BEACHES AROUND PEI

Community: Kingsboro

Region: Points East

Notes: A world-renowned day-use provincial park famous for its miles of magnificent white sand that makes a squeaking sound known as the 'singing sands'. The beach features seasonal lifeguard supervision, public washrooms, a canteen, a playground, and an on-site fisheries museum.

Community: Bothwell

Region: Points East

Notes: An unserviced, peaceful white sand beach featuring a spectacular sand dune system and the area's signature 'singing sands' that squeak underfoot. It provides an expansive, quiet alternative to nearby Basin Head with limited seasonal parking and no public facilities.

Community: Greenwich

Region: Points East

Notes: A spectacular white sand beach in Prince Edward Island National Park famous for its massive parabolic sand dune system and extensive floating boardwalk trail. The day-use site offers seasonal surf guard supervision, composting toilets, outdoor showers, and an interpretive centre.

Community: Little Harbour

Region: Points East

Notes: An exquisite, unserviced white sand beach and provincially protected natural area known for its sand dunes and marine sandbar reef. It serves as a quiet local haven for beachcombing, finding sand dollars, and spotting protected piping plovers.

Community: Panmure Island

Region: Points East

Notes: A highly picturesque white sand causeway beach offering water access on both sides, with the sheltered St. Mary's Bay on one side and the open ocean on the other. Operating inside the provincial park footprint, it features seasonal lifeguard supervision, a full-service campground, a scenic viewing tower, and an on-site licensed restaurant.

Community: Elmira

Region: Points East

Notes: A popular waterfront provincial park known for its dramatic red sandstone cliffs, open green spaces, and beautiful ocean views along the Northumberland Strait. The site offers a serviced family campground, playground, supervised beach access, and modern restroom amenities.

Community: Little Pond

Region: Points East

Notes: A quiet 40-acre oceanfront day park overlooking the Northumberland Strait with a beautiful white sand beach. The property offers open green spaces, scenic coastal walking trails, washrooms, change facilities, and a public kitchen shelter.

Community: Sheep Pond

Region: Points East

Notes: A beautiful, secluded white sand beach nestled just minutes outside the town of Souris. This unserviced coastal hidden gem offers tranquil waters, rolling waves, and an ideal landscape for peaceful walks and hunting for sea glass.

Community: Souris

Region: Points East

Notes: A vibrant waterfront day-use park at the town causeway featuring a red sand beach famous for sea glass hunting and clam digging. The fully accessible site boasts a scenic boardwalk, splash pad, playground, and seasonal local food shacks.

Community: St. Margaret's

Region: Points East

Notes: A serene white sand beach featuring a rocky stream where the Bear River flows into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It is a popular unserviced destination for sea glass hunting and wildlife viewing.