Falls Reserve Conservation Area Camping Season

Check-in begins at 2:00 p.m. on your arrival date. Early arrivals cannot be guaranteed access to the park. Check-out time is noon on your departure date.

Campers with reservations are asked to review their:

• Confirmation email – sent out within 48 hours of when the booking was made.
• Time to Camp reminder email sent out 1 to 2 days before your arrival date.
• Both emails contain information about the check-in process as well as park rules, policies and fees.

 

Arriving When the Gatehouse is Open

• Park at the entrance area and meet staff at the gatehouse window to check-in.
• Have your confirmation email available when you check-in.

 

Arriving Outside of Gatehouse Hours

• Use the one-time use barcode from your Time to Camp email to open the automatic gate. The barcode will only work once. Be sure you have everything you need prior to entering the park for the evening.
• Staff will assist you later or come to the Gatehouse the following morning to get checked in and pick up your camping permit and barcode for the duration of your stay.

 

Arriving Without a Reservation

• You can obtain a camping permit at the Gatehouse.
• If the Gatehouse is not open, a camping permit can be purchased at the self-serve payment kiosk at the park entrance. The kiosk will generate a receipt and the gate will open once. Please display your receipt on your vehicle dash. Drive into the park and choose a vacant campsite. Staff will assist you later or come to the Gatehouse the following morning to get checked in and pick up your camping permit and barcode for the duration of your stay.
• Additional Vehicle permits can also be purchased at the kiosk.

Maple Campground – features both seasonal and overnight camping in a mature wooded area. The Maple Campground offers water and 30-amp electrical hookups on mowed grass sites. There are also four sites with 50-amp electrical hookups. The Maple Campground gets its name from the Sugar Maple trees that dominate the deciduous forest in this section of the Conservation Area.

Cedar Campground – this is our Radio and Audio Prohibited camping area. It offers non-serviced camping on mowed grass sites divided by spruce tree buffers. Why not call it the Spruce Campground? The name refers to the numerous old-growth Eastern White Cedar trees that cling to the limestone cliffs along the lower Maitland River. Some of these trees are over 150 years old but are still only one-metre tall.

Sycamore Campground – offers both seasonal and overnight camping with water and 30 amp electrical hookups on mowed grass sites. Four large pull-through sites have recently been created in this campground. Sycamore Campground derives its name from the tall mature Sycamore trees growing along the Maitland River adjacent to this area. The Sycamore trees are just one of several plant species associated with the Carolinian Forest Region found at Falls Reserve. Although Fall reserve is located well north of the Carolinian Forest Region, these species can survive in the deep valley of the lower Maitland River.

Secluded Tent Campground – this area provides a backcountry experience with front country amenities. These are private, non-serviced sites in a Radio and Audio Free area. There is parking for one vehicle at the front of each site. The sites are walk-in only and the distance ranges from two metres to five metres from your parked vehicle. Only one vehicle and up to four people are permitted to occupy each site. Interested in connecting with nature? These sites are perfect for you. There are a total of seven sites in the Secluded Tent Campground.

• Gatehouse – open during camping season
• Campsites – 170 in total
• Comfort Stations – 3 available
• Dump – Fill Stations – 2 available
• Radio Free Camping – 38 sites available
• Secluded Camping – 7 walk-in sites available
• Serviced Camping – 89 sites available
• Showers – available at Comfort Stations
• Seasonal Camping – 43 sites

This is where you:

• Check-in for all reservations
• Purchase permits (day-use, additional vehicles, fishing pond etc.)
• Borrow fishing gear through the OFAH TackleShare program
• Report problems or concerns
• Get further information regarding Falls Reserve
• Find out what’s going on in the local area

Campers in Maple and Sycamore will find a central comfort station in the campground area with flush toilets and shower facilities. Campers in Cedar and the secluded non-serviced campsite area will find a comfort station with flush toilets and shower facilities near the day-use Falls area.

There is one dump station that has two access lanes. There is also a water fill tap near the dump station.

Falls Reserve offers 43 seasonal sites on spacious lots with 30 amp electrical service, water and sewer hookup. Seasonal sites are located in the Maple and Sycamore Campgrounds.

Currently all seasonal sites are booked for 2025. Seasonal campsites are available on a first come, first served basis. For more information on site availability, please contact the FRCA Superintendent by at [email protected] or call 519-524-6429.

Download Seasonal Camper Guide