Field Guides/South Stormont/Swimming & Beach
Strong
Best WindowMid-June through early September
Variantslake-swimming
RegionSouth Stormont, Ontario

Swimming & Beach.

Three designated swim beaches sit on the Long Sault Parkway across Lake St. Lawrence: Mille Roches Beach near the Long Sault end, McLaren Beach mid-chain, and Woodlands Beach beside Woodlands Campground at the Ingleside end.

All three are St. Lawrence Parks Commission day-use beaches on the sheltered Seaway pool — the parkway islands break the wind and give the swim shoreline a calmer character than open St.

Lawrence frontage.

Swimming & Beach in South Stormont
01 — What to know

The brief.

Mille Roches and McLaren are day-use beaches with parking and picnic infrastructure, and Woodlands Beach pairs directly with Woodlands Campground. All three sit on Lake St.

Lawrence, the Seaway pool created by the 1958 inundation; depths drop off steadily off the swim shoreline. A valid St.

Lawrence Parks Commission vehicle pass is required to drive the parkway and access the day-use beaches during the published season. Best swim window is roughly mid-June through early September; late spring and early fall water is cold even when shoreline air is warm.

02 — Locations

3. places.

  1. 01

    Mille Roches Beach (Long Sault Parkway)

    SLPC day-use swim beach near the Long Sault end of the parkway.

  2. 02

    McLaren Beach (Long Sault Parkway)

    SLPC day-use swim beach mid-chain on the parkway.

  3. 03

    Woodlands Beach (Long Sault Parkway)

    SLPC day-use swim beach beside Woodlands Campground at the Ingleside end of the parkway.

03 — Conditions

Today's read.

Air Quality
19
eu-aqi · low
UV Index
1.1
scale 0–11
Humidity
69%
relative
Visibility
25.4 km
clear
Temp
+4.7°
H 14° · L 1°
Sun
05:33 / 20:18
14h 45m daylight
F
Out of season for swimming & beach

Temperature (4.7°C) below the typical range and outside the typical season window.