The Grotto, a coastal cave of turquoise water, has become one of the most shared images of Ontario on social media
Area
156 km²
Declared in
1987
Region
Ontario
Climate
Templado, Polar / frío
Best time
June to September
Highlight
The Grotto, a coastal cave of turquoise water, has become one of the most shared images of Ontario on social media
Declared in 1987, the Bruce Peninsula protects the northern end of the Niagara Escarpment, the same geological formation that gives rise to the famous falls. Its most photographed feature, The Grotto, is a coastal cave partly flooded with water of an intense turquoise comparable to the Mediterranean, which over the past decade has become one of the most shared images on social media in the whole province of Ontario, generating a crush of visitors that has forced the introduction of a compulsory booking system.
Location
See on the interactive map2 dive sites within 300 km are also shown.
87 species documented in Bruce Peninsula
At conservation risk:Anguila americana,Murciélago café pequeño,Tortuga de Blanding,Vencejo de chimenea
Least ConcernÁguila calva
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Least ConcernColimbo grande
Gavia immer
Least ConcernCoyote
Canis latrans
Least ConcernOso negro americano
Ursus americanus
Least ConcernTortuga mordedora
Chelydra serpentina
Least ConcernZorro rojo
Vulpes vulpes
Amia
Amia calva
Ampelis americano
Bombycilla cedrorum
Anguila americana
Anguilla rostrata
Añapero yanqui
Chordeiles minor
Ardilla gris oriental
Sciurus carolinensis
Ardilla listada oriental
Tamias striatus
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in Canada, where Bruce Peninsula lies.
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Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
150 km away
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