Cheltenham Badlands

Mars-red hills an hour away

Photo: Hgwiazda, CC BY 3.0, source

Bare, rippled red shale that looks airlifted from another planet, seen from a boardwalk. Parking is booked online through ParkPass, per vehicle. Nothing is sold at the gate.

Where: Cheltenham Badlands, Caledon
Ages: all ages
Cost: Moderate
When: Best April to October
Good for: badlands, lookout, photo, boardwalk, trail, geology

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