Centennial Park - Cedar Bay Beach — Attraction in Port Colborne

We were looking for beach not far from Toronto and decided to pay a visit to this beach due to the large number of excellent reviews. Surprisingly the park was very nice with decent washroom facility and large FREE parking which was a huge surprise. The beach itself was not too clean, and while digging holes with my kids we uncovered number of trash and garbage that this beach was hiding. But the biggest upset was the sharp rocks in the water. I didn't have my water shoes and i hurt myself every time i entered the lake. It was one of the most painful experiences and i would not go back to this beach. One thing I can't stand is the rocks in the water and always try to avoid this type of beaches. If you can get past the rocks and garbage in the send this...

Very disappointed to find out this past weekend there is a $30 fee to use the beach for anyone residing outside of Port Colborne. $30/carload on Fri., Sat. Sun. and holidays...$20/carload Mon-Thurs (as long as it's not a holiday). We were planning on just spending an hour or two there so defininitely not worth the $30. If you're planning to spend the day there, then $30 is not too bad compared to the cost of parking in some areas. The beach itself (from what I remember the last time I visited) and the nearby amenities are quite nice. I realize other cities charge non-residents to use their beaches...and some even completely refuse non-residents entry to their beaches, but it really doesn't seem fair to those who live in areas where there are...

My husband and I drive around for miles trying to find another public beach in lieu of crystal beach which is where we are staying at a very nice house however the beach, not so much! We went to a line of “public beaches” none of which had a nice welcoming atmosphere, parking nor bathrooms until what I call a guardian angel in a golf cart came up somewhere around Pleasant Beach and told us about the beach no one knew about after hearing we were from America and what we were looking for. We were so very thankful to find this little gem! Tons of parking, clean bathrooms, nice atmosphere and nice people! We enjoyed our afternoon and couldn’t have...