Where fossils can easily be found when the shale turns soft by the water to allow the fossils to be removed by hands.

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Tucked away in small town Arkona, lies one of southwestern Ontario’s hidden gems: Rock Glen Conservation Area.

Rock Glen boasts a beautiful waterfall and one of Ontario’s best locations to uncover prehistoric, Devonian era fossils. Get ready for an adventure, because this place really is like no other!

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Located on the outskirts of Arkona, Rock Glen Conservation Area is a unique island of nature within the Ausable Bayfield watershed jurisdiction. Whether taking a hike along the Ausable Gorge or within Rock Glen's important Carolinian forest, you'll see many trees, plants and wildlife that are provincially distinct to this area.

The park is home to the Arkona Lions Museum and Information Centre which houses an impressive collection of Devonian Era fossils and aboriginal artifacts found in the local area. There are stairs, boardwalks and bridge allowing visitors to safely explore the steep sides of the glen and the 10.7-metre high waterfall just upstream of the Ausable River. Visitors and amateur archaelogists from all parts of North America have found many fossils in the exposed beds dating back 350 million years. Scientific names for these ancient treasures include crinoids, brachiopods and trilobites.

The story of civilization around Rock Glen dates back to the time when the Paleo or Early First Nations peoples utilized the nearby hills to hunt the barren ground caribou some 10,000 years ago. Succeeding the Paleo age were the Archaic First Nations who had adapted to a much milder climate some 6,000 years ago. The museum displays "fluted points" associated with the Paleo age and many "cache" blades from the Archaic aboriginal peoples.

Accessible trails allow all visitors to see the park highlights including the scenic lookouts, museum and picnic areas.

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