The two times we came over the last 3 weekends, it was not too busy. We got there at 10:00 a.m. The small beach is accessed by a small tunnel that goes over Lake Drive Road. Thus, you can hear a lot of traffic. The water is clean and there is a large shallow area. There is lots of rooms for picnics. It is a nice beach.
There were some negative reviews about parking staff. I can see that happening though we were treated fine. Other reviews mentioned police being there which is true both times we went.
It not spectacular or wow but not much is and is a perfectly fine beach. I would come back a third time.
Like Innisfill Beach, local residents get preferable treatment. Is that fair? On one hand, It is your town or city and you get to make the rules. However, If you want people to come and spend money and help the surrounding area's economy, then there is a fine line in giving special treatment for residents who might be sick of the attraction anyway. If the town wanted to keep us away or do not care and only review ratings bring people in, then that is another story. I can see tourist being a nuisance and not wanting...
Read moreWe hve been going here since we were kids. Its great, I just advise please fix the top shower that is outside. I know some ppl don't lik that we wash the kids in the washroom etc, however it is to get the sand off of them and also to get off any dirty stuff off of them once they come out of the beach. We also do it ourselves. I guess showering right after coming out of the beach is not a norm in many cultures but it is in ours, at the same time we always go swimming... If there were showers in the washrooms that would be great, however if not, the outside one tat was added a few yrs ago has been a life saver, just advise to add more top showers at least, or make the current one work, bec right now its only working for feet (the bottom shower, not the top) . If more showers will be added in the future, can we have one for ladies with a little more privacy? At least something to block a little bit of sight. Again, thank u bec this has rlly helped us with the...
Read moreRidiculous. They have reserved the largest parking spot for “residents only”. At 11:30 PM on a Sunday, it was 3/4 empty while all the other areas are filled back to back making social distancing extremely hard on the beach area.
Extremely disappointed with this town and the unnecessary hoarding of the space that could have been been better shared to serve everyone.
I won’t be coming back to this area anytime soon.
Edit: the parking at Willow was $35 dollars. Definitely not worth it. Beach is packed, water is packed, hard to keep your distance. And the water was dirty af. Found a huge leech stuck to my ankle. Gross. Never ever again coming to Simcoe....
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