Backus Heritage Conservation Area

Amazing Area

This is a beautiful area. The lots are huge, the area is well maintained. There is a pool, with provided life jackets for the small children. There is lots of fishing areas. The heritage site was not ...

Excellent hiking trails

We stumbled across this while looking for a place to hike. The grounds were manicured and it looked like an interesting place to visit when the resort is open and operating.

Nice, but no biking trails

Very nicely laid out pioneer village. Some short walking trails. No biking trails (which we thought were there...our fault).

The Tallest Trees

This is an easy hiking area. Well marked trails and good identification of flora and fauna. Lots of options to turn back or carry on . Amazing Carolinian specimens larger than I have seen elsewhere...

Great in some ways, average in others...

We spent two nights camping at Backus. This campground is probably the trickiest for me to review, ever, as it is great in some ways, but average or even below average in others. As it was, we (overal...