City & Municipal Parks · Ontario
Laurel Creek Conservation Area
City & Municipal Parks · Ontario, Canada
- Sites
- 114
- Hookups
- 76 electric, 76 with water, 38 no hookups
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,165 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 6
- Lake
- Laurel Creek Reservoir
- Nearest town
- Waterloo
- Address
- 625 Westmount Road North, Waterloo, ON N2J 2Z4
- Phone
- 519-884-6620
About
GRCA campground near Waterloo and Kitchener on 300 hectares of hardwood and pine forest, with 114 sites (38 unserviced, 76 serviced), up to six people per site. Sandy beach, about six kilometres of trails, windsurfing and paddling on the reservoir. Main washroom with flush toilets and showers plus vault toilets throughout; three rentable picnic pavilions. Dogs welcome on a leash no longer than two metres (pit bulls prohibited under City of Waterloo bylaws).
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 14° | -7° | 43° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 29° | 15° | -18° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 40° | 24° | 8° | 64° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 53° | 35° | 15° | 79° | 9 of 11 |
| May | 66° | 47° | 27° | 83° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 72° | 55° | 44° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 79° | 62° | 52° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 77° | 61° | 52° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 72° | 55° | 43° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 55° | 42° | 31° | 73° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 42° | 31° | -5° | 64° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 32° | 24° | -3° | 57° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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