Beaches and Boat Launches

Kawartha Lakes is home to more than 250 lakes and rivers connected by the historic Trent-Severn Waterway and is known as the Houseboat Capital of Ontario.

Municipal Dock locations

Old Mill Park, Kent Street East - Scugog River
Front Street, Bobcaygeon – Pigeon Lake
3^rd Concession - Burnt River
Osprey Lane – Lake Dalrymple
Hillside Drive – Four Mile Lake
Pleasant Point, Chickadee Court – Lake Scugog - Currently being repaired, anticipated installation August 2022
Pleasant Point, Sturgeon Lake
Sam's Dock - Thurstonia
Rivera Park, Lindsay - Overnight docking is available at this location. With payment, amenities include access to washrooms and shower facilities. Payment can be made onsite or online through our Online Program Registration Website.

Public Boat Launches

Please note: Bobcaygeon Beach Park is currently closed for redevelopment. The Park, including the Boat Launch will be closed to the public for the 2022 season. For further information on this project visit the Major Projects page.

Bobcaygeon and Surrounding Area

Bobcaygeon and Surrounding Area Public Boat Launches

Ramp Name/Location	Address	Body of Water	Depth	Garbage Can	Washrooms	Dock
Beach Park - Closed for 2022 season	45 Park Street	Sturgeon Lake	2 metres	yes	Yes	Concerte
West Street	West Street	Sturgeon Lake	2 metres	Yes	No	Concrete
Gordon Yacht Harbour	49 Front Street East	Pigeon Lake	3 metres	No	No	Wood
McAlpine Park	Crane Bay Road and Highway 30	Sturgeon Lake	1 metre	Yes	Yes	Concrete

Burnt River and Surrounding Area

Burnt River and Surrounding Area Boat Launches
Ramp Name/Location	Address	Body of Water	Depth	Garbage Can	Washrooms	Dock
Four Mile lake	Hillside Drive	Four Mile Lake	2 metres	Yes	Yes	Wood
Centennial Park	County Road 44	Burnt River	2 metres	Yes	Yes	No

Coboconk and Surrounding Area

Coboconk and Surrounding Area Boat Launches
Ramp Name/Location	Address	Body of Water	Depth	Garbage Can	Washrooms	Dock
Coboconk	Water Street	Balsam Lake	3 metres	Yes	Yes	No
Balsam Lake Drive	Balsam Lake Drive	Balsam Lake	1 metre	No	Yes	No

Dalrymple and Surrounding Area

Dalrymple and Surrounding Area Boat Launches
Ramp Name/Location	Address	Body of Water	Depth	Garbage Can	Washrooms	Dock
Carden- Osprey Lane	Osprey Lane	Lake Dalrymple	2 metres	Yes	Yes	No

Dunsford and Surrounding Area

Dunsford and Surrounding Area Public Boat Launches

Ramp Name/Location	Address	Body of Water	Depth	Garbage Can	Washrooms	Dock
Scotch Line Road	North End of Scotch Line Road	Sturgeon Lake	2 metres	Yes	No	Yes
Highview Estates	Marilyn Crescent	Pigeon Lake	2 metres	No	No	Yes
Emily Creek Road	Highway 36 and Emily Creek Road	Emily Creek	2 metres	Yes	No	No
Kings Wharf Road	Lakeview Crescent	Pigeon Lake	2 metres	No	No	No
Thurstonia	Highway 36 West of Scotch Line Road	Sturgeon Lake	2 metres	Yes	No	Yes

Fenelon Falls and Surrounding Area

Fenelon Falls and Surrounding Area Public Boat Launches
Ramp Name/Location	Address	Body of water	Depth	Garbage Can	Washrooms	Dock
Fenelon Falls	Water Street	Cameron Lake	3 metres	Yes	Yes	Concrete
Southview Estates Boat Launch	South on Anderson Drive to water	Sturgeon Lake	2 metres	No	No	No

Kinmount and Surrounding Area

Kinmount and Surrounding Area Public Boat Launches
Ramp Name/Location	Address	Body of water	Depth	Garbage Can	Washrooms	Dock
Kinmount	4078 Country Road 121 - Post Office parking lot	Burnt River	2 metres	Yes	No	Wood

Kirkfield and Surrounding Area

Ramp Name/Location	Address	Body of water	Depth	Garbage Can	Washrooms	Dock
Canal Lake Boat Launch	Vacant Lot - north of causeway on County Road 33	Canal Lake	2 metres	Yes	No	No
Centennial Park Boat Launch	East side of Centennial Trailer Park	Canal Lake	2 metres	Yes	Yes	No
Mitchell Lake Boat Launch	Park - North of Highway 48	Mitchell Lake	3 metres	Yes	No	No
Balsam Lake Drive Boat Launch	Road allowance - off Balsam Lake Drive	Balsam Lake	3 metres	No	No	No
Otter/Maple Road Boat Launch	Road allowance - off Otter Road and east of Maple Avenue	Balsam Lake	3 metres	No	No	No

Lindsay and Surrounding Area

Lindsay and Surrounding Area Public Boat Launches
Ramp Name/Location	Address	Body of water	Depth	Garbage Can	Washrooms	Dock
Rivera Park	83 St.Paul Street	Scugog River	Unknown	Yes	Yes	Wood and Concrete
Nayoro Park	45 Durham Street East	Scugog River	1 metre	Yes	Yes	Wood
Wellington	Wellington Street	Scugog River	125 metres	Yes	No	Wood

Little Britain, Valentia, Washburn Island, Pleasant Point and Surrounding Area

Little Britain, Valentia, Washburn Island, Pleasant Point and Surrounding Area Public Boat Launches
Ramp Name/Location	Address	Body of water	Depth	Garbage Can	Washrooms	Dock
Robinglade Park	Park - 39 Robinglade Ave	Lake Scugog	2 metres		No	No
Mariposa Estates Park	Park - 36 Nonquon Street	Lake Scugog	2 metres		No	No
Pleasant Point Park	Park - 11 Chickadee Court	Lake Scugog	2 metres		No	Yes
O'Reilly Lane Boat Launch	Vacant lot - East side of O'Reilly Lane Road	Lake Scugog	2 metres	No	No	No
Sandbar Park	Park land- corner of Sandbar Road and Beach Road	Lake Scugog	2 metres	Yes	No	No
Swain Boat Launch	Vacant land - south off Maple Avenue	Lake Scugog	2 metres	No	No	No
Oakdene Boat Launch	Vacant lot - south of Oakdene West and Muskie Drive	Lake Scugog	2 metres	Yes	No	No
Coulson Park	179 Washburn Island Road	Lake Scugog	2 metres		No	Yes
Bowen Road Boat Launch	Road allowance - West side of Bowen Road	Lake Scugog	2 metres	No	No	No
Cottage Road Boat Launch	Road allowance - West side of Conage Road	Lake Scugog	2 metres	No	No	No
Port Hoover Boat Launch	Road allowance - South side of Port Hoover Road	Lake Scugog	2 metres	No	No	No

Norland and Surrounding Area

Norland and Surrounding Area Public Boat Launches
Ramp Name/Location	Address	Body of water	Depth	Garbage Can	Washrooms	Dock
Elliott Falls	Highway 35 North	Gull River	3 metres	Yes	Yes	No
Government Dock Road	Highway 35 North	Shadow Lake	2 metres	Yes	No	Wood
Head Lake	Monck Road	Head Lake	1 metre	Yes	Yes	No

Omemee and Surrounding Area

Omemee and Surrounding Area Public Boat Launches
Ramp Name/Location	Address	Body of water	Depth	Garbage Can	Washrooms	Dock
Sturgeon Lake Road	Omemee	Pigeon River	2 metres	Yes	No	No
Omemee Marina	Colborne and Church Street	Pigeon River	2 metres	Yes	No	Yes
Cowans Bay	Peace Road and Cowans Drive	Pigeon River	2 metres	Yes	No	No

Kawartha Lakes Public Beaches

Bobcaygeon Beach Park

The Bobcaygeon Beach Park beach area will open effective Friday, July 1, 2022. Please note, that the remainder of the property including the park and boat launch are under construction and will not available for use at this time. Patrons are asked not to cross the safety fence located throughout the property.

Beach Parking:

Parking will not be available at Bobcaygeon Beach Park at this time as the parking lot remains under construction. Patrons are encouraged to utilize the parking lot at the Bobcaygeon/Verulam Community Centre, which is located at 51 Mansfield Street in Bobcaygeon.

Beach Amenities and Rules:

Picnic tables will be available for use, but in limited numbers
Portable washrooms will be available on site
Swimming outside of the designated swimming area is not recommended
No dogs are permitted on the beach area or in the designated swimming area
No fishing in the designated swimming area
Residents are reminded that bonfires, the consumption of alcohol and littering are not permitted in park, beaches or public spaces

For more information please contact the Parks and Recreation Division by e-mailing: recreation@kawarthalakes.ca or by calling 705-324-9411 extension 1301.

Beach Testing

Beach Testing:

The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Heath Unit conducts tests weekly at local beaches to test for E.coli levels in the water. Results are posted every Thursday and Friday on the health unit website. Warnings are also posted at local beaches or are available by calling 1-866-888-4577 extension 5006.

In 2020, the health unit moved to a three-colour system of reporting beach result:

Green: beach is open/safe for swimming.
Yellow: warning, high counts of bacteria may be present in the water. Swimming is not advised, as it may lead to illness, but those who do should avoid dunking their heads or swallowing water.
Red: beach is closed due to high levels of bacteria; unsafe for swimming.

Beaches and COVID-19:

The health unit encourages visitors to the beach to be aware of the potential for exposure to COVID-19. Helpful tips to keep in mind when visiting the beach include:

Follow beach safety protocols and procedures as posted or instructed by staff
Stay home if you or any member of your family is sick
Visit a beach closer to home to reduce travel and the risk of spreading the virus elsewhere
Bring hand sanitizer and disinfecting wipes to use at the beach, especially if soap and water are unavailable
Avoid swallowing, spitting or spouting water while swimming

For more information visit the Health Unit website.

Kawartha Lakes Beach Directory

Looking for somewhere to cool off, relax and explore? Visit one of our many beaches:

Beach	Location
Blanchard's Road Beach	Bexley
Beach Park	Bobcaygeon
Riverview Beach Park	Bobcaygeon
Centennial Park West	Eldon
Omemee Beach	Emily/Omemee
Birch Point	Fenelon Falls
Bond Street	Fenelon Falls
Sturgeon Point Beach	Fenelon Falls
Head Lake	Laxton
Norland Bathing Area	Laxton
Valentia Beach (Sandbar Beach)	Valentia
Burnt River Beach	Somerville
Burnt River Four Mile Lake	Somerville
Centennial Beach	Verulam
Verulam Recreational Park	Verulam