Waverly Beach Park
Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada
Unsafe to swim due to algae Mon, Aug 18, 2025
23°C / 73.4°F (water) Tue, Aug 12, 2025
16.7°C / 62.1°F (air) Sat, Aug 23, 2025 at 7:15am
10.1 - 20.1km/h S 189° Sat, Aug 23, 2025 at 7:15am
Partly cloudy Sat, Aug 23, 2025 at 7:15am
0mm Sat, Aug 23, 2025 at 7:15am
16km Sat, Aug 23, 2025 at 7:15am
84% Sat, Aug 23, 2025 at 7:15am
Photo by RidingMTL-QUE Biking Kayaking on Google Maps, Jul 2023
Situated in the remnants of Erie Beach Park, a defunct amusement park that was open from 1885-1930, Old Lake Erie Beach Park offers the opportunity to walk through some of Canada’s history. You can see what remains of the promenade, the dance hall, and the “world’s largest swimming pool” as you walk alongside the park on Friendship Trail.
Waverly Beach offers shady trees as well as cool lake waters on a hot summer's day. You can sit on the benches here and look across Lake Erie to the Buffalo skyline. Just to the east, Lake Erie flows into the Niagara River. This area was once a very popular destination for American tourists. The casino, amusement park, and "world's biggest swimming pool" are long gone, but you may spot some reminders as you explore the waterfront.
The description above was copied from or heavily based on Swim Guide, with permission.
Features
- The beach is sandy
- Fresh Water
- Public Parking
- Public Restrooms
- Monitored Water Quality
More Information
- Canadian Military History by Bruce Forsyth - The crumbling remains of Erie Beach Amusement Park
- NiagaraThisWeek.com - Made in Fort Erie: Erie Beach Park
- Western New York Heritage - Erie Beach Park-- Rides and Remnants article that refers to the old concrete swimming pool.
- Swim Guide - Weather and water quality for Waverly Beach Park and 8,000 other beaches.