Fanshawe
Conservation
Area

Fanshawe Conservation Area is closed for camping and boating until May 1st, 2023. Overnight Camping Reservations can be made starting on February 1st, 2023!

 

While closed visitors are welcome to hike, bike, and enjoy nature during daylight hours. Vehicle access across the dam is limited to weekdays (8 am - 4 pm) and closed on weekends and statutory holidays, but may be limited further.

• Trails are open during daylight hours and are not groomed.

• Keep all pets on leash, and always stoop, scoop, and take it back home with you for disposal.

• Washrooms, garbages, and other facilities are not available.

• We do not rent skis or snowshoes.

• We do not monitor the ice depth.

• For emergencies, please call 911.

• Snowmobiles, ATVs, and all other recreational motorized vehicles are prohibited.

• Take nothing but photos, and leave nothing but footprints.

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The UTRCA reminds everyone that waterways pose a serious safety hazard. River banks and shorelines are slippery, water temperatures are very cold, and any ice is unstable and thin. We remind the public to exercise extreme caution around ditches, streams, and rivers, and stay off of frozen ponds and flood control reservoirs. Parents are encouraged to keep their children and pets away from all waterways.