Things to do in Port Colborne

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Things to Do in Port Colborne

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Water-based adventure park with a variety of challenging obstacles and beachside views. Ideal for family fun, featuring a floating obstacle course that requires swimming to access.
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  • Thomas
    Ontario, Canada43 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Amazing place to relax and have a picnic with family.
    Welland is a great place to relax and enjoy some history of Ontarios Past.
    The Welland Canal is a highlight.
    Be prepared to spend a full day.
    If you are just visiting the park - it is very close to all food services.
    Enjoy!!!!
    Written May 17, 2024
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  • Global30622533772
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Our kids were very happy to enjoy the day at the water park with tons of obstacles to go over. They cannot wait to return with more friends to enjoy the water park!
    Written August 7, 2024
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  • Gordon S
    Tamarindo, Costa Rica1 contribution
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Always a good time, I lived in this area several times. I enjoy going back to visit old friends. I will be back again some tine soon.
    Written August 31, 2024
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  • Kerry W
    Toronto, Canada1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    I've been going to this lock since I was a child and I love it. There is an anchor dedicated to my great grandfather which I love to visit. Such a lovely little walking place. The kids always loved to see the lock in motion.
    Written August 26, 2024
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  • thelockpizza
    Port Colborne, Canada7 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Love walking the dogs down the trail! BONUS: The Lock Wood Fired Pizza is steps away from the trail as is many other cool small business and the downtown area
    Written December 15, 2021
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  • wwwonder
    Toronto15 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    After visiting the canal, we visited the museum here, Port Colborne Historical & Marine Museum. This museum is another pleasant surprise. Parking and visiting the museum are free. It consists of two parts, indoor and outdoor, and is of a certain size. In the indoor part, some exhibits and materials about the history of Port Colborne are exhibited. It turns out that two famous food companies in Canada, Red Robin, which produces flour, and Maple Leaf, which produces meat, both originated from Port Colborne, which is unexpected.

    Its outdoor part has a very rich exhibition. The theme part is similar to the design of a heritage village, exhibiting classrooms, mills, blacksmith shop, textile workshop, houses, etc. that have been preserved in the mid-nineteenth century. A 235-year-old tulip tree slice is exhibited in the blacksmith shop. What impressed me was that there was a special exhibition hall exhibiting a steam car produced here in 1899, called Neef Buggy. Although this car burns oil, it is steam-powered and is known as the third oldest car in Canada. And the history of this car is also very interesting. It has been transferred many times, then lost and found, and finally it was refurbished and exhibited in its birthplace. In addition, there are some shipping-related exhibits such as anchors, propellers, lifeboats, lighthouses, ship models, etc. The museum is very clean and tidy inside and out. It is the best small town museum I have ever seen.
    Written August 17, 2024
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  • Aneeq A
    Mississauga, Canada3 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Beach was alright. Except near the entrance, we had the best experience in the dog zone (just the regular beach with one or two dog owners, nothing big).

    When we went, we noticed the smell. It may have just been the goopy, green clay like material lining the shore (which made it so weird to walk into the water, luckily it didn't stick.), or the 6 feet of thick, tightly strung algae lining the shallow water. Luckily, if you move further into the beach, the clay-like material disappears, and the algae deposits also disappear. The water itself is really nice and cool, and was fun to dive around and swim in. Other than the smell and clay, the beach itself is fun.
    Written July 22, 2024
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  • PatriciaR
    Welland, Canada32 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    I love this park, However, the bathrooms are really gross at the best of times.Need better maintenance
    Written October 1, 2022
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  • themadpaddler2016
    Mont Tremblant, Canada7 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    We have done this 2 years in a row now. We usually take 3 days and carry all our extra things. Start is Charles Ansell Park in St Catherines (free parking right beside the trail) with stops in Port Colborne and Niaga Falls for food and lodging. Love this trail!
    Written October 12, 2022
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  • Robby G C
    Toronto, Canada81,632 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    I like boats and at the Sugarloaf Harbor Marina, there are many boats.

    This is also the Ultimate Fishing Town.

    Welcome to Sugarloaf Restaurant & Bar

    There is a huge bridge.

    I enjoyed to see all these boats. They were very attractive at the Sugarloaf
    harbour Marina.

    This is a must see!
    Written April 12, 2021
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  • Robby G C
    Toronto, Canada81,632 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    As I passed the Pleasant Beach Campground, I noticed that my destination was straight ahead. I parked my car, greeted a man with his son and headed to the beach. There was a boardwalk, which was mostly hidden by sand. I noticed that there was a fence on both sides. That didn’t look good!

    The beach was quite small, but the sand was quite soft between the toes. There was quite a lot of wind, which created waves from the Lake Erie. I had gone down from a dune, but there were even more dunes on both sides of this beach. However, it was private domain.

    I still enjoyed feeling the touch of sand, the waves and the sunshine. There is beauty everywhere after all!
    Written January 17, 2017
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  • LAURAERIE
    1 contribution
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    1 the city has to bring more tail ships into the canal - for touring and pictures

    2 Lake view park - why not fix the existing band shelter to host the bands there, therefor spectators can sit on the hill and in the midway to enjoy the view, we had our backs turned to the marina/mill/lake/breakwall. that would make it a more marine experience.

    3 nobody likes the car show so far away, close more streets downtown if you have to - fill the streets with these beauties, maybe parade them from the vale centre to a resting spot downtown for a few hours to keep the festival closer together, not across the bridge ..

    my 2 cents * all in all it was great
    Written August 2, 2022
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