Thunder Cove Beach — Attraction in Darnley

Nothing but good things to say! Great beach; soft red sand, shimmering in shell remnants and glowing stones! Great things to explore; The unique red cliffs and small caves were a photographers dream, and fun for the whole family! Water was lovely and swimmable.

Note: Caution is needed exploring rock formations, especially if the tide is in. I was told the tide was partially in when my family went, and with good supervision and assistance as needed my 5 children ages 3-12 were able to safely explore.

•No parking lot, only minimal street parking (residents neighbouring the street are not overzealous of visitors). •Dependant on street parking, it can be a bit of a walk to the shore. •Limited and poor beach access; not wheelchair, stroller, or wagon accessible… somewhat of a path you have to scale down the side of a sandy cliff. (Was told this is due to damage from hurricane...

Thunder Cove is beautiful but access is at the end of a dirt and gravel road. There are no washrooms and parking is only really along the straight part of the road now and not at the end by the cliffs or by the cottages. The Darnley area has placed many no parking signs at the end as well as ropes. Cottages probably had a hard time getting out as well as cliffs are quite unstable as they are eroding. Please honour the signs, respect those that live on the beautiful spot, try to walk in from where you can park. This is not an easy hike to the beach. It’s not assessable for strollers or wagons. You have to climb down the narrow dune path. You also need to pay attention to the tides because the teapot rock formations are only reached at low tide. It’s a beautiful beach to go for a stroll and take photos of the unique...

It's about an hour drive after you enter PEI from the Confederation Bridge or from Charlottetown. Be careful where you park and don't block the residents' driveways or entry/exit ways. Depending on where you get down to the beach, there's makeshift steps or a rope to climb down to the beach itself. You'll need to walk to the left to see the teapot rock. And if you want to see it from "ground" level, either you'll have to walk a bit in the ocean, or time your visit so that it's low tide and you can just walk on the sand to the other side.

It definitely does get busy during the summers and especially so on the weekend, but it's a massive beach so it still won't feel too crowded at all. A few things to note though, this beach isn't accessible and there are no facilities here (no...