Conservation Areas & Recreation
Welcome to the NVCA watershed! We hope you enjoy visiting our Conservation Areas.
Scroll down for links to pages on individual CAs
Most of the NVCA's 12,000 acres are considered wilderness or natural lands. We welcome an ever-growing number of visitors to enjoy our attractions and recreational opportunities. Our conservation areas provide a wide variety of recreational opportunities including: nature trails, bicycling, bird and butterfly watching, canoeing, camping, fishing, hiking, hunting, photography, cross-country skiing and more!
Admission fees: There is a fee of $2 per person per day to visit areas managed by the NVCA, payable at self-serve kiosks at most entry points - please display the envelope stub on your windshield. CAs managed by other organizations may have different fees; please see the page for the individual CA for more information.
Annual passes for all NVCA-operated Conservation Areas are also available - click here for more information and an application form for the Conservation Area Annual Lands Pass.
Conservation Areas Guide 2012: click here to download a PDF copy of our guide or pick up a printed copy at our Administration Office at the Tiffin Centre or various tourist offices throughout the region
Interactive Map of NVCA Conservation Areas: click here to launch this application - this application will allow you to locate our CAs and get GPS coordinates and directions to each of them
Special Events: click here to visit our Events page
| NVCA-operated CAs - NVCA Lands Passes valid at these sites | ||
 Tiffin Centre |
 Fort Willow |
 Nottawasaga Bluffs |
 Minesing Wetlands |
 Petun |
 Elba Wetlands |
 Osprey Wetlands |
 Glencairn |
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| The following CAs are leased to other groups - NVCA Lands Passes are NOT valid at these sites | ||
 Edenvale |
 New Lowell |
 Tottenham |
 Utopia |
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There are more than 250 Conservation Areas in Ontario.