Cabin in the Glen Elgin village, covered in snow.

Ball’s Falls

Lincoln, Ontario

Binbrook

Binbrook, Ontario

Chippawa Creek

Wellandport, Ontario

Bench facing beach surrounded by trees and grass

Long Beach

Wainfleet, Ontario

Rockway

Lincoln, Ontario

Beamer Memorial

Grimsby, Ontario

Binbrook Tract

Binbrook, Ontario

Canborough

Dunnville, Ontario

Cave Springs

Lincoln, Ontario

Comfort Maple

Fenwick, Ontario

E.C. Brown

Welland, Ontario

Gainsborough

Fenwick, Ontario

Gord Harry Trail

Port Colborne, Ontario

Hedley Forest

Haldimand, Ontario

Humberstone Marsh

Port Colborne, Ontario

Jordan Harbour

Lincoln, Ontario

Louth

Jordan Station, Ontario

Morgan’s Point

Morgans Point, Ontario

Mountainview

Beamsville, Ontario

Mud Lake

Port Colborne, Ontario

Port Davidson

West Lincoln, Ontario

Ruigrok Tract

Haldimand, Ontario

Shriners Creek

Niagara Falls, Ontario

Smith Ness

Niagara Falls, Ontario

St. Johns

Fonthill, Ontario

Stevensville

Fort Erie, Ontario

Two Mile Creek

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Virgil

Virgil, Ontario

Wainfleet Bog

Wainfleet, Ontario

Wainfleet Wetlands

Wainfleet, Ontario

Willoughby Marsh

Niagara Falls, Ontario

Woodend

Woodend, Ontario

Woolverton

Woolverton, Ontario

Beamer Memorial

Notice

Due to vandalism the bathrooms are closed until further notice.

905-788-3135

28 Quarry Rd, Grimsby, ON L3M 4E7

conservationareas@npca.ca

Year round, Sunrise to Sunset

No public access to central viewing platform during migratory bird observation and data collection period- Feb. 28 – May 15 daily.

Weddings

Winter Weather Notice

Conservation areas remain open daily from sunrise to sunset for passive winter recreation such as hiking and birdwatching. However, note that natural trails are not maintained for winter recreation such as cross-country skiing, and parking lots and sidewalks will be maintained on a ‘as-required’ basis.

Visitors are reminded to take precaution and prepare appropriately for the weather and trail conditions, especially when inclement weather and conditions may arise. In the event of inclement weather, NPCA conservation areas remain open, but activities and services may be limited and facilities may be closed. Please expect maintenance delays in the event of heavy snowfall.

Check NPCA conservation area pages on Facebook for closure postings, as these are updated regularly.

Conservation Area Strategy

The NPCA developed a Conservation Area Strategy (CA Strategy) focused on sustainable management, long-term planning, and alignment with NPCA's strategic goals, ensuring compliance with the Conservation Authorities Act. The CA Strategy provides high-level guidance for managing NPCA conservation areas, focusing on biodiversity, climate change, invasive species, and greenspace accessibility, with specific site priorities to be outlined in future management and action plans starting in 2025. LEARN MORE.

Land Inventory

NPCA’s Land Inventory identifies every parcel of land that NPCA owns and includes some basic information for each parcel, such as location, acquisition date, method, and land use category, among others. The Land Inventory will be reviewed and updated from time to time and is an internal document that is not available online.

Renowned as the best vantage point in the Niagara Peninsula to observe the annual spring hawk migration, and part of the internationally designated Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve, Beamer Memorial Conservation Area offers one of Niagara’s most breath-taking and panoramic views of the Niagara Escarpment and Lake Ontario.

Take a walk along the scenic Lookout and Bruce Trails and soak up the picturesque views of the 40 Mile Creek Valley, the Lake Ontario shoreline and the escarpment ridge from one of our viewing

Hawkwatch Season at Beamer

March 1 marks the beginning of the annual Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch! Since 1975, birdwatchers have been monitoring the annual spring migration of hawks, eagles, falcons, and vultures over the Niagara Peninsula.

The Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch was organized in March of 1990 to:

Promote the enjoyment of hawkwatching
Educate people about hawks and hawk migration
Conduct systematic counts of hawks migrating over the Niagara Peninsula
Work for the preservation of raptors in Ontario
Members receive two newsletters annually and are invited to participate in the count as often as possible and attend an annual social.
An Open House is held on Good Friday every year both for members and to assist the general public in learning more about the migration taking place right over their heads.
Most hawks, falcons, eagles and vultures are migratory and move south to more moderate climates each fall. Every spring this process reverses and these birds return to Canada to nest and raise their young.

More info at https://nphawkwatch.ca/about/

INFORMATION EN FRANCAIS

Beamer Memorial est situé dans l’escarpement du Niagara et est renommé comme étant le meilleur point d’observation de la péninsule du Niagara pour observer la migration annuelle printanière des faucons. D’ailleurs, l’escarpement du Niagara est désigné internationalement comme étant une réserve de biosphère. Beamer Memorial qui est une aire de conservation offre une des vues panoramiques les plus spectaculaires de l’escarpement du Niagara et du lac Ontario. Promenez-vous le long du belvédère et du sentier Bruce Trails et appréciez la vue pittoresque de 40 Mile Creek Valley, du rivage du lac Ontario et de la crête de l’escarpement d’un de nos points d’observation.

À tous les vendredis de 10 h à 15 h, il y a des ateliers en compagnie d’oiseaux vivants intitulés ‘Hawk Talks’.