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• April 28, 2017: Opening of Park for 2017 season
• May 14, 2017: Mother's Day Nature Walk with award-winning Park Naturalist Yvette Bree; 13h00 at Park Store (Currah's)
• May 14, 2017: Opening of Friends' Nature Shop
• July 1, 2017: Canada Day at the Park; display of Park's 50 Year Time Capsule
• July 12, 2017: Friends of Sandbanks' SandFest, 10h00 - 14h00 (raindate July 13, 2017)
• July 12, 26; August 9, 23: Theatre in the Park at dusk, Park Amphitheatre
• July 21, 2017: Healthy Parks, Healthy People Day (free Park admission!)
• August 16, 2017: Lakeshore Lodge Day
• September 17, 2017: Sandbanks MusicFest
• September 18, 2017: Sandbanks Fun Run
• October 10, 2017: Closing of Park for 2017 season

During the winter, the Park was kind enough to allow us access to their Aladdin's Cave of archival documents in the basement of the Sandbanks Park Office.

Many of the over 1000 document pages are now on our website. Here are just the first few files... many more to follow:

• 15 March 2017

    Geology of the Wellington Bar, Elizabeth Peat  (13 Mb .pdf file, partial)

• 12 March 2017

    Lakeshore Lodge, Development Concepts, Ernest Cromarty, 1982   (6.8 Mb .pdf file)

    Lakeshore Lodge, Report on Condition, Peter Stokes, 1981   (9.5 Mb .pdf file)

    Lodges of Sandbanks; Casey Ringham, 2004   (5.5 Mb .pdf file)

• 10 March 2017

    Lake on the Mountain Archaeological Study, 2005   (45 Mb .pdf file)

    North Beach Archaeological Study, 2005   (36 Mb .pdf file)

    Conservation Archaeology Report, Locational Analysis of Prince Edward County, Ken Swayze, 1976
    (88 Mb .pdf file)

    Sandbanks Park Master Plan, 1993 (37 Mb .pdf file)

    Sandbanks Park Planning document, 1990 (33 Mb .pdf file)

    Sandbanks Park Preliminary Master Plan, 1977 (42 Mb .pdf file)

    Sandbanks Ecologist Yvette Bree receives Ontario Parks Ecological Integrity Award

We are working on a complete revision of our website to bring it into the 21st century. We recognize that many users are now getting their information on smaller-screen tablets and smart-phones... our new site will be easier to navigate, feature plenty of maps and hopefully show users everything they need to know about the Park... from its early geology, its settlement history, including its present and unique attractions.

We expect to have the new site available by May 1st, 2017, in time for the sesquicentennial rush!

Do you have any suggestions as to what we should feature? Please let us know!

The Friends of Sandbanks do not make reservations for camspites!

Please use the Park Reservation site for all campsite bookings.