Sunset and bench at Purple Woods Conservation Area

CONSERVATION AREAS

PURPLE WOODS

ENJOY THE VIEW FROM THE OAK RIDGES MORAINE

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Location

38 COATES RD EAST
OSHAWA

Trail Map

Parking Pass

Back2Nature Kit

An active sugarbush and home of the Purple Woods Maple Syrup Festival in the month of March.

Purple Woods Conservation Area is a great place to hike, year round, with a spectacular southern view, access to the Oak Ridges Trail, and our Sugar Shack (500 m) and accessible Discovery Walk (900 m) trails. Spring and fall migratory song birds, summer Monarch butterflies, and beautiful fall colours make this conservation area an all-seasons destination.

In March, everything changes. This 41-acre property, located on the top of the Oak Ridges Moraine, is home to a large and actively tapped 150-year-old sugar maple forest and our annual Purple Woods Maple Syrup Festival. Purchase Festival tickets and discover how maple syrup production has changed from the early Indigenous Peoples' methods to the modern methods used today. Syrup and maple products are also available for sale during the Festival.

AVENZA MAPS

A free, downloadable map is available for this conservation area through the Avenza Maps app. Once downloaded, this map can be used offline and will track your location within Purple Woods Conservation Area using your device's GPS. Offline location helps you stay on track, on the trail, and out of restricted areas.

Download the free Avenza Maps App onto your device from The App Store or Google Play. Allow your location to be known, create an account, and search "Purple Woods". To find all available Central Lake Ontario Conservation Maps, search "CLOCA".

Download the maps you need so they are available offline anytime and you can stay safe and aware, even in the remotest of places.

COMMEMORATIVE HERITAGE WALK

Our prominent “Heritage Walk” is located beside Heritage Hall and composed of bricks inscribed with the names of people our visitors want to remember, or names of people in our community that Central Lake Ontario Conservation wants to remember.

Central Lake Ontario Conservation has made these bricks available to families and individuals wishing to honour someone special. The minimum contribution for each commemorative brick is $100. All proceeds from the Heritage Brick program will benefit the education and outreach programs provided by Central Lake Ontario Conservation at Purple Woods Conservation Area, including support for our annual Purple Woods Maple Syrup Festival.

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