Scanlon Creek
Scanlon Creek Conservation Area
We’re thrilled to welcome you to Scanlon Creek and your four-legged friends to the Scanlon Creek Bark Park. Please follow all park rules during your visit. We’re extending free parking at the Scanlon Creek Conservation Area.
Activities
Activities
Closure Notices
Discovery Play Garden closed during Summer Programming
To accommodate Outdoor Education Programming, the Discovery Play Garden will be closed to visitors from 8am to 4pm Monday to Friday for the following weeks:
- July 15 to 19
- July 22 to 26
- August 12 to 16
- August 19 to 23
- August 26 to 30
Kingfisher Trail partially closed until October 2024
A section of the Kingfisher Trail (Location A on map) at the Scanlon Creek Conservation Area is temporarily closed until October 2024 for trail redevelopment and improvements. Work will include:
- Surface enhancements
- Grading adjustments
- Culvert installations
- Rehabilitation efforts
- And planting native trees and shrubs for trail and bank stabilization
Due to the sensitive and wet conditions of this part of the Kingfisher Trail and ongoing construction, visitors are asked to avoid the redevelopment area.
For your safety, please obey all trail closure signs, and stay clear of the work zone. As there is no access to the other side of the trail, we recommend using an alternate route.
If you have any questions about the trail redevelopment, please contact: Dan Andrews at d.andrews@LSRCA.on.ca
Evergreen Trail Now Open
The previously closed section of the Evergreen trail is now open for your enjoyment. The large bridge in this area has been removed, and a new path has been created to reconnect the trail loop.
About Scanlon Creek
Scanlon Creek Conservation Area is a hikers’ haven, a picnicking paradise, a birder’s delight and a photographer’s dream. Explore forests, marshlands, and glacial erratics, enjoy spring wildflowers, or the vibrant fall leaves and see plenty of birds and other wildlife as you hike the expansive trail system covering most of the 300 hectare park.
Serving both environmental and recreational needs, the park is a nature preserve for flora and fauna and home to a Bark Park for our canine friends.
Need some help finding your way?
Smartphone maps are now available
Did you know you can now access the Scanlon Creek maps using the free Avenza App?
Simply download the app on your smartphone and use it when you visit. It’s that easy! Once the map is downloaded, you won’t have to use your data when you hit the trails.
Use your device’s built-in GPS to track your location on any map, plot locations and photos, measure distance and area, and more.
Related Information
Scanlon Creek Conservation Area Management PlanRequest a Booking
For information about booking a pavilion, please visit our Reservations page.
Hours, Location and Map
Latitude: 44.14672
Longitude: -79.56492
Address: 2450 9th Line, Bradford West Gwillimbury
Who to Contact
Conservation Lands
✆ 905-895-1281
✆ 1-800-465-0437 Toll free
✉ info@LSRCA.on.ca
Amenities
- 2 Fully Accessible Washrooms
- Discovery Play Garden
- Off-leash Dog Park
- 2 Picnic Pavilions with Picnic Tables
- Outdoor Education Program
- Arboretum
- Native Pollinator Garden
Natural Features
- Creek
- Scenic Lookout
- Hilly Terrain
- Mixed Forests
- Pine Plantations