Pigeon River Headwaters
Pigeon River Headwaters Conservation Area has 3.4 km of maintained trails and boardwalks. It is a rustic natural area which provides the Pigeon River system with clean water and valuable habitat.
Pigeon River Headwaters Trail Map
Parking
Parking is $4 including HST per vehicle per day, or $84.75 including HST for an annual parking pass, which includes all Kawartha Conservation conservation areas. Seniors 65 + can get an annual Parking Pass, good for any of our conservation areas for $67.80. Visitors can pay for parking using the Passport Parking Mobile App or Passport Parking website. Once you had logged in, input Zone 3183 for Pigeon River Headwaters.
Facilities
Pigeon River Headwaters offers:
- Parking
- Portable washroom
- Picnic shelter
- Garbage can
Activities
Things to do at Pigeon River Headwaters:
- Hike and bike the 3.4 km trail system
- Walk your dog on leash
- Bird in the forests and wetlands
- Visit the scenic lookout along the boardwalk
- Cross-country ski or snowshoe (trails not maintained in the winter)
Getting here
Pigeon River Headwaters is located at 445 Gray Road (take Gray Road from Century Farm Road) in the City of Kawartha Lakes. It is easiest to get to by going east on Gray Road from Century Farm Road.
Do not take Gray Road from Highway 35
About
In 1987, Ross Davidson of Toronto donated the 308 acre land that makes up Pigeon River Headwaters today. The park is partly on the Oak Ridges Moraine. The cold water supports sensitive Brook trout. The boardwalk surrounds a marsh full of native plant species, reptiles, amphibians and birds.