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Heart lake conservation area
Heart Lake Conservation Area (HLCA) occupies 169 hectares (418 acres) in the Etobicoke Creek watershed, within the City of Brampton, Ontario. It is owned and managed by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA).
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- Heart lake conservation area
- Wtf bass fishing at heart lake conservation area brampton ontario
- Hiking TrailsEdit
- Heart LakeEdit
- FishingEdit
- BoatingEdit
- Pool and Splash PadEdit
- Treetop TrekkingEdit
- References
HLCA’s diverse ecosystem includes Heart Lake, the headwaters for Spring Creek, a wetland complex, one of the largest individual blocks of forest in the Etobicoke Creek watershed, and surficial geology of glacial till and river deposits.
HLCA offers many activities to the public, including hiking, fishing, swimming, Treetop Trekking and more. The conservation area is open to the public from the end of April to Thanksgiving weekend, weather permitting.
Wtf bass fishing at heart lake conservation area brampton ontario
Hiking TrailsEdit
Heart Lake Conservation Area is home to five hiking trails, with 11 km of trails in total.
These include:
Heart LakeEdit
Heart Lake is the main focus of HLCA, offering users many water-based activities including fishing, boating and canoeing.
FishingEdit
HLCA offers visitors the ability to fish lakeside or from boats.
Heart Lake is stocked with rainbow trout, raised by TRCA at Glen Haffy Conservation Area’s Fish Hatchery each year. Other fish found in Heart Lake include bass and sunfish.
BoatingEdit
Visitors at HLCA can enjoy boating activities on Heart Lake. HLCA offers boat rentals on-site.
Pool and Splash PadEdit
The Wild Wetland Splash and Pool Facility at HLCA includes an 840 sq metre, beach-entry swimming pool, with the deep end being 8 ft. in depth. Along with a heated swimming pool, the water facility also includes over thirty wetland-themed water features.
Treetop TrekkingEdit
Treetop Trekking Brampton is an aerial ropes and zip-line course located within HLCA. The course offers visitors 6 aerial courses, 7 zip lines and over 65 aerial games to enjoy.
The course became a part of HLCA in 2013.