Swimming

With Northumberland surrounded by Lake Ontario, Trent River and Rice Lake, you're sure to find a suitable area for splashing as listed below. Our driving tours booklet depicts many of these swimming holes and will give you the added value of being able to have a themed tour to take before or after your swim.

For local beach postings visit our regions Health Unit.

Here are some ideas for keeping cool:

• Indoor swimming at the Cobourg family YMCA (905) 372-0161
• Cobourg Creek across from McDonald's has some neat wading areas.
• Centennial Pool at the Victoria Park Beach (Cobourg Beach).
• The exquisite Victoria Park Beach in Cobourg includes a large sandy beach, splash pad, canteen, and park area.
• Jack Burger Sports Complex in Port Hope has 3 pools: a multilane pool, children's and therapeutic pool, and a whirlpool (905) 885-2474
• Presqu'ile Provincial Park has a wide sandy beach for swimming. Day passes are available (613) 475-4324.
• Rice Lake - Gore's Landing - shaded, pebbly area with a gazebo; Bewdley - public area with a playground, washrooms, and public docks near by.  
• Golden Beach Resort - fee for use of facilities including pool and beach.
• Wade in the Ganaraska River (sand and pebbles) at Sylvan Glen Conservation Area (just north of Port Hope) on Sylvan Glen Rd.
• Lion's Park beach or in Campbellford (705) 653-1556
• Crowe Bridge Park (northeast of Campbellford) has 2 swimming areas 
  (705) 653-1900.
• Shallow, sandy swimming at Little (Biddy) Lake, Colborne at Purdy and Lake Roads.
• Campbellford has a town pool for public swimming (705) 632-0220.
• The east and west beaches in Port Hope both offer swimming, swings, picnic tables and washrooms or try the Ganaraska River at Cavan Street (888) 767-8467 or (905) 885-2004.