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Bruce's Caves Conservation Area
TRAIL MAP
We visited Bruce's cave's on our second day camping in near by Sauble River Provincial Park. It was a short drive east through Wiarton were we visited the ground hog Wiarton Willie. Bruce's Caves were awesome and the kids really enjoyed this hike. The trail leading into the caves was very well used but watch out for the rocks. I tripped on several occasions.
The cave's themselves are nothing short of spectacular. These caves were formed by the wave action of post-glacial Lake Algonquin, 7,000 to 8,000 years ago. Bruce's Caves was named after a remittance man by the name of Robert Bruce. In the early years he worked at railway construction in the summer, always returning to live in what is now known as Bruce's Caves for the winter.
My mother was quick to notice the unique plant life in the area. There were Jack In The Pulpits everywhere. I have never seen so many in one area before in my life. Usually I only see one flower all by itself. But here there were at least a dozen or more.
There is also access to the Bruce Trail from the parking area which goes above the caves and follows the Niagara escarpment. There are also washrooms and a sheltered picnic area next to the parking lot near the entrance of the cave's trail.
I could talk all day about the Bruce's Cave's Conservation Area but you really need to visit it yourself. The pictures here do not give the full effect or feeling that the cave's give when you visit in person. If you are in the Wiarton Owen Sound area Bruce's Cave's should be a must visit.
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