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BEAMER MEMORIAL PARK

Beamer Memorial Park is located in Grimsby, ON along the Niagara escarpments brow. Beamer Memorial Park offers plenty of enjoyment for all types of outdoor adventures. From hiking trials to waterfalls, bird watching towers to fabulous lookouts of southern Ontario, Beamer Memorial Park is Grimsby’s great escape. Throughout all seasons, this conservation area offers its patrons opportunities to enjoy the diversity in which the Niagara escarpment has to share.

Beamer Memorial Park has many trials that weave throughout the wooded area guiding travelers along the Niagara escarpments edge providing a gorgeous view of Grimsby and Lake Ontario from three observation platforms. (On a clear night from the third observation deck it is possible to see the building lights of the Seneca Casino in Niagara Falls NY). Not only does the trail circle the conservation area on top of the escarpment, but the trial also extend down the face of the escarpment, following a natural staircase, which will intersect with 40 mile creek. Following the creek downstream, the hiker will eventually come to the centre of town. While traveling along the top ridge trial, following along the creek upstream, you will come to Beamer Falls, a ramp form waterfall which is approximately 3-4m wide. This waterfall collects and disperses hundreds of liters of water which plunges nearly 23m to a widen base about 20m in diameter. The upper trial will lead the traveler to the top of the falls displaying a beautiful view. If you follow the trial leading down the staircase, there is a separate trial that follows along the creek bed that will end in a clearing right at the base of the falls for a picturesque scenery.

Along the entire shore of Lake Ontario and the brim of the escarpment, Grimsby is the only town in which the distance between the lake and escarpment is the slimmest. This has significant meaning if you are an avid bird watcher. The unique topography of Grimsby lends itself perfectly to aid in raptor migration. In the Escarpment’s Beamer Memorial Conservation Area, two sources provide the lift that raptors seek. Strong updrafts develop from winds off the lake which impact the Escarpment cliffs, and ‘thermals’ form when nearby farm fields warm in the sun. Weary from their long migration, which includes circumventing the Lake; raptors glide almost effortlessly on the updrafts or thermals. Birds of prey such as; hawks, eagles, and falcons migrate in the daylight and depend a great deal on lift from the air. Near the entrance of the conservation area, there is a clearing with surrounds a 4 storey bird watch tower which is an ideal location for picnic lunches and bird watching.

A five minute drive from the centre of town provides an oasis fit for all outdoor enthusiasts.

Directions: From Niagara – Exit QEW at Christie St. in Grimsby. Turn left (South) to travel along Christie St. which will turn into Mountain Rd. on approach to the escarpment. Follow Mountain Rd. up the escarpment and turn right (West) onto Ridge Rd., turn right (North) onto Quarry Rd. Follow down Quarry Rd. and the park entrance will be on the right hand side.

From Toronto – Exit QEW at Christie St. in Grimsby. Turn right (South) to travel along Christie St. which will turn into Mountain Rd. on approach to the escarpment. Follow Mountain Rd. up the escarpment and turn right (West) onto Ridge Rd., turn right (North) onto Quarry Rd. Follow down Quarry Rd. and the park entrance will be on the right hand side.