Beaches

The Township maintains two municipal beaches, Chandos Beach and Quarry Bay Beach. 

Both Chandos and Quarry Bay Beach boast Mobi-Mats. Mobi-Mat® is a portable and removable rollout beach access mat for pedestrians, wheelchair users, strollers and bicycles.  The Mobi-Mat® walkways provide a firm, safe, cool and stable surface for a wide range of users, including people with disabilities or mobility challenges, the elderly, those using wheelchairs, mobility scooters or strollers and other groups with special access needs.

Our beaches are natural beaches and are unsupervised, meaning there are no lifeguards. For the safety and betterment of all users, please adhere to the following:

• Swim at your own risk. We highly recommend that all children be supervised, for their safety.
• No boats (including launching or docking) inside the buoyed area.
• No diving off the swim raft.
• No drugs or alcoholic beverages.
• No dogs/pets allowed (By-law 2020-0015).
• No littering (By-law 1998-0051).
• No household garbage permitted (By-law 1999-0059).
• No open fires or cooking (By-law 2012-0046).
• No camping or overnight parking. (Beaches are patrolled by the O.P.P. during evening hours).

Please report any deficiencies to 705-656-4445 ext. 252.

The Peterborough Public Health website has lots of valuable information pertaining to swimming and public beaches, including current test results.

Please note: Tobacco Enforcement Officers (TEOs) regularly patrol parks, playgrounds, beaches and festivals to ensure compliance with the Smoke-Free Ontario Act (SFOA). Under the SFOA, beaches and other outdoor spaces are designated smoke, vape and cannabis-free, and violating the law could lead to a $305 fine. Any person who sees people smoking, vaping, or using cannabis at beaches and within park boundaries may report a violation by calling the PPH Tobacco Enforcement Officers at 705-743-1000 or reporting the offence online at www.peterboroughpublichealth.ca/sfoa.