Indian Head Cove (Bruce Peninsula National Park)
Tobermory, ON, Canada
Indian Head Cove sits next to The Grotto in Bruce Peninsula National Park, near Tobermory, Ontario, a white boulder beach on flat limestone shelves above startlingly clear Georgian Bay water. It's about a half-hour walk from the Cyprus Lake trailhead. The water is icy and the rocks are hard going, but the colour of the bay here is unlike anywhere else in the province.
Some of the clearest water in the Great Lakes, though parking is reservation-only and summer crowds are heavy.
How we score beachesReserve Cyprus Lake parking well ahead, bring water shoes, and arrive early before the ledges fill with people.
Parking at Cyprus Lake requires a Parks Canada reservation from late April to the end of October.
An easy 30 minute trail from the Cyprus Lake lots, then uneven boulders and limestone ledges at the water.
July and August are busiest, and the water stays very cold. Spring and fall are quieter but just as clear.
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