Boyne Valley Provincial Park

Picking a trillium seriously injures the plant by preventing the leaf-like bracts from producing food for the next year. A plant takes many years to recover. Photo by Martin McCreath

The Boyne River cuts through the southern heartland of the province, about an hour’s drive north of Toronto.  Flowing east, the river slices through the Orangeville and Singhampton moraines. The terrain features a range of natural communities, hardwood forest, open fields, bottomland, and swamp.  Reforestation has replenished the forests felled by loggers.

Park Facilities and Activities

Boyne Valley is a non-operating park, and has no facilities except hiking trails. Visitors may fish, but hunting is not permitted. Hikers should note that the Bruce Trail gives access to an excellent lookout in the northern part of the park.

Trilliums

• Picking a trillium seriously injures the plant and takes many years to recover
• Trillium is one of many plants whose seeds are spread by ants
• Trillium used as the official symbol for the Province of Ontario
• Two species are Large-flowered Trillium and Western Trillium. Both have white flowers that turn pink as they age.