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Conservation Areas
This page is by no means an exhaustive list of all that our area has to offer. There are many more conservation areas listed at the Essex Region Conservation Authority. You will enjoy their website and additional information.
	Cedar Creek     The Cedar Creek basin is probably the most significant, most extensive, and most beautiful natural area in the Essex Region. Contributing to the beauty of this area are the Carolinian woodlands, rolling landscapes, creeks and tributaries and abundant wildlife.
	Chrysler Greenway is one of Canada's most beautiful trails for hiking, biking running, birding, cross country skiing and in some areas, horseback riding. It connects natural areas, rich agricultural lands, historically and architecturally significant structures, award winning wineries and many other features that make the Essex Region unique. The Greenway joins 25 separate natural areas and three watersheds.
	Hillman Marsh Conservation Area is located in the heart of one of the region's most significant wetlands. Take a walk along the 4.5 km trail through the marsh, or explore the area by canoe. The area also offers one full kilometre of the best and lesser known beaches in Essex County.
	Holiday Beach Conservation Area offers a long sandy beach on the Lake Erie shoreline, plus many other amenities — serviced campsites, showers, large shady picnic areas, a concession stand, a playground, trails, a trout pond and a three storey observation tower. Each fall, a spectacular migration of thousands of hawks, vultures, eagles, falcons and other birds of prey concentrate in the area before heading across the Detroit River.
	Kopegarden Conservation Area Take a hike along one of the most beautiful forest boardwalk trails in the region. While exploring this 19 hectare Carolinian woodland you'll see Tulip-tree, Sassafras, Black Gum, Sycamore and Flowering Dogwood trees, as well as wildflowers such as Trillium, Jack-in-the-pulpit, May Apple, Spring Beauty and Columbine, to mention a few.
	Ojibway Nature Centre is open seven days a week. No charge for admission. There are informative and interesting displays on the ecology of the Ojibway Prairie Complex. Knowledgeable and friendly naturalists are available to answer questions or, for a small fee, organize lessons and provide conducted tours.
	Pelee Island — the most southerly community in Canada is also one of it's most unique. Located in the middle of Lake Erie's western basin, Pelee stretches over 11,000 acres of lowlands farms, Carolinian forest, orchards and some of the best beaches in Ontario. Pelee is home to a wide variety of plants, animal species and snakes found no where else in the country. Birders flock to Pelee to see the annual migrations of species rarely seen elsewhere
	Point Pelee National Park is famous for its spring and fall migration of birds and the autumn monarch butterfly migration. It attracts nearly 400 000 visitors each year. There are many things to do here: boardwalks and hiking trails, sand beaches, biking, canoeing and more. Hours of Operation