Belwood Lake Conservation Area — Attraction in Centre Wellington

Wow what a beauty! There's something for everyone and then some. After spending a full day with the family still had so much left to explore. Since we didn't have a boat or a jet ski, the right turn after the entrance, which led to the boat launch area didn't mean too much to us. The left is where the heart is. Literally... I've left mine after taking a left turn past the entrance. Once there you can park at the first location that takes you to the dam, and daymmmm! ...What a beauty! Honestly I'm at a loss of words... I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. Stroll your heart out here and then if you're feeling adventurous climb down the stairs that lead you to the bottom of the dam. Mind you the climb back up is onerous, to say the least. Not for the faint hearted or fickle thighed. Especially something to be considerate about if you're carrying little kids. If you come in through the paid entrance side, which is what/where I'm describing, you're gonna hit the dam on the side where people like to fish. I was told there's a lot more trails at the bottom of the dam on the other side (close to the entrance from second line/road), for those inclined towards such things (and still have the physical capacity remaining after everything else). But we didn't park at the first location described above, just as you're approaching there, there's a inconspicuous looking offbeat track that goes left, take it and get to the end of that sneaky thing, taking a right at the fork that otherwise goes towards a barn. That friends, is where we set up shop. A silent hidden gem of a spot. Didn't expect to find the spring fed quarry that was almost like a private beach, with surprisingly few people about. Imagine a moss greenish turquoise cul de sac for the discerning parker (i.e. someone who doesn't park their car at the first available spot). We had the mother of all picnics there. Kids had a while bunch of fun. Are and explored to our hearts content. Later, we were left contemplating getting back to the park again the next day since despite the body reaching it's limit, the eyes and the heart craved to see everything again... However once we reached home late night (in GTA) and hit the sack, we slept blissfully through the entire next day. Belwood you beauty, we...

Review is for boat launch area only. I typically use only the park services around the boat launch. Launch is wide and gradual. It has a concrete pad that is easy to pull out from. 2 vehicles can launch or retrieve on the pad at a time. If you have a lighter boat or a strong tow vehicle you can launch beside the official launch ramp. Many people launch out of the parking lot direct into the lake as the grade allows for it very well. Typically if the ramp is busy I will launch off the pad. But will always retrieve on the pad. The lake is probably the best and largest small in-land lake in the region. Using the boat launch is an extra $10 above and beyond admission to the park which reflect the demand for it. The only thing I have found I dislike about the park is there is only 1 booth for taking park admissions and I have seen it run extremely slow. Sometimes taking as long as 10 minutes at the gate to get in when there are only 1 or 2 cars ahead of you which is fruatrating. The staff are great about answering questions that visitors may have at the booth but the setup is not ideal for patrons not wanting to have to wait on others that want to have long conversations with the only...

Belwood lake conservation area are a hidden gem and not too far from the Toronto. It's an hour and half drive from Toronto. You can plan also plan to visit the Rockwood area same day as if you purchase one ticket it covers the other park as well. The dam in the grand river creates this nice lake and its a big area to relax with the family. Great place to have a small group hangout with BBQ and some fishing experiment. We visited the place mid of June. The blue water of the Grand river is really mesmerizing and if you have any boat/canoe/inflatable boat, I highly recommend to take it. A stairway along the face of the dam allows visitors to walk down to its base. The flow from the dam is used to generate hydroelectricity. The 12 km-long lake (7.5 miles) offers excellent boating, fishing and water-skiing, while a small spring-fed quarry offers an ideal spot for people to cool off on hot summer days. Address: 8282 Wellington County Rd 18, Fergus, Ontario Attraction: Best place to have a family BBQ, Fishing, Boating, Hiking, biking, a very Small beach Park fee: We paid around 25$ for a...