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The 70-foot gorge provides spectacu- lar scenic beauty and a wide variety of facilities are provided in the park includ- ing a th-acre swimming lake. Camping, picnicking facilities are provided as well as playing fields and nature trails. Apps Mill Conservation Area is located five miles west of Brantford, one conces- sion north of Highway 53 just off Rest Acres Road. It is situated in a beautiful valley on Whiteman Creek on the former site of Wil- liam Apps' Mill and Rest Acres Park. This is primarily a nature area although picnic tables and braziers are available for public use. The area is an excellent one for hiking and arrangements for a tour of the conservation area can be made through the Grand River Conservation Authority. Motorcycles are not allowed. Rockwood Conservation Area is located seven miles east of Guelph on Highway T. The area is well-known for the rock cliffs which outcrop along the Eramosa River. The park dovers 197 acres and offers pic- nicking. hiking. swimming. canoeing and 24 parks and conservation areas within easy acééss'. ms: ','. 15-1"":713 1r'iAlf'i' L: _isji.i'ti', -kt"iiiiM'itiii8 sightseeing. Among the‘scenic wonders are glacial pot holes, caves and an old mill race and dam and the shell of an old mill which once produced the famous Harris Home- spun Wools. - The 257-acre Pilehmt Lake Conser- vation Area is located south of Cambridge (Galt) on Highway MA. A large 23-acre spring fed lake provides excellent swim- ming facilities. Campinghlking. picnick- Sm." “roams running thwagh the Amman Faun provide dHething watt! tor mind: as we" as scenic settings for mamas. init, boating and fishing may alsobe en- joyed here. _ - _ _ Shades Mills Conservatio- Aren located at Gatt's eastern edge provides for fishing, boating, pictpiching and swimming. Excel- lent nature trails make hiking a pleasure. 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It provides a vafis ety of recreational activities including pimicking, camping, swimming, fishing The Conestoga Lake Conservation Area is located tttone-tofthe-ix-mile long, Lula-acre lake, about 10 miles northwest of Elnora. Boating. fishing, piertieYtng and camping can lie enjoyed in this mum-pur- pose conservation area. Laurel Creek, located at the northwest- ern corner of the City of Waterloo is a 750- acre site providing picnickjng. camping. swimming. boating and hiking facilities. Belmod Lake Conservation Area is locat- ed about two miles north of Fergus and in- cludes 3.255 acres of lake, forest, tree nur- sery. cottage site, park and general use lands resulted from the construction of the Shand Dam. It is the Grand Valley's lar- gest water impoundment facility. - Boating, swimming, fishing, hiking, pic- nicking and nature observation may be en- joyed in and around the 7.57mile long lake. The KYLE. Dickso- Wilderness Area located south of Cambridge on Highway MA was created to provide a woodland where people can walk along trails in a natural setting. Specially constructed boardwalks travel over swamps, marsh, meadows and ponds to provide the hiker with a variety of flora and fauna to observe. All of these parks and conservation areas come under the jurisdiction of the Grand River Conservation Authority and further information may be obtained by visiting the Authority at 4dit Clyde Road in Cambridge (Gait) or mat-£01. "