Port Elgin, Ontario is a vacation town on the Lake Huron beach coastline, with great campgrounds, beach cottages and other various accomodations.   Long a tourist destination within the Saugeen Shores area for cottagers and campgrounds, this area has so much to see and do with miles of beaches and stunning sunsets.  From humble beginnings, Port Elgin also in the area of Saugeen Shores has grown to become a popular summer camping, campground and holiday vacation destination.   With one trip to the beach shoreline, you will be planning to come back for years to come. 

Port Elgin's Beach is Fun all Summer Long!

Port Elgin’s beach is a community centerpiece. It’s site to a flea market on Wednesdays, to beach carnivals on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and to bandshell concerts with local talent on Sunday nights.  You can even take in a movie at Port Elgin Cinemas.  Beach-goers play mini-golf, join games of volleyball, walk the docks of the harbour and hop aboard the miniature steam train that chugs into Northshore Park.

The beach itself has a long, shallow, sandy bottom – ideal for tots. Families also appreciate the play equipment on the main beach and at Northshore Park. For food, ice cream and other refueling, there are two beachside restaurants. At dusk, the breakwall is the place to sit and watch the sunset.  Aftwards stroll back to any of the various affordable accomodations which line the beaches for miles along the Lake Huron Shoreline.

 Things to Do near the Beach

    •    Bicycle to MacGregor Point Provincial Park where you stroll through the forest trails.

    •    Stroll the Port Elgin stores downtown.

    •    Cycle the shore roads and the Saugeen Rail Trail.

    •    A miniature 24-gauge steam train offers a mile-long chug along the harbour to Northshore Park. It runs five times a day, Tuesday through Sunday. “The Station” also has 18 holes of mini golf and a practice green.

Beach Amenities
Public washrooms, showers, change rooms, concessionaire, free parking, marina, boat launch

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