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Rouge Beach

Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

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  • Water Quality Status
    No data available Thu, Aug 31, 2023 at 7:21pm
  • Air Temperature
    14.3°C / 57.7°F (air) Sat, Jul 5, 2025 at 4:15am
  • Wind
    6.1 - 12.9km/h S 172° Sat, Jul 5, 2025 at 4:15am
  • Mist
    Mist Sat, Jul 5, 2025 at 4:15am
  • Precipitation
    0mm Sat, Jul 5, 2025 at 4:15am
  • Air Visibility
    14km Sat, Jul 5, 2025 at 4:15am
  • Humidity
    88% Sat, Jul 5, 2025 at 4:15am

Photo by Library Playground

CAUTION: Swimming at Rouge Beach is strongly discouraged until lifeguard services can be restored. Storms may cause erosion and rip currents. Water quality is frequently poor near the river outflow, with E. coli approaching levels requiring mandatory closure. (Jul 24, 2023)

The Rouge River winds its way through the largest urban park in North America and meets the waters of Lake Ontario at Rouge Beach. Near the beach is a marsh that provides a home for a variety of wildlife. Any time of the year, the picturesque scenery around Rouge Beach is calming and impressive. During the summer many people spend their days fishing and swimming off of the shores of the beach and watching the trains on the CN line drone past them in the distance. Rouge Beach is near Toronto’s only camping ground and is a great spot for city dwellers to access large green space for hiking, biking and running, among many other outdoor activities. Immediately to the east of the beach you can't help but notice the Pickering Nuclear Power Plant, one of the largest nuclear power plants in the world.

The description above was copied from or heavily based on Swim Guide, with permission.

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