Tap into the sweet taste of spring with Maple Syrup in the Park!
Credit Valley Conservation will host chance to explore nature, learn about maple syrup production, and taste some delicious samples of the iconic Canadian treat.
There are three separate events this year:
Maple Syrup in the Park is a family-friendly event where visitors can tour maple syrup demonstrations, take a walk through Tales on the Trail with family, try maple taffy, learn about Indigenous culture and heritage, and enjoy pancakes with real maple syrup.
Maple Syrup by Lamplight will give you the chance to enjoy an exclusive after-hours maple syrup experience.
Guests at Terra Cotta Conservation Area will enjoy an interpretive wagon ride to an illuminated sugarbush, while those visiting Island Lake Conservation Area will experience a guided tour by lamplight through the story of the maple sugarbush.
Participants will learn about maple syrup production techniques used throughout history, sample warm maple syrup, taste maple taffy, enjoy a signature mocktail or cocktail and learn how to tap a tree.
This event is for visitors 19 years of age or older.
Sap to Syrup: A Maple Syrup Making Experience is new this year at Terra Cotta Conservation Area!
This intimate, hands-on experience takes place in the Sugar Shack and visitors will learn how to tap a tree, collect sap and use an evaporator to produce and bottle maple syrup.
This experience is for visitors 18 years of age or older.
Advanced reservations are required for all events.
At Island Lake Conservation Area, Orangeville:
- Maple Syrup in the Park – March 16th to 19th, 25th and 26th
- Maple Syrup by Lamplight – March 30th, 31st and April 1st
At Terra Cotta Conservation Area, Halton Hills:
- Maple Syrup in the Park – March 11th to 19th, 25th and 26th
- Maple Syrup by Lamplight – March 31st and April 1st
- Sap to Syrup: A Maple Syrup Making Experience – April 1st and 2nd
Tickets are available by visiting cvc.ca/maplesyrup.