Sunset Point Park
Collingwood, ON, Canada
Sunset Point Park is Collingwood's waterfront park on Georgian Bay in Ontario, with a stony beach, a playground, benches, and walking paths looking out over the bay and its sailboats. The shore is rocks and pebbles rather than sand, and the draw is the view: this is where Collingwood comes to picnic and watch the sun go down.
Collingwood's favourite sunset spot, though the stony beach isn't made for lounging.
How we score beachesBring a picnic and claim a bench an hour before sunset; the park gets busy on summer evenings.
Several parking areas in the park.
Paved walking paths run through the park; the beach itself is rocky.
Washrooms are open seasonally. Summer evenings are the busiest time.
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