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Greater Sudbury's seven supervised beaches — lifeguard hours, parking, washrooms, dogs — plus what changed about water testing in 2025.
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Greater Sudbury's seven supervised beaches — lifeguard hours, parking, washrooms, dogs — plus what changed about water testing in 2025.
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Greater Sudbury runs seven supervised beaches across its lakes, with lifeguards on duty every day from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. between 13 June and 23 August 2026. Here's each one — where it is, where to park, and what's there — plus the honest story on water testing, which changed in 2025 and matters if you remember the old advisory signs.
Nobody routinely tests the beach water anymore
Blue-green algae still gets reported most summers
Unsupervised beaches
The city's flagship beach, on Ramsey Lake in Bell Park off Paris Street — a short walk from downtown, with a playground and outdoor workout equipment beside it.
Wheelchair accessible, with a Mobi-Chair floating beach wheelchair available. Bell Park flew the Blue Flag in past years, but no Sudbury beach is on the 2026 Blue Flag list.
A big sandy beach on the east end of Ramsey Lake, off Moonlight Beach Road, with a playground and volleyball courts.
Wheelchair accessible. Moonlight flew the Blue Flag in past years, but no Sudbury beach is on the 2026 Blue Flag list.
On Nepahwin Lake at 1742 Paris Street in the South End, with patio seating, a playground and outdoor workout equipment.
The Valley's beach, on Whitson Lake at 2630 Sandy Beach Road in Val Caron.
Capreol's beach on Marshy Lake, off Lakeshore Street.
Azilda's beach on Whitewater Lake at 535 Laurier Street West, with a playground, splash pad and pavilion.
The west-side beach on the Vermillion River in Centennial Park, off Graham Road in Whitefish, with a playground.
7 beaches
Nobody routinely tests the beach water anymore
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