Beaver Creek Meadows, Waterloo

Beaver Creek Meadows sits on open land in Waterloo's northwest corner, with Laurel Creek Conservation Area along one side. Big skies stretch over the fields around Conservation Drive, and on a clear evening the sunset fills the western horizon. A short walk south, the trails of the Laurel Creek Forest lead into 11 hectares of cool woods off Erbsville Road. On weekends, the playing fields beside Creekside Church on Conservation Drive fill with games. The old Erbsville School grounds are just beyond.

Beaver Creek Meadows forms part of the City's Conservation planning district, which also takes in Conservation Meadows and Erbsville. The City's 2021 census profile counts about 1,050 homes in that district. About seven in ten are single detached houses. Row houses and semi-detached houses each make up about one in ten, and other dwelling types most of the rest. In the 2021 census, nearly two in five homes in the surrounding area were built between 1991 and 2000, about three in ten between 2001 and 2005, and about one in seven between 2006 and 2010.

Grand River Transit's 13 Laurelwood route runs within about 1.5 km. Research and Technology ION station is about 3.9 km away. Beaver Creek Road, Conservation Drive and Erbsville Road are the main roads. The John M. Harper Branch of the Waterloo Public Library is about 2.2 km away.

The playing fields beside Creekside Church, at 660 Conservation Drive, are City parkland under a special agreement. The Laurel Creek Forest, at 658 Erbsville Road, is an 11.3-hectare natural area about 1.0 km away. The Erbsville School grounds, with a playing field, are about 1.1 km away. Laurel Creek Conservation Area has campsites, a swimming beach, trails, canoeing and sailing. Laurelwood Park is about 2.3 km away, and the Forested Hills about 2.4 km.

• Northlake Woods Public School — JK to Grade 8. The public school for Beaver Creek Meadows, on Northlake Drive in Lakeshore North.
• Waterloo Collegiate Institute — Grades 9 to 12. The public secondary school for Beaver Creek Meadows, with French immersion.
• St. Nicholas Catholic School — JK to Grade 8. The nearest Catholic elementary school.
• St. David Catholic Secondary School — Grades 9 to 12. The nearest Catholic secondary school.