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    Gallagher Beach

    3.2 (13 reviews)

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    Donna W.

    A little spot to sit out and enjoy the water was there on Tuesday to enjoy the last few warm days of fall

    Such a nice view of the windmills and little light house.
    Brittany B.

    Very pretty place to enjoy your day. The best part is that my dog was aloud in the park, and he enjoy every minute of it. I'm in town on a travel nurse assignment and needed to be by a beach or water and I found this place. People were kayaking, fishing, walking, roller blading, and biking riding. Such a Pretty environment and it's free!

    Toes in Lake Erie.
    Kevin B.

    I wanted to dip my toes in Lake Erie. Stopped by the beach area, off with the sandals, toes in the water, snapped a few picks. This visit completes my 50 yr quest to visit all 5 Great Lakes.

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    Brooke S.

    We spent a Sunday afternoon here to end the summer. I was pleasantly surprised. This is NOT a beach. It's a park setting surrounding a waterfront. There is an area that has water access where you could "lay-out" but it's very rocky so wear water shoes/soles. The bathrooms were clean and the parking lot was easy to navigate. There are picnic benches lining the waterfront and lots of space to spread out your towels/chairs and enjoy the view of the marina. Right now it's only open to self powered (kayak/canoe) and jet skis and I think that made it more enjoyable. We docked our jet ski and enjoyed our beverages out of plastic cups. The Park Police were on patrol and ensure there was no shenanigans taking place. People around us brought a charcoal grill and made burgers and dogs. All-in-all a great afternoon and I look forward to coming down here to walk my dog and ride my bike more often. The area is scheduled for a huge renovation this fall/winter so I will be certain to update my review next year when it's finally completed.

    It's better for the dogs than the people. No sand, lots of rocks. But nice to sit and chill.

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    8 months ago

    Beautiful scenery, peaceful, port a pod, chairs by the lake, small beach area. Pet friendly too

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    2 years ago

    clean and well maintained. convenient to acceŝs from dontown Buffalo. So much so that i've begun going down there on my lunch break.

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    Wilkeson Pointe Park

    (36 reviews)

    As summer 2026 is just ahead of us and I'm looking forward to going. But before they started the…read morenew renovations I would take my grand dogs and my dog there and play in the water. It's a beautiful location. Nice and private dogs. Love it. And I would go by myself and spend the whole entire day there. Relaxing. I have nothing bad to say about the place the way it was. Like I said, I'm looking forward to coming there very very soon and I will post what I think

    Such a let down after they renovated it for 2 years…read more I used to love sitting at a table in the shade with my book and watch my family bring our dogs down there to play and now I can't even do that because the tables and chairs are gone and they build up the rock wall around the beach. The beach is still inaccessible there are giant cement blocks so it's not a straight shot down for a wheelchair and the grass around them is very uneven and hilly like ground for a wheelchair to go over and I got stuck in the rocks and had to ask people to help push me out, then on the way back to the walk way (video I posted) my wheelchair was going to flip. There are small simple things that they could have been done, I've been to other beach's that have strips over the sand/ rocks that wheelchairs can ride over. The building looks nice they added a small golf course. To me it seems like all they did was build the restaurant and build up the rock walls especially around the beach.

    Crystal Beach

    Crystal Beach

    (6 reviews)

    Crystal beach is one of my favourite beach in Ontario!…read more Pros: Crystal clear water Water is not too cold Clean beach Soft fine sand Shallow water even as you go further in Calm waters Clean washroom Cute restaurants around the area Nice playground for kids Family oriented Ice cream shops for the kiddies Cons: Parking is so expensive at $15 to park all day. Used to be $10 precovid. To get in admission it's $10 per person it used to be $5 pre-Covid. This can get expensive with a large family Gets pretty busy in the summer time Smaller beach compared to the other ones in Ontario Restaurants are about a 5-10mins walk away so it's best to bring your own lunch and a cooler of drinks with snacks If you're looking for a clean beach and don't mind paying for the parking and admission this is the beach for you. I took one star off for the parking and admission. Otherwise 5 stars all the way!

    This beach is just like regular beaches. The water is no longer crystal clear, its so dirty with…read morechocolate wrapper floating around and many others stuff. I think charging for entrance is ridiculous. Washrooms is very limited and everyone has to wait in line to change and wash their legs. Families washroom is dirty and smelly. I would think since there is a charged for entrance the facilities provided would be better than other beaches.Living in Toronto and driving down 2 hrs to see this is definately NOT WORTH IT....might as well go to beach that is free, you get the same feeling plus save money. Highly NOT recommended !!!

    Bennett Beach - View of the beach from the bridge as you leave the parking area

    Bennett Beach

    (17 reviews)

    We visited on a Friday afternoon, under sunny skies, which soon turned stormy…read more The conditions were not ideal for swimming due to the changeable weather and the lightning strikes, but it was a totally mesmerizing watching the weather blow in. We splashed around in the surf, then headed for the car once the skies opened up! Will definitely watch the weather reports over the next few days and try to get back out there for some beautiful fall beachcombing. This is a nice clean little beach with no admission fee and no parking fee. Restrooms are easily accessible in the parking lot area and the beach is a relatively short walk across the bridge past some dunes and down to the shore. I recommend you check out the availability of a lifeguard before you drive out there. Our drive time was over an hour and a half only to find out that they pulled the lifeguards due to the weather.

    Bennett Beach is a great day trip out of the metro, about a 45 minute drive or so down Lake Erie…read more The beach sits back a short walk from the parking lot. You have to walk across a bridge over Three Sisters Creek, and down a sandy trail past the dunes to get out to the water. The restrooms are near the parking lot, so best to use them before trekking out to the sand. Bennett is a good sized beach with a decent length of shoreline. I love walking in the sand, and Bennett has a good stretch to easily get in a mile or two if you walk up and down the public area. One side of the beach is clearly posted, whereas the other side is harder to tell where private beach starts. Anytime I've walked down near where homes are, it doesn't seem to be an issue. I love the beach. My husband loves to fish. So we end up at Bennett often because Three Sisters Creek keeps the hubs happy to cast a few, and I can head out to the shore. He hasn't pulled anything huge out of the creek here, but any day fishing is still a good day of fishing. He enjoys himself here. As long as you don't mind a bit of a walk from the car to the water, Bennett is a beautiful beach for swimming, strolling, sunning, and/or fishing. Hauling a huge cooler or a lot of gear out to the sand is a chore here, but once you're out there, it's well worth it.

    Niagara Glen Nature Reserve

    Niagara Glen Nature Reserve

    (29 reviews)

    A great place to go and rock climb while enjoying what nature has to offer. Over the years, there…read morehas been significantly more foot traffic, and as a result, more noise pollution and waste items have been popping up. I think that with more focus on an "all things in, all things out" approach, this area would be better for both bouldering enthusiast in addition nature fanatics alike!

    Another vacation win- they have something here I have never seen- a nature trading post! You can…read moretrade rocks, crystals, fossils and such for their inventory or participate in a point based scavenger hunt, taking photos throughout the park, and redeem points for something in their inventory. I ma a huge rock hound, crystal nut- not just because my name is Crystal, I've loved picking up shiny rocks since I was a small child. Quartz and mica are two I remember finding often as a child. Here- they had a huge inventory of various raw and polished stones, fossils, animal bones and such. And that was just in the Nature Exchange! The park is wonderful too, plenty of trails to lead you down by the river, wonderful trees, great overlook viewpoints throughout. As part of the Niagra Parks system, they have bike trails too. We stopped here twice, once to explore and once for me to pop back in with my photos and pick out a raw piece of turquoise! A birthday win for me! Shout out to the young lady who talked to me in the morning, she wasn't there when I returned- and I am pretty sure the 2 young men thought I was crazy (I am), but they were all very helpful for this big kid out playing in nature!

    Gallagher Beach - beaches - Updated May 2026

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