lake ontario west lake ,canada

Paddlers should be aware that this lake becomes very busy in the summer with speedboats and personal watercraft. However, if one stays near shore, there should be no problems.

West Lake is separated from Lake Ontario by the beautiful dunes of Sandbanks Provincial Park. Stretching for 8 km from the Sandbanks parking lot to Wellington, these dunes were once used as a seasonal fishing station by the St. Lawrence Iroquois during 1300 to 1600 AD . Numerous pottery shards, mindens (fish dumps) and stone net sinkers have been found as evidence.

If accessing West Lake from the Wellington end, a suggested route would be to follow the north shore of West Lake toward the Bloomfield Marsh and explore the area around Garrett Island, an extremely scenic part of the lake. Garrett Island is the home of Camp Trillium, a special summer retreat for kids with terminal illnesses.