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Forks of the Credit Provincial Park

43.816° N, 80.0125° W

Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, Ontario. 43.816° N, 80.0125° W

Provincial park, 2.89 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/on/forks-of-the-credit-provincial-park/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • Provincial Park and Conservation Reserve Regulated, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  • Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
  • Ontario Trail Network – Trail Segment, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  • Visitation to Provincial Parks, Ontario Parks (Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  • City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.

Forks of the Credit Provincial Park is a 2.89 km² provincial park beside Cataract, in Ontario. It was established in 1985.

Area
2.89 km²
Established
1985
Trails
12.9 km
Visits 2025
47,338

Conditions today

9.5 °C

Mainly ClearWind WNW 10 km/h, gusts 31

Observed at Caledon, as of 12:00 a.m. EDT

Tonight: Partly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers this evening. Clearing overnight. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low plus 4.

Weather: Caledon (local forecast), as of 12:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:58 a.m.
Sunrise
7:27 a.m.
Sunset
6:46 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:15 p.m.
Moonrise
6:19 a.m.
Moonset
6:05 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Brampton, as of 1:00 a.m. EDT

In the park

Rivers

Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database; each name opens its location on OpenStreetMap.

Trails

1 named trail or route, with 2.9 km of trail.

TrailLength
Meadow TrailHiking or Walking2.9 km

Visitors

47,338 visits were recorded in 2025.

Visits per year

Official record

Designation
Provincial park
Park class
Natural Environment
IUCN category
II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Status
Operating park
Regulated
2025
Managed by
Ontario Parks
Official website
ontarioparks.ca

Photos

Forks of the Credit Provincial Park (1)
Photo: OwenX, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Forks of the Credit Provincial Park (2)
Photo: OwenX, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Forks of the Credit Provincial Park (3)
Photo: OwenX, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons