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ATTENTION Ferguson Forest Centre trail users!
You can now send an online report - even right from the trail! - about a fallen tree, an overgrown section of trail, or other trail issues that may require maintenance to uphold FFC trail standards.
You can even add photos or location info to pinpoint issues of concern.
To file a report, click the button below.
Unfortunately our events and walks are on hold due to COVID - we hope to bring back these popular activities in 2021.
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Many of Ferguson Forest Centre's gravel roads* are open to the public for walking, cycling and skiing, and all marked trails are open as well. (*exception: private nursery roads)
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OFF-LEASH dogs are welcome at the dog park.
Dogs must be ON-LEASH on in all other public spaces at Ferguson, as required by law, including on forest trails and in the Arboretum. Dogs and people are not allowed on nursery fields and most nursery roads.
 
Please maintain a 2-metre minimum distance between you and others.
CALLING ALL NATURALISTS!
Do you wonder what lives in those woods?
​Did you spot a special bug or bird in the Arboretum meadow?
Click the tab below to visit iNaturalist and view reported sightings in Ferguson Forest Centre or contribute to this ever-evolving list.

FERGUSON FOREST CENTRE
​ is

1100 ACRES

of MIXED-USE GREEN SPACE

in Kemptville, ONTARIO, CANADA

A unique combination of
​provincial crown forest and leased lands
operated by the 
​FERGUSON FOREST CENTRE CORPORATION

​FOREST TREE NURSERY
​300 ACRES

​​PUBLIC FOREST
800 ACRES

PUBLIC TRAILS
22+ ACRES

PUBLIC ARBORETUM
​25 ACRES

​& OTHER RECREATIONAL
​GREEN SPACE

The FRIENDS of the
FERGUSON FOREST
CENTRE

support & promote this precious community treasure through

​educational walks, recreational activities, awareness &
fundraising campaigns,
and a growing slate of programs & projects

for the benefit of North Grenville residents & visitors.

And OUR MEMBERS & SUPPORTERS ​
​make it possible
​
​Show YOUR support for FERGUSON FOREST CENTRE
 - Become a FRIENDS member!
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​Located on the doorstep of downtown Kemptville
in the Municipality of North Grenville, Ontario, Canada,
​Ferguson Forest Centre is bordered by:
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  • the Rideau River to the north 
  • the South Branch of the Rideau River (a.k.a. Kemptville Creek) to the east
  • County Road 43 to the south
  • County Road 44 to the west