Canatara Beach
Sarnia, ON, Canada
Canatara Beach is Sarnia's Blue Flag beach, nearly a kilometre of sand on Lake Huron near the head of the St. Clair River in Ontario, Canada. It sits inside Canatara Park, the city's biggest green space, with protected dunes, trails, a children's animal farm, and picnic pavilions. Freighters pass close by on their way into the river.
A clean, free, well-kept city beach with lots of park behind it, though it's busy on hot weekends.
How we score beachesWatch for lake freighters turning into the St. Clair River from the south end of the beach.
Free parking inside Canatara Park, off Lake Chipican Drive.
Accessible beach mats help wheelchairs and strollers onto the sand.
Dogs aren't allowed on Sarnia's public beaches; leashed dogs are fine elsewhere in the park.
Blue Flag water quality monitoring runs through the summer season. The park is open from 5 a.m. to midnight.
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