Lafontaine Beach Park
Tiny, ON, Canada
Lafontaine Beach Park is one of Tiny Township's five public large water parks, on Georgian Bay near the francophone village of Lafontaine in Ontario. It sits on the township's quieter north shore, with the white sand and shallow water Tiny is known for. Like the rest of Tiny's beaches, it's a calm alternative to the busy Wasaga strip.
A quiet, local beach on the north side of Tiny, though there's little here beyond sand and water.
How we score beachesPair it with Awenda Provincial Park, a short drive north, for a full day on the Tiny shore.
Pay-and-display parking at the park.
A short walk from the lot to the sand.
The water is sampled from June to September. August is the warmest month.
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