Public beaches were allowed to reopen as part of the Stage 2 Framework for Reopening. Local municipalities will decide when their beaches will open for the season. Check with the municipality in advance to be sure you know which areas are open.
Follow these steps to protect yourself and others from COVID-19 while at the beach.
KFL&A Public Health monitors the water quality at municipally owned or operated public bathing beaches within our area in accordance with the Ontario Beach Management Guidance Document. Monitoring is done weekly from early June until the end of August, and includes a visual inspection of beach conditions and testing for bacteria. Beaches with consistently good test results are monitored once per month.
Signs warning against swimming are posted when beach conditions pose a potential health risk to bathers. Most often the posting of a beach is due to high levels of bacteria in the water.
Some area beaches may be littered with debris from the recent flooding. For your safety, please use caution.
Beach | Status |
Big Clear Lake | Safe to swim |
Crow Lake | Safe to swim |
Eagle Lake | Safe to swim |
Kennebec Lake | Safe to swim |
Long Lake | Safe to swim |
Sharbot Lake | Safe to swim |
Beach | Status |
Breakwater Park Beach |
Safe to swim |
Gord Edgar Downie Pier | Safe to swim |
Grass Creek | Safe to swim |
Lake Ontario Park - Boat Launch Beach |
Safe to swim |
Lake Ontario Park - Cobble Beach |
Safe to swim |
Reddendale Crerar |
Safe to swim |
Richardson's Beach | Safe to swim |
Beach | Status |
Big Sandy Bay | Closed by the municipality |
Beach | Status |
Bath Filtration and Centennial Beach | Unsafe to swim |
Back Beach, Amherst Island | Safe to swim |
Sand Beach, Amherst Island | Safe to swim |
Beach | Status |
Palmerston Lake |
Safe to swim |
Palmerston and Canonto Conservation Area | Safe to swim |
Marble Lake | Safe to swim |
Shabomeka Lake | Safe to swim |
Sand Lake | Safe to swim |
Beach | Status |
Davidson's Beach | Safe to swim |
Gilmour Beach | Safe to swim |
Sydenham Lake (The Point) | Safe to swim |
McMullen Park Beach | Safe to swim |
Beach | Status |
Beaver Lake | Safe to swim |
Neville's Point | Safe to swim |
Centennial Park | Safe to swim |