We’ve been to this waterfall several times and it never gets old. Free to visit. Never crowded. A waterfall that provides endless angles and photo opportunities. There are two more cascades further downstream that can be accessed by trail on the opposite side of the York River. We’re hoping to explore these sometime in September, 2023 (if we don’t conflict with hunting season!)
This short form video footage is from a few years ago. We have new stuff of the main waterfall, from the opposite side of the river, that will be published soon. For now, check out this YouTube Short of Egan Chutes.
Egan Chutes Provincial Park Near Bancroft, Ontario [YouTube Shorts]
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More About Egan Chutes
Egan Chutes Provincial Park is a non-operating park under Ontario Parks and is classified as a nature reserve. The park was founded in 1989 and was enlarged in 2005. This allows for protection of the York River over a distance of 30 kilometres or 19 miles.
The York River has its headwaters within Algonquin Provincial Park and meanders to the Madawaska River. Eventually, the water reached the Ottawa River, St. Lawrence River and the Atlantic Ocean. Within the park, there are three waterfalls with Egan Chute being the first. This is followed by Second Vault and Farm Chute.
The location of the park is 15 kilometres east of the town of Bancroft, Ontario, Canada on highway 28, a road that runs from Port Hope in the southwest to where it meets highway 41 at Denbigh in the east. The entrance and parking lot are not well-pronounced or well-maintained so you will need to keep an eye open. There are small access roads on either side of the York River bridge – these are rough and overgrown.
Bug spray is a must! The mosquitos will carry you down the trail. However, at the actual waterfall, the bugs aren’t that bad.
