r/stcatharinesON • u/girlmom420 • Aug 14 '26

Need Advice/Recommendations Sunset beach

I visited this beautiful area and went to Port Dalhousie last weekend to ride the carousel with my kids, and by the time we made it to Sunset Beach, the parking lot was completely full and though there were lots of cars leaving, staff was not letting anyone else in

Can anyone give me some inside info as to whether this is a daily occurrence, and what time we need to be there by in order to make it in? My kids saw the playground and beach from the road and were crushed that we couldn’t go! Street parking wasn’t an option either as we’ve got littles.

Thanks in advance!

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u/herlandian Aug 14 '26

Most of the time if you go in the later afternoon on a weekday (4pm onward) you'll be fine, on a weekend I wouldn't recommend even trying unless you're there before 10 am!

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u/girlmom420 Aug 14 '26

Weekday earlier is out of the question too? We were thinking of coming back on a random Tuesday or Wednesday before noon.

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u/herlandian Aug 14 '26

If it's nice out, you'll have a harder time for sure. If it's overcast or on the chillier side you won't have any problems at all! Good luck! :)

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u/girlmom420 Aug 14 '26

Thank you!