Station Beach
Kincardine, ON, Canada
Station Beach is Kincardine's Blue Flag beach, half a block from downtown on Ontario's Lake Huron shore. A boardwalk with gazebos and shipwreck interpretive signs runs behind the sand, and the historic lighthouse and keeper's quarters museum are next door. There are volleyball courts, change rooms, showers, and a harbour for launching boats.
A walkable downtown beach with a lighthouse and boardwalk, though it gets busy in summer.
How we score beachesTour the lighthouse museum, then walk the boardwalk reading the shipwreck panels on your way to the sand.
Parking near the beach and harbour, a short walk from downtown.
The boardwalk runs along the beach; it's being rebuilt with a new surface.
The lighthouse is open for tours all summer. West-facing sunsets are a nightly event in July and August.
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