allowed on any trail owned and/or managed by the Municipality. The majority of trails within the City are designated as Hiking Only. For more information, please visit the official Caledon site at www.town.caledon.on.ca. Shop for books about Caledon Ontario at Amazon.com Return to top of Caledon Page |
