While washing your car, park it on the grass; otherwise, cleaning chemicals and other pollutants picked up by the water was into storm drains and on to rivers and lakes. Grass and other vegetation help filter pollutants.

Holiday Beach

This Conservation Area offers a long sandy beach on the Lake Erie shoreline, plus many other amenities. Holiday Beach Conservation Area has serviced campsites, new showers and washrooms, large shady picnic areas, a playground, nature trails, a boardwalk, a trout pond and a three storey observation tower. It is also one of the sites at which Conservation Education Field Studies are conducted.

Controlled waterfowl hunting is available in the fall. Please contact the ERCA office for details.

Call 1-866-578-0242 and press #20 to listen to a free audio tour of Holiday Beach Conservation Area and select other options for various heritage sites in Amherstburg.

See the events page for information on the Hawk Run, the Trout Derby and the Hawk Festival.

Recreation Activities Available

There is something for everyone to enjoy at this Conservation Area


Hiking	Biking	Picnicking	Camping	Boating

Skiing	Bird Watching	Fishing	Swimming

Facilities

Parking
Washrooms/Showers (fully accessible)
Viewing tower
Campsites
Laundry facilities

Conservation Area Facts

Holiday Beach and Big Creek Conservation Areas received international recognition in 2000 as a globally significant Important Bird Area (IBA), joining BirdLife International's global network of IBA sites. This program is part of Natural Legacy 2000, which the Government of Canada is supporting through the Canada Millennium Partnership Program (CMPP).

The designation is as a result of the significance of the area for raptor migration and as a known breeding area for Prothonotary Warblers (a nationally endangered species). ERCA in partnership with the Canadian Nature Federation, Bird Studies Canada, and the Federation of Ontario Naturalists will continue to work with landowners in the IBA to ensure that bird populations remain healthy into the next millennium.

Click Here to view the Holiday Beach and Big Creek Conservation Area on the IBA webpage.

Holiday Beach Trail Map

Holiday Beach Trail Map and Directions

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Festival of Hawks

This Conservation Area is renowned for its birding. Each fall, a spectacular migration of thousands of hawks, vultures, eagles, falcons and other birds of prey concentrate in the area before heading across the Detroit River towards warmer, more southerly destinations for the winter.

Fees

The camping and reservation service fees (as well as change and cancellation fees) must be paid when the reservation is made. All of the other remaining charges will need to be paid upon checking in. All charges will be subjected to 5% GST.

Daily Vehicle Permit	$8.00	per vehicle
Daily Walk-in/Bicycle	$1.00	per person
Daily Bus Permit	$50.00	per bus + $1 per person
Annual Pass	$45.00	per year per family
	$30.00	per year per person
Unserviced Campsite	$25.00	per night
Serviced Campsite (15amp & water)	$30.00	per night
Serviced Campsite (50amp & water)	$35.00	per night
Additional Vehicle	$8.00	per night
Group Campsite	$50.00	per night + $2.00/person
Seasonal Campsite (15 amp)	$1,680.00	per year
Seasonal Campsite (50 amp)	$1,680.00	per year + cost of electricity used
Winter Storage	$150.00	per year
Ice	$2.50	per bag
Firewood	$6.00	per bundle
Fishpond Permit	$40.00	per year
	$10.00	per day
Pavilion Rental	$50.00	per day
Waterfowl Hunting	$25.00	per half day
	$45.00	per full day
	$15.00	non-refundable draw fee

(All Fees include GST)

Opening Times & Fees

The 2008 camping season is April 19 - October 15. See fee table located left for rates.

Campsite Reservations

Click here to access the ERCA Campground Reservation Service.

Directions & Map

To get there take County Road 20 to Malden Centre then go south on County Road 50 to Holiday Beach.

Address:
6952 County Rd 50,
Amherstburg, ON.