Fanshawe Conservation Area is closed for the winter and will reopen on May 1, 2021. Thank you to everyone who visited us in our 2020 operating season; your support helped us provide a safe and enjoyable outdoor experience.

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• The Yellow dam gate to Fanshawe Conservation Area will be open again daily Monday to Friday between 8am and 4pm. Fanshawe CA staff will continue to open and close this gate, as long as we are in the orange restrict levels or lower.

• Please park vehicles in designated areas only and ensure roads, gates, and exits are not blocked.

• Visit only during daylight hours.

• Practice social distancing on trails and in parking areas, and do not gather in groups.

• Exercise caution while visiting.

• There are NO washroom facilities during the off season.

• Keep pets on leash at all times, and always pick up after your pet.

• Take any garbage or refuse home with you.

• We do not monitor the depth of the ice. Stay away from waterways, keep off the reservoir and pond.

• ATVs, snowmobiles, and any other off road vehicles are prohibited in the campground, day use area, trails, on the ice, and on any other Conservation Area lands and roadways.

• If there is an emergency, call 911.

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Big changes at Fanshawe front entrance!

There are now traffic lights at the intersection where our entrance road meets Clarke Road and the VMP. Please watch carefully for the signs for Fanshawe Conservation Area.