Field Guides/Lake of Bays/Swimming & Beach
Strong
Best WindowLate June through August
Variantslake-swim · beach-day
RegionLake of Bays, Ontario

Swimming & Beach.

Township public beaches dot Lake of Bays' shoreline: Dwight Beach on Dwight Bay, Norway Point Beach on the lake's mid-arm, Baysville's Riverside Park at the Muskoka River outlet, and Trillium Park at Dorset on the east arm. Late June through August is the marquee swim window across all four locations.

Swimming & Beach in Lake of Bays
01 — What to know

The brief.

Lake of Bays is small enough by big-Ontario standards that each bay has its own micro-climate and water-temperature profile — Dwight Bay (west arm) warms earlier than the deeper main lake, and Dorset's east arm runs cooler. Township beaches are free and operate seasonally with the standard Township calendar; check the Township of Lake of Bays parks page for current hours and conditions.

There is no Provincial Park beach inside the township boundary (Arrowhead's three sand beaches are across the boundary in Huntsville, and Algonquin's beaches are inside the Park).

02 — Locations

4. places.

  1. 01

    Dwight Beach

    Dwight Bay (west arm).

  2. 02

    Norway Point Beach

    Mid-arm of Lake of Bays.

  3. 03

    Baysville Riverside Park

    At the Muskoka River outlet (south arm of Lake of Bays).

  4. 04

    Trillium Park (Dorset)

    East arm of Lake of Bays.

03 — Conditions

Today's read.

Air Quality
21
eu-aqi · low
UV Index
0.8
scale 0–11
Humidity
63%
relative
Visibility
26.4 km
clear
Temp
+0.7°
H 13° · L -4°
Sun
05:49 / 20:35
14h 46m daylight
F
Out of season for swimming & beach

Temperature (0.7°C) below the typical range and outside the typical season window.