There are several access areas on the escarpment where you can experience the unique nature of this habitat. The following are just a few that are in or near the Hamilton area (listed from south to north). You will find the Hamilton Naturalists' Club's Guide 'Naturally Hamilton' to be a useful tool in your exploration of these sites. See also Waterfalls in the City of Hamilton

• Beamer Memorial Conservation Area, near Grimsby, is managed by the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority, and is a designated HawkWatch site with majestic views from the escarpment ridge. From Hamilton take Hwy 20, turn onto Ridge Rd and go east 15km. Continue past Wolverton Rd 2km, and turn left onto Quarry Rd. Go 100 metres to the entrance to Beamer.
  
  
• Mount Albion Conservation Area, located at the head of the Red Hill Valley in Hamilton, and managed by the Hamilton Conservation Authority, is notable for the beautiful Albion and Buttermilk Falls. It can be accessed from either the Chippawa/Escarpment Rail Trails, or from the Red Hill Valley/King's Forest: park off Mud St west of Hwy 20. Nearby along the escarpment are also Felker's Falls and the Devil's Punch Bowl.
  
  
• The Dundas Valley (HCA), is a deep-cut valley along the escarpment, and contains a 1,200 hectare natural Carolinian area which includes the The Dundas Valley Conservation Area itself plus the Governer's Road Conservation Area. Enter off Governer's Rd in Dundas for the main valley area. Tiffany's Falls is located off Hwy 2, and Borer's Falls off Rock Chapel Rd, west of Hwy 6.
  
  
• Webster's Falls & Tews Falls/Spencer Gorge, Flamborough: Connected by the Bruce Trail, Webster's Falls is one of the regions' largest waterfalls and a must-see., from the top or bottom (access is at the end of Short Rd off Harvest Rd) and Tews Falls, with Spencer Gorge at its base is spectacular (on Harvest Rd).
  
  
• Mount Nemo, north of Burlington, is managed by Conservation Halton, and contains one of the best examples of cliff ecosystems on the escarpment. Access from Hwy 1 (Guelph Line). Other Halton conservation areas on the escarpment worth visiting include Rattlesnake Point, Crawford Lake and Hilton Falls