GENERAL INFORMATION

Morgan's Point Conservation Area is located on the shore of Lake Erie in the town of Wainfleet, Ontario. It is the perfect location for a family outing as it contains a playground for children, picnic areas, and a lake for swimming or boating. Visitors can enjoy the excitement of Morgan's Point by fishing, hiking, nature walking, or canoeing. In the winter months, visitors can cross country ski or snow shoe. Morgan's Point is located on Lake Erie, which makes it possible for visitors to go swimming and to enjoy the scenery of the lake. There is a mix of forested areas, sandy dunes, and rocky shoals; each supports unique wildlife. The rocky areas often contain many fossils clearly visible to visitors.

Photo Gallery

The view from a trail through Morgans Point. You can see Lake Erie and the flat rock shore as the tide is out. (Photo: Samantha Stea)

Fossil formations in the flat rocks at Morgans Point. There are hundreds on this small squared foot piece alone. (Photo: Samantha Stea)

These washrooms are open for visitors to use at anytime. They are conveniently located near the parking lot. (Photo: Samantha Stea)

The boardwalk path leading through the forest at Morgans Point. The boardwalk is intended to leave less human impact on the forest floor.  (Photo: Samantha Stea)

The trees lining the Morgans Point lane-way. The lane-way and parking lot remain unpaved in case of future changes to layout. (Photo: Samantha Stea)

Entrance to Morgans Point with the NPCA sign in background.  The area also contains the Wainfleet Memorial Community Park. (Photo: Samantha Stea)

The Rocky beach at Morgans Point on Lake Erie. There are small puddles of water in the rocks showing how far the tide will come in. (Photo: Samantha Stea)

Path leading towards the beach at Morgans Point. Notice the path is made of sand and not grass or dirt. (Photo: Samantha Stea)

Sandy Dune trails at Morgans Point. This is the area of transition between beach and forest. It is only a few meters wide. (Photo: Samantha Stea)

Looking down across the shore line of Lake Erie. You can see multiple rocky outcrops starting to submerge as the tide comes in. (Photo: Samantha Stea)

This is a sign on Highway 3 showing the way to Morgans Point. There are signs all over showing visitors how to reach the Conservation Area. (Photo: Samantha Stea)

This is the view from part way up one of the rocky outcrops. You can see that the beach is very narrow and becomes forest quickly. (Photo: Samantha Stea)

Close to the beach, the trails at Morgan's Point are sand covered although the surrounding area appears to be forest. (Photo: Samantha Stea)

A map at the parking lot in Morgans Point. This map shows where Morgans Point in located in Niagara.  (Photo: Samantha Stea)

The view from a trail through Morgans Point. You can see Lake Erie and the flat rock shore as the tide is out. (Photo: Samantha Stea)

Fossil formations in the flat rocks at Morgans Point. There are hundreds on this small squared foot piece alone. (Photo: Samantha Stea)

These washrooms are open for visitors to use at anytime. They are conveniently located near the parking lot. (Photo: Samantha Stea)

The boardwalk path leading through the forest at Morgans Point. The boardwalk is intended to leave less human impact on the forest floor.  (Photo: Samantha Stea)

The trees lining the Morgans Point lane-way. The lane-way and parking lot remain unpaved in case of future changes to layout. (Photo: Samantha Stea)

Entrance to Morgans Point with the NPCA sign in background.  The area also contains the Wainfleet Memorial Community Park. (Photo: Samantha Stea)

The Rocky beach at Morgans Point on Lake Erie. There are small puddles of water in the rocks showing how far the tide will come in. (Photo: Samantha Stea)

Path leading towards the beach at Morgans Point. Notice the path is made of sand and not grass or dirt. (Photo: Samantha Stea)

Sandy Dune trails at Morgans Point. This is the area of transition between beach and forest. It is only a few meters wide. (Photo: Samantha Stea)

Looking down across the shore line of Lake Erie. You can see multiple rocky outcrops starting to submerge as the tide comes in. (Photo: Samantha Stea)

This is a sign on Highway 3 showing the way to Morgans Point. There are signs all over showing visitors how to reach the Conservation Area. (Photo: Samantha Stea)

This is the view from part way up one of the rocky outcrops. You can see that the beach is very narrow and becomes forest quickly. (Photo: Samantha Stea)

Close to the beach, the trails at Morgan's Point are sand covered although the surrounding area appears to be forest. (Photo: Samantha Stea)

A map at the parking lot in Morgans Point. This map shows where Morgans Point in located in Niagara.  (Photo: Samantha Stea)

 RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES

- Hiking

- Fishing

- Canoeing

- Swimming

- Nature Appreciation

- Wildlife viewing

- Cross country skiing

- Snow shoeing

Click to play or download the Morgan's Point Conservation Area TripClip (mp3 format).
This destination is also part of the TripClip tour entitled Niagara's Diverse Conservation Areas.
 

Hours of Operation

Open Year Round
Daily from 8am-8pm
 

DIRECTIONS

From Toronto:
1. Head south on Bay Street toward Albert Street

2. Turn right to stay on Bay Street

3. Turn right onto Lake Shore Boulevard West

4. Slight right towards Gardiner Expressway West

5. Take the Gardiner Expressway West ramp

6. Merge onto the Gardiner Expressway West

7. Continue onto Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW)

8. Merge into Queen Elizabeth Way/On-403 West

9. Keep left to continue on Queen Elizabeth Way, following signs for Niagara/East Hamilton/Fort Erie

10. Take Exit 57 for Victoria Avenue/County Road 24

11. Merge into Marina Boulevard

12. Turn left onto Victoria Avenue

13. Continue onto Vineland Townline Road/Regional Road 24

14. Continue onto ON-3 East

15. Turn left to stay on ON-3 East

16. Turn right (south) onto Golf Course Road/Regional Road 30

17. Slight right onto Lakeshore Road

18. Turn left onto Morgan's Point Road

  Destination will be on the right.

1. Head north on Stanley Avenue towards Spring Street

2. Turn left (west) onto ON-420 West

3. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW)/Fort Erie and merge onto QEW

4. Take exit 21 for Regional Road 47 West/Lyon's Creek Road West toward Welland

5. Merge onto Lyon's Creek Road

6. Turn left onto Montrose Road/Regional Road 98

7. Slight right onto Schisler Road/Regional Road 27

8. Turn left (south) onto ON-140 South

9. Turn right (east) onto Main Street East/Niagara 3

10. Continue onto ON-3 West

11. Turn left onto Golf Course Road/Regional Road 30

12. Slight right onto Lakeshore Road

13. Turn left onto Morgan's Point Road

  Destination will be on the right.

HISTORICAL

The area of Morgan's Point was originally known as Point Industry. In 1840 the name was changed to Morgan's Point in recognition of one of the areas earliest settlers, David Morgan. During the American Revolution, Morgan took his son across Lake Erie in a Native American canoe with few possessions landing in the area now known as Morgan's Point. David Morgan and his son worked hard their first year in the area to plant crops and build a log cabin. Today, the original log cabin dated to approximately 1790 is located in The Wainfleet Historical Museum complex.

ECOLOGICAL

In addition to the migrating birds and Monarch Butterfly, Morgan's Point Conservation Area is also a habitat used for the recovery of the Fowlers Toad population. To aid in this endeavour, an artificial pond was created.

Morgan's Point is also home to old growth forests containing species such as Black Walnut and Sugar Maples. The area also contains many remnants from when the area was covered in an Oak Savannah prairie.

Further Information

Carolinian Canada. (2012). Morgan's point conservation area. Retrieved from caroliniancanada.ca/morgans-point-conservation-area

Ontario Trails. (2012). Morgan's point conservation area trails. Retrieved from

www.ontariotrails.on.ca/trails-a-z/morgans-point-conservation-area-trail‎

Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA). (2013). Our conservation areas: Your natural playground. Retrieved from http://www.npca.ca/conservation-areas/