Ontario Parks · Ontario

Sandbanks Provincial Park

Ontario Parks · Ontario, Canada

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Sites
619
Hookups
341 electric, 278 no hookups
Season
April 24 to October 26
Cost
Non-electrical $42–$46.50, electrical $47.50–$52.50 CAD per site per night plus HST
Group sites
Yes
Restrooms
Yes
Showers
Yes
Dump station
Yes
Laundry
No
Pets
Yes
Elevation
292 ft
Dark sky
Bortle class 2
Nearest town
Picton
Address
3004 County Road 12, RR 1, Picton, ON K0K 2T0
Phone
613-393-3319
Activities
Biking, Boating, Canoeing, Fishing, Hiking, Swimming

About

Sandbanks offers camping and day use opportunities and roofed accommodation rentals. Day use is available for trail use throughout the park and at three different beaches: Outlet Beach, Dunes Beach and Lakeshore Beach. Car camping is available with over 500 campsites in five campground areas: Outlet River A & B, Cedars in the East Lake sector, Richardson’s in the West Lake sector and the Woodlands Campground located between East and West Lake sectors of the park.

Outlet A, with its many waterfront sites, is very popular with campers. This is a busy campground with sites that are grouped relatively close together. Outlet B offers a bit more privacy with some sites along the Outlet River and a loop with electrical pull-through sites.

Cedars is a family-oriented campground offering more sheltered, private campsites. It has less traffic than the Outlet campgrounds, but the beach is still close by.

The Woodlands Campground offers both shady and sunny sites. Sunny sites are preferred by fall campers when temperatures are cooler. All sites in the Woodlands Campground offer electrical service. Swimming, boating and the Discovery Centre are only a short distance away.

The West Lake Campground has 75 electrical campsites suitable to large RVs; many of the campsite are pull through sites. This campground is located across from the Dunes Day Use area.

Richardson’s Campground also offers a mix of sunny and shady sites.

Sandbanks has two roofed accommodations. Jacques Cottage, located on the shore of Lake Ontario, sleeps up to 4 and is a short bicycle ride from Lakeshore and Dunes beaches. Maple Rest Heritage House is a four bedroom Victorian house that sleeps up to 8, located close to Dunes Beach and all of the park’s trails.

Weather, month by month

MonthTypical highTypical lowColdest nightHottest dayYears with a night below 32°F
January30°21°-6°43°11 of 11
February31°20°-10°52°11 of 11
March38°29°7°56°10 of 11
April48°37°25°68°6 of 11
May59°48°36°70°0 of 11
June68°58°49°77°0 of 11
July77°68°60°86°0 of 11
August76°68°60°83°0 of 11
September71°61°54°81°0 of 11
October57°50°35°71°0 of 10
November44°37°19°60°4 of 10
December36°30°7°55°9 of 10

Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.

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