NVCA’s conservation areas are places where visitors can hike, bird watch, canoe, picnic, play disc golf and geocache. In the fall, we recommend visiting Tiffin Conservation Area, Nottawasaga Bluffs, Historic Fort Willow Conservation Area and Minesing Wetlands Conservation Area to enjoy the fall colours.
The Nottawasaga Bluffs Conservation Area is located on the Niagara Escarpment and visitors can hike to a lookout to have a beautiful view of the farms and forests below.
The Tiffin Conservation Area has 7kms of trails including some through mature sugar maples. Several bridges, board walks and docks can be found throughout the property, each providing a unique scenery.
After your hike, families with children can enjoy the Free Play Forest. Shaped like a bee hive, this enclosed forest plot allows children to explore and discover the amazing things found in nature. Group camping is also available.
In most years, the Fort Willow Conservation Area comes alive with history with the Festival at Fort Willow. Though cancelled for 2020, the Festival gives visitors the opportunity to see what life would have been back in the early 1800s with reenactors doing displays on blacksmithing, fur trade, military displays and much more. This property was a historically important portage between Lake Simcoe and Georgian Bay.
Minesing Wetlands provides year-round opportunities for bird watching, but of particular interest is the spring and fall migrations which can be seen from several locations. Canoeing is also a fun fall activity, visitors are encouraged to take standard backcountry precautions prior to their visit.
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