Hiking/Walking/Running

Enjoy some of what St. Catharines and Niagara have to offer outdoors.

 Friends of The Shorthills Park

Visit this wonderful provincial park for hiking, biking, bird & wildlife watching and visit the website for useful maps, and other information on the Short Hills Park. Friends of Short Hills Park is a community-based organization dedicated to preserving the cultural and natural integrity of Short Hills Provincial Park through liaising with Ontario Parks, volunteer work, public education and fundraising activities.

Happy Rolph's Bird Sanctuary

A 15.06-acre municipal park on the shores of Lake Ontario, the Sanctuary boasts one of Canada's most exotic collections of flowering rhododendrons and a petting farm, which operates from Victoria Day to Thanksgiving weekend. Hundreds of ducks, geese and native birds live in the adjacent pond. The site is home to the 9/11 Memorial Walkway commemorating Canadians who lost their lives in the September 11, 2001 tragedy. Picnic and playground facilities include a pavilion and washrooms.

Niagara Bruce Trail Club

The Bruce Trail, 800 kilometers along the breathtaking and always interesting Niagara Escarpment, is visited by more than 400,000 people a year. Conceived in 1960 and opened in 1967, it is the oldest and longest hiking trail in Canada. The trail traverses public lands, roads and road allowances, land purchased by the Bruce Trail Association, and private land whose owners generously allow the trail on their property. It is maintained by volunteers from the nine local Bruce Trail Clubs. Visit the website to find more information on the Niagara Section of the Bruce Trail.

 Niagara Peninsula Conservation Areas

From the majestic Escarpment to the Great Lakes, Niagara's conservation areas offer a treasure trove of activities for your enjoyment in any season. Spectacular waterfalls, walking trails, fishing and hunting opportunities, campgrounds, natural and built historical sites, sandy beaches and picnicking areas are just a few gems waiting for you to discover and enjoy.

Ball's Falls
3292 6th Ave., RR 1
Vineland
Phone: 905.788.3135

View a map to Niagara Peninsula Conservation Areas

White Meadows Farms

Enjoy White Meadows Farms' own pure maple syrup as well as many other pure maple products, including several new items using our all-natural products from our farm. Join us for our spring festival in March with sugar bush tours to delight the whole family. Upon arrival at the sugar bush, you can take a leisurely stroll into the woods. Once in the shelter of the forest,
you will begin your self guided tour to learn the rich history of one of Canada's first agricultural products, maple syrup. Delicious pancakes, famous sausages and maple butter tarts served on weekends.
(January to mid-April)

2519 Effingham St.
St. Catharines, ON L2R 6P7
Phone: 905.682.0642 

Email White Meadows Farms

View a map to White Meadows Farms