Getting to the beaches is a little confusing driving in and out of the park in/out of residential areas but just follow the signs. Sandbanks Provincial Park is a most beautiful oasis of PEC. We went offseason so it was pretty quiet. Have to pay ON Parks fee but worth the visit! Loved the Dunes Beach and walking up and around the Dunes and the trails behind were great. The Canteen was open on the weekend so provided snacks, cold drinks and beach supplies. The washrooms weren't open until pm but there is another one at the parking lot. Dogs are not permitted but many people were bringing Fido. Bring sun umbrella as the shady areas get picked first. A beautiful day.

Camping sites from Ontario Parks are (ok) 1 service electricity and water close by. NO authorities present reinforcing speed limits on camp sites. Not all the park faults also the drivers that go 40km between camp sites have no common sense. Park has 20km posted on campgrounds ( should be 8km) You and your kids need to stay safe unlike private campgrounds where the owner is present and making the drivers respect the speed limit. Dissatisfied overall not coming back.

Three beaches in this provincial park! Utility Beach is the best one by far. Lakefront beach has so many razor clam shells by the water entry, make sure and wear swimming shoes if you choose this one. Just gorgeous, water gorgeous! You should give a military discount for serving members or veterans and make it available online since you can't just show up to the Provincial Park and have to book online ahead of time. Provincial parks in New Brunswick are free admission to service members or veterans.

My family (husband, 8 year old son, 6 year old son) went to Sandbanks at the beginning of June. We were lucky to have one sunny day when we went for 4 days and we chose that day to visit the Sandbanks. There are 3 types of beaches and were able to visit the dunes. The kids absolutely loved it and the sand is very soft. The water was cold but that's not surprising and the kids didn't care. We'd definitely go again and this time, check out the other 2 beaches.

Beautiful Area, the beach was nice, lots of green algae on the shore which was gross. Stayed for 5 nights, day 3 there was a storm and the waves pushed the algae elsewhere which made the swimming much better for the last 2 days of the trip. This park is BUSY! Like capacity limits met 4 of the 5 days there. For how busy the park is, they must be pulling in a fair amount of $$, you'd think they could afford to update their bathrooms in the campground. 1 shower station per section with very minimal parking, which usually isn't a problem because the outhouses at many other parks are in tip top shape, not so much here, the outhouses are old, never cleaned, no where to wash your hands, do some updates, this park had NOTHING on many of the southwestern or Algonquin provincial parks. Your beach doesn't even compare to the Pinery or MacGregor point. We had a great time, just not totally sure what all the hype is about?

We had a really rough start to our camping trip. However the staff was amazing. One of the managers at the outlet store came to our rescue. It was a reminder of how customer service used to be. Well done guys and thank you

There are three beaches at Sandbanks but I recommend Outlet beach. It’s an enormous stretch of beach with 10 parking areas. Parking lots 5 and 6 have a shop, restaurant, washrooms and toilets and are popular because of this so get there early. You have to book a Day Permit to park at the beach - you can do this on line up to five days before your visit. Print the permit out as you need to display this in your car. The beach is lovely sand and the water is shallow for quite a long way out. There is very little shade so you will need to bring your own umbrellas etc. I didn’t see a life guard anywhere - not sure if this is usual for Canada.