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“Plan a ‘Camping Get-Away’ in Lower Thames Valley Country!” Conservation Areas Open Mid-May for Camping Season

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“Plan a ‘Camping Get-Away’ in Lower Thames Valley Country!” Conservation Areas Open Mid-May for Camping Season

April 27, 2017

LTVCA Watershed Wide – Nearby and natural, LTVCA conservation areas offer family and group camping in a variety of settings.  Experience Carolinian forests and wooded ravines, the Lake Erie shoreline, a heritage river and cultural sites.   Four conservation areas located throughout the lower Thames watershed and region are open with family, group or seasonal camping depending on the site, May 19 until October 19.  Our campgrounds offer great value and an opportunity to experience Southwestern Ontario’s unique natural and cultural settings.  For our 2017 Conservation Area Fee Schedule please visit www.ltvca.ca – About Us – Fees and Publications.

Note alcohol ban May 19-22.

CAMPING:

Chatham-Kent – C.M. Wilson Conservation Area campground is open for family, group or seasonal camping until Thanksgiving Monday.  Camp with nature at your door at one of over 100 treed sites at C.M. Wilson Conservation Area.  Just minutes south of Chatham, Wilson is ideal for tent and trailer camps with most sites serviced with hydro (15 and 30 amp) and water.  Washrooms are fully serviced with showers and a trailer dumping station is on site.  Soft drinks and snack foods are available at the gatehouse over the summer. Discover the adventure playgrounds, fishing, nature trails, memorial forest and much more!  Information:  New this year are bike and canoe rentals!  Gatehouse 519-351-3919 (spring/summer season) or LTVCA Administration Building 519-354-7310 (off-season).

Southwest Middlesex – Big Bend Conservation Area campground is also open for family, group, or seasonal camping until Thanksgiving Monday.  Situated just outside of Wardsville on the Thames River – a Canadian Heritage River, this conservation area is more remote, with 26 unserviced wooded sites as well as limited water and hydro hook-ups.  Washrooms are fully serviced with showers.  Other features include a boat launch to the Thames River, a picnic shelter with tables, open space for sports and games, hiking and fishing.  Information:  519-264-1500.

GROUP CAMPING:

In addition to C.M. Wilson and Big Bend Conservation Areas, we have 2 other conservation areas in the Lower Thames watershed designed strictly for group camping:

  • West Elgin – M. Warwick Conservation Area is near Eagle on Lake Erie. Information:  LTVCA Administration Building 519-354-7310.
  • Strathroy-Caradoc – Longwoods Road Conservation Area / Ska-Nah-Doht Village and Museum is near Mount Brydges. (organized Conservation Groups only such as Scouts, Girl Guides) Information: 519-264-2420.

 

For conservation area directions, all fees and facilities please visit our website www.ltvca.ca .

 

For Further Information Contact: 

Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority,

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