Continent |
North America |
Country |
Canada |
Next Big City |
Toronto |
Next Town |
Tobermory |
|
Type: |
Lake |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Toilet, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop |
Hazards: |
None |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Lake Huron, flat to choppy water. Shallow for about 250 m.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
July, August |
At Singing Sands Provincial Park. Set up on the sand bar, about 50 m out. Great land boarding beach. `Private Beach` posted on one side, but there is more than enough room to ride in the park.
Weather
Spring:
|
Normal |
Summer:
|
Shorty, Normal |
Fall:
|
Normal |
Winter:
|
Thick |
Expect 20's°C in June, 20-30°C in July and August. Cold water, except July and August.
Wind
Best Months: |
June, July, August |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
SW, WSW, W |
Main Direction: |
SW, W |
Strong, ultra clean westerly wind direct from Lake Huron. Ride in anything with `West` in it, which is the norm for June, July and August.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
Hwy 6 up the Bruce Pennisula. Left on Dorcas Bay Road. Park at the Singing Sands Park, free parking.
Extra information
Respect the private beach, and other beach goers. A little crowded during peak season (when school is out). Tobermory is the freshwater scuba diving capital of the Great Lakes.
Nightlife