There’s a small- medium sized parking lot with free parking. Usually this place is not too busy. You can walk a short distance towards a boardwalk along the lake. There is a lookout on the boardwalk. The boardwalk leads to some short trails along the lake. This is a great place to go for a quick stroll and catch up with a friend you haven’t see in a while.

Mel Swart Lake Gibson Conservation Park is a nice park to explore and walk the various trails surrounding Lake Gibson. It's a good place to take your dog out on a walk with you. The main attraction of this park has to be the beautiful boardwalk along the lake. There are places you can sit down and relax along your journey. You can also find a large hill in the middle of the park that if you climb it, you can see a nice overview of the area. It's definitely worth the trip to see it.

A beautiful spot to stop at! The park has several walking trails both through the woods and through the park. It also has a lovely pier and lookout that provides a stunning view of Lake Gibson. You can even fish here!

Small park with a nice little boardwalk along small part of waters edge with viewing tower. Would be a good spot for children and to walk dogs. Was able to spot Canada Geese and Swans out on the lake. Free parking available.

A beautiful little park with a chance to get some great sunset photos on the boardwalk. The only improvement is to try making it bigger! It’s a pretty short walk for me and my dogs

A cute park near the water. There is a circular trail that takes you past the lake. A few areas suitable for picnics. A parking lot on premise.

The place is beautiful to take pics at sunset, so relaxing !

Took my kids here for a walk and we had a blast! I love the variety of trails. You can walk along the boardwalk which had a little lookout, then walk into more wooded area and climb some of the big trees and then finally, play on the big hill. Perfect place to bring littles and keep them interested throughout the walk!

I lived in the Niagara Region forever and only recently found this amazing place. The walks on the trails are incredibly relaxing. I absolutely love the boardwalk over the lake. Not many people here which leaves natures beauty unspoiled. Decent amount of parking and easy access from the highway.

Beautiful place for a walk. We spotted a swan family, a large turtle, several birds and maybe even an eagle! Very quiet on a Saturday afternoon.

First time here and was a nice quiet walk down the boardwalk.

Excellent park. Not large for a conservation area. There is a boardwalk which is certainly the highlight. No picnic tables but there are plenty of seats around. Bring a picnic cloth!

I live within walking distance of this place and I always come here for something to do. There's a nice dock for fishing or other things and a large hill which is great for looking over the park. There are some mtn bike trails here, none of them are good, so I mostly just stick to riding on the gravel or the hill.

Very beautiful place to walk, definitely want to come back again on a nice day! ☺️

Awesome views with a stunning space to hang out.

Has parking space and benches to sit and enjoy the view. Beautiful view of the lake. Very cute place to visit with family.

Small boardwalk along the lake. Great spot to watch the sunset.

Never busy and a great place to walk and enjoy the view of the water during sun rise or sun set.

Nice park with lots of benches, trails to walk, boardwalk and even a little hill. Great, peaceful place to take a breath.

Great little conservation park in the city. Nice boardwalk in the waters to protect sensitive ecosystem and immersing you into nature. 30 minutes is all you need here.

Peaceful and so romantic n moonlight.

Great spot for a little stroll, lots of benches to sit on, paths are stroller friendly, Nice big hill for tobogganing in the winter.

The lake is truly stunning, with its waters reflecting the surrounding natural beauty. It's a serene and tranquil place that offers a sense of peace and connection with nature.

Quiet and just a beautiful scenery

Best place to chilling in summer love it

Its a beautiful scenery and Great walk. The water doesnt have so much movement and you can easily find the moon bright and big right in the water

A good place to see and relax. If you enjoy nature, visit this place.

Nice Green park with small board walk section along the lake. Clean

Best place to walk my doggo

A very peaceful place to enjoy a boardwalk and also some colorful birds. A pathway is easy to walk for any age

Nature in the city...

Great park, I go there on an almost daily basis!

The swans were the best

Beautiful park near the lake, free parking available, serene views, feels so close to nature

A set of very nice walking trails with a waterfront boardwalk and a bird viewing platform. Trails are packed gravel and terrain is not too challenging. Dogwood trees were flowering nicely and some flowers had come up in the garden. It was a nice walk with the dog on a beautiful day.

A large space with some paths to take. Fairly clean. Boardwalk has a lookout section that's good for birding.

Absolutely beautiful views and nice place for walking or sitting and chill.

One of the most beautiful places in Thorold.

Nice place with some great views to go for a short walk. Nice and clean with seating throughout.

Unfortunately the boardwalk was closed still due to Covid-19, the grass is high enough to harbour ticks, and not a lot of treed path areas.

Very nice and peaceful park with beautiful walking trail

Smaller than expected and like a 20mins stroll but pretty nice

It’s a very relaxing & beautiful place to visit, Families, Sweethearts & Anyone who enjoys the Beauty of Nature!!!

Absolutely stunning view of the lake and we got to see the workers completing a statue being put up in the conservation area! So cool. - Dave

Amazing place to walk and relax. Have a quite lunch or coffee under the shade admiring natures beauty. Not too many people around but a nice spot to read a book or ponder over the past week and plan the next week. Looking forward to visiting it again.

Nice place to have a walk. It has a small forest. Although water is not clean.

A small park with an amazing boardwalk. An observation tower makes it a great site for watching migratory birds in season. There is usually a pair of swans in residence.

Mel Swart Lake Gibson Conservation Park is a nice park to explore and walk the various trails surrounding Lake Gibson. It's a good place to take your dog out on a walk with you. The main attraction of this park has to be the beautiful boardwalk along the lake. There are places you can sit down and relax along your journey. You can also find a large hill in the middle of the park that if you climb it, you can see a nice overview of the area. It's definitely worth the trip to see it.

Small, yet beautiful trail. The lake is pretty good and a decent sitting area if you are tired.

Great place for a walk , also can be a nice fishing spot when the tide rolls in.

A nice nature walk just outside the city w With a walkway over the shoreline, lots of waterfowl to see

Built using the name of an amazing man of the people. When he was still alive Mel Swart pointed out to me how honored he felt to have this gorgeous park bearing his name.

Great place to come and take a nice relaxing walk with the family. You can also feed the ducks

I lived rather close to this park during my University days and it was always a peaceful and gorgeous piece of sanctuary from the hustle bustle of work and studying. It has a nice little variety of paths, an absolutely stunning boardwalk, and periodic sitting space to enjoy across the park. It also is rather popular spot with dogs but the park and maintenance around the park do a good job keeping it clean. While relatively small in the grand scheme of parks I would highly recommend coming here in the early morning to watch the sun rise from the little tower that's on the boardwalk and just hear the world wake up around you.

It's a nice place to walk along the water. However, it's a pretty short walk! I bundled expecting to be able to walk my dogs for an hour or more but the route is about 35 minutes maximum. Ample parking. Though the boardwalks aren't maintained in winter, they were still very useable on the day I went.

Great place to go for a walk or do some fishing

Lots of carp. Beauty of a spot.

Beautiful and peaceful

Great spot for a stroller walk with kids, or grab a park bench and chill. Or throw a line in the water from the long wooden dock/pathway.

Great for fishing.

Nice little park. Small trails a lake with a boardwalk and at least one picnic table.

Nice place to walk the 🐕 dogs and relax.

I feel like this place has such good potential to be really beautiful. But you can tell it's neglected, which is so sad. The walkway over the water is so ugly. It's not taken care of. There's grafitti and such all over. Makes me not want to visit and it's such a shame since it's right by my house.

Nice little park ! Has a bridge going on the water's edge. Really nice !!

Fishing hydro dam water reservoir

Nice place for walks

It was beautiful park but not well-maintained. I found bulk huge garbage in trail, lots of empty bottles and stuff like that that made me sad and unwilling to go there again.

(Translated by Google) Nice place to visit. Calm. (Original) Bel endroit à visiter. Calme.

I love how peaceful it is by the water

Beautiful view

Just love the lake for fishing!

It was a nice place to visit. It has a board walkway over the part of the lake and a lookout area. It also has a pollinator garden and naturalized garden with wild flowers.

Love this place. Beautiful place for a walk.

Great area for walking .

Stopped by here on the way back to the US to grab a few geocachers. This is a nice little park with a great view, especially during the sunset (I got some great photos here). Plenty of parking and a few zigzagging trails available. Along with a wooden walkway that goes over part of the lake. Definitely recommend a stop here!

Good park but was closed for last few weeks. Good fishing spots nearby.

I went today and because of Covid 19 the bridge was closed.

Only thing missing was more shade, and one plank replaced in the foreseeable future

Popular fishing spot

I often take my dog's there. Occasionally we get a chance to take them off their leads and let them run free. Unfortunately there is a large tick population there. Otherwise one of our favorite places to go with the puppies. Just make sure you check yourself and your pets for ticks. I also like to take a plastic bag just to try and help keep this area garbage free. The boardwalk is often found to have people fishing. There's also an opportunity to see the swan couple that live on the lake. If you go later in the day towards dusk you might even see some deer.

Great walking trails and saw the beaverdams swans

Beautiful scenery.

Good local park with a pretty board walk. Good for walking the dog or exercising if you live in the area but I wouldn't travel out of my way for it.

The bridge over the water is beautiful The paths are always well maintained and there is some wildlife to enjoy (I've seen lots of birds there and I spotted a muskrat once there)

It is so peaceful! The sun on the water, the walk along the water, the fact that you can know the highway is not far but you can't hear it. Bliss just outside of the city.

Beautiful walk for kids

Beautiful view of local swans❤

It looks good keep it up

Fun little walk

Love this place

For a limited size there is a lot of trail and waterfront packed in. Found this place by chance, would definitely come back

Very beautiful park

For a small conservation area this is wonderful. There’s an excellent boardwalk along the lake.

A nice park beside a beautiful lake in Thorold and very close to St Catherines. There are many benches if you wish to take a breath while the kids are running around. Park was pretty clean and there is parking available for probably 30 cars or so which seems sufficient.