Backus Woods Conservation Area | Wild Camping

August 26th, 2022 by ndecoppel

Camped here for a few days. mostly the only person here, some hikers come by during the day, they were all friendly and didn't seem to have a problem with me being here. Beautiful forest. Right off the hwy so you will definitely hear that.

April 2nd, 2022 by Oberon

Beautiful spot tucked out of sight of the road. Only downside is it's close enough to the road that you definitely hear occasional cars passing at night.

I hadn't heard of Backus Woods before, but it's the largest remaining tract of old-growth Carolinian forest in Ontario. So walking through the woods is highly recommended, and be aware that it's a sensitive protected wetland.

January 31st, 2022 by RoninOnTrail

Winter accessible wild camping with large parking lot—no amenities—parking area next to excellent trailhead for day hiking.

November 23rd, 2021 by RoninOnTrail

Wild camped just south of GPS coordinates (edge of forest/pumpkin patch due to excessive muddy terrain)… Hunter and ATV’s during day, but undisturbed and quiet evening. A great place to day hike.

July 27th, 2021 by bruno.joliveau

the place is quiet, cosy even if mosquitos are in the place too

July 4th, 2021 by daniela.jham

Just waking up from our first night at this spot, what a great find! We're the only ones here, will probably drive over to Long Point Park today (15 mins tops) and come back for a second night! The area is super private, full shade, and the trails are well-maintained. Forested, so LOTS of bugs, make sure you have repellent. Noise from the road did keep me up a bit overnight, but not too bad.

June 20th, 2021 by VirtueArtists.com

Very nice and quiet spot, might be a little hard to see the entrance at night.

We spent a night here and shared this spot with a neighbour.

May 26th, 2021 by dflikks

Nice little spot, stayed here a couple different nights. Always quiet, usually only one parked here

Just be careful on the trails, ticks are really bad here

May 22nd, 2021 by l.lipp

No problem parking our 27 ft RV .
It was a quiet spot. We stayed overnight . Perfect location if your agenda includes hiking ( entrance is right there) and hanging around Long Point beaches which is 7 km away from this spot.

April 13th, 2021 by julianna321

Beautiful quiet spot I stayed one night and was the only one there. Spent the day hiking and exploring the area. Trails are well maintained.

March 31st, 2021 by /blogs/111793

Wild camping, great for one or two nights. Really quiet place and beautiful. No amenities.

March 9th, 2021 by joshjmbrown

good spot just off the road to park. good for overnight parking also. time for a hike? your right there

February 6th, 2021 by jlooy

Beautiful woodsy spot! Thanks to the contributor!

January 14th, 2021 by spinner214

Future destination for the next visit. Marking it.

November 28th, 2020 by bre&derek

Very nice place. Quiet and just off the road. We were the o my ones there. Our sprinter van fit well.

November 20th, 2020 by catkienapple

Beautiful, quiet spot. Great for a night or two

August 1st, 2020 by katiecaron

Real nice spot just off the road. Stayed with our van overnight. Another RV showed up. Real chill nothing fancy. Could have hiked in the morning. But it was raining pretty hard so we just chilled in the van and binged podcasts till we passed out.

May 29th, 2020 by me.mike.marie

We adored this location. Getting in off the road is a little tight for our 23ft RV but there is great turn around room once you reach the parking area. Very quiet, very little road noise, and lots of birds in the morning. By the early morning we heard two cars pull in for early morning hikes but everyone was very quiet and respectful. Attached to a great trail network. Loved it here and would stay again.

June 1st, 2019 by Claude Rabillé

Very nice space in the forest for parking and spending the night at the beginning of a trail.