Sandbanks Provincial Park
43.9168° N, 77.2915° W
Park boundary and water from open government data.
Download the map (SVG)Sandbanks Provincial Park, Ontario. 43.9168° N, 77.2915° W
Provincial park, 15.7 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/on/sandbanks-provincial-park/, compiled October 9, 2026
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- Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
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Sandbanks Provincial Park is a 15.7 km² provincial park beside Salmon Point, in Ontario. It was established in 1970.
1 named lake lies in or along the park; the largest is East Lake (11.5 km²).
- Area
- 15.7 km²
- Established
- 1970
- Named lakes
- 1
- Trails
- 612.7 km
- Visits 2025
- 1.07M
Conditions today
11 °C
Observed at Prince Edward (Picton), as of 2:00 a.m. EDT
Tonight: Partly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this evening. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low 6.
Weather: Prince Edward (Picton) (local forecast), as of 2:03 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:47 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:16 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:35 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:04 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:08 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:54 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Belleville, as of 1:00 a.m. EDT
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In the park
| Rank | Feature | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Lake | 11.5 km² |
Rivers
Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database; each name opens its location on OpenStreetMap.
Trails
6 named trails and routes, with 12.7 km of trail.
| Trail | Length |
|---|---|
| Woodlands TrailCycling, Hiking or Walking | 3.5 km |
| Lakeview TrailHiking or Walking | 2.7 km |
| Sandbanks Dunes TrailHiking or Walking | 2.5 km |
| Cedar Sands TrailHiking or Walking | 2 km |
| MacDonald Lane TrailHiking or Walking | 1.1 km |
| Spruce TrailCycling, Hiking or Walking | 0.9 km |
Visitors
1,065,352 visits were recorded in 2025: 740,054 day visits and 325,298 camper nights. Campsites were 99% occupied in July and August.
Official record
- Designation
- Provincial park
- Park class
- Natural Environment
- IUCN category
- II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Status
- Operating park
- Regulated
- 2020
- Managed by
- Ontario Parks
- Official website
- ontarioparks.ca
Photos
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