Craigleith Provincial Park: Rockhounding in Grey County, Ontario
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Craigleith Provincial Park is a mapped rockhounding spot in Grey County, Ontario, Canada. Reported finds include fossil, trilobite, brachiopod, graptolite, cephalopod, and more. Below: coordinates, access notes, and nearby spots.
About Craigleith Provincial Park
Provincial park on Georgian Bay, on Highway 26. The shale plates along the shore hold fossils about 450 million years old. You can look and photograph, but removing natural objects from the park is prohibited. Open from April to mid-October.
Plan your visit
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- County
- Grey County
- Province
- Ontario
- Nearest road
- Highway 26
- Postal code
- L9Y 3Z4
- Coordinates
- 44.53667, -80.34861
Coordinates are approximate. Confirm the exact ground and access before you head out.
Land & collecting status
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Land status here is not confirmed. National and provincial parks prohibit collecting, while Crown land and many beaches allow it. Verify with the managing agency before you collect.
Access note: Provincial park on Georgian Bay, on Highway 26. The shale plates along the shore hold fossils about 450 million years old. You can look and photograph, but removing natural objects from the park is prohibited. Open from April to mid-October.
Collecting rules in Canada are set provincially and by land owner. Crown land and many public beaches allow casual hand collecting, while provincial and national parks are off-limits. Confirm the rules for this site before you dig.
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Fossil
TrilobiteEncyclopedia →
BrachiopodEncyclopedia →- Graptolite
- Cephalopod
Gastropod
Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots in Ontario within driving distance of Craigleith Provincial Park.
- Bowmanville Quarry (St Marys Cement)Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario · 150 km awayFossil, Trilobite, Crinoid
- Bear Lake DiggingsHaliburton County, Ontario · 166 km awayApatite, Titanite, Mica
- Titanite Hill (Tory Hill)Haliburton County, Ontario · 170 km awayTitanite, Apatite, Feldspar
- Dark Star Crystal MineHaliburton County, Ontario · 171 km awayTitanite, Apatite
- Desmont MineHaliburton County, Ontario · 176 km awayMolybdenite, Diopside, Stillwellite
- Wilberforce areaHaliburton County, Ontario · 177 km awayAmphibole, Titanite, Apatite
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