Sitting about 135 miles (218 kilometers) away from Toronto and 200 miles from Detroit, along the stretch of Lake Huron’s shores, is a community called Sauble Beach. While Canadian sites like Fernie offer Canadian visitors powdery slopes and wild trails, Sauble Beach offers the perfect Ontario summer getaway. With a year-round population of around 2,000 people, Sauble Beach’s density inflates to around 10,000 when tourist season gets in full swing and it’s clear why.
Sauble Beach has everything a visitor would want in a beach destination, from chances to swim, surf, and sleep on the freshwater beach to feeling the rush of the Sauble Speedway where all kinds of racing events and car shows take place. There’s also opportunities to golf and mini-golf and a plethora of places to dine out that include beach burgers and soft serve ice cream.
If you’re planning to head to Sauble Beach, then flying is a great option as you can take a plane to Toronto Pearson International Airport, which 123 miles (198 kilometers) to Sauble Beach. When traveling within Sauble Beach, having a car would be a good idea as the variety of tourist destinations that include arcades, golfing, and the speedway are within driving distance of one another.
Sauble Beach has fun for everyone
What makes Sauble Beach the perfect, vibrant getaway full of fun for anyone? Well, you may not see the distinct black sand beaches in Silver Islet, but regular sand is pretty great too and Sauble Beach has plenty of that. When ranking the longest freshwater beaches in the world, according to the Toronto Star, Sauble Beach takes second place , coming in right behind Ontario’s Wasaga Beach. It is seven miles long so there’s plenty of space for families to spend a day at the beach to swim, surf, jet ski, or sleep. If you’ve never seen a piping plover, then visiting Sauble Beach is your chance to see one of those exquisitely cute birds along the shore.
On rainy days when the beach isn’t an option, Giggles Arcade is an opportunity for visitors to go all in playing arcade games and winning prizes as the location is right across the street from the beach. For those seeking more of an outdoor thrill, then Ascent Aerial Park is perfect as it’s an adventure course in downtown Sauble Beach that features everything from a zip coaster to a climbing wall to the JUMP Experience, where visitors climb a 40-foot tower, get to the top and … jump (with a safety harness attached of course). Other worthwhile destinations include the Sauble Speedway, Putterama Mini Golf, and Pinewoods Golf.
Where to stay and what to eat at Sauble Beach
