Egan Chutes Provincial Park: Rockhounding in Hastings County, Ontario
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Egan Chutes Provincial Park is a mapped rockhounding spot in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. Reported finds include nepheline, sodalite, biotite, zircon, corundum. Below: coordinates, access notes, and nearby spots.
About Egan Chutes Provincial Park
Nature reserve about 15 km east of Bancroft, reached from Highway 28. Nepheline, sodalite, biotite, zircon and blue corundum occur here. Mineral collecting is prohibited, so this is a place to look only.
Plan your visit
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- County
- Hastings County
- Province
- Ontario
- Nearest road
- Highway 28
- Coordinates
- 45.08028, -77.74000
Coordinates are approximate. Confirm the exact ground and access before you head out.
Land & collecting status
Confirm rules before collecting
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: Nature reserve about 15 km east of Bancroft, reached from Highway 28. Nepheline, sodalite, biotite, zircon and blue corundum occur here. Mineral collecting is prohibited, so this is a place to look only.
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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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other rockhounding spots in Ontario within driving distance of Egan Chutes Provincial Park.
- Princess Sodalite MineHastings County, Ontario · 6 km awaySodalite, Hackmanite, Nepheline
- CN Rock PileHastings County, Ontario · 11 km awaySodalite, Rose Quartz, Apatite
- Silver Crater MineHastings County, Ontario · 21 km awayBetafite, Titanite, Apatite
- Craigmont MineRenfrew County, Ontario · 26 km awayCorundum, Garnet, Molybdenite
- Schickler Fluorite OccurrenceHaliburton County, Ontario · 34 km awayFluorite, Apatite, Scapolite
- Rose Quartz PitRenfrew County, Ontario · 36 km awayRose Quartz, Smoky Quartz, Beryl
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