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Beaches & Sunsets
Wawa is gifted with beautiful superior beaches and scenic waterfalls all located nearby to excellent accommodations and food. It's easy to take the day enjoying these sites, following a nearby trail or enjoying your kids "go nuts" on any of our ten playgrounds! Beaches on Wawa Lake
Dr. Rose Beach:
Dr. Rose's Beach is the main waterfront beach development in Wawa. It includes a playground, change rooms, picnic table, a volleyball net and washrooms. The warm sandy beach faces east across Wawa Lake and is excellent for swimming and water sports.
To get there, follow Mission Road into Wawa, turn right on Hwy 101 towards Chapleau. Before leaving town, take a left-hand turn at Water Street arriving at the beach and beach house.
Lion's beach is the secondary beach front development in Wawa. It includes a small dock, and is adjacent the famous "JOY" drill rig depicting the gold rush and iron ore mining history of our community. To get there, follow Mission Road to Broadway Avenue into Wawa, past the town centre and towards the drill rig across from the Lakeview Hotel. Beaches on Lake Superior Sandy Beach:
Sandy beach is a beautiful white sandy beach about 1 km long framed by bedrock cliffs. The beach faces west, is about 25 metres wide and is excellent for sunbathing and swimming. The beach is backed by sand dunes with fragile plant communities. There are no washroom facilities and the beach is unpatrolled. Overnight camping is not permitted. Government Beach: Government Beach is a cobble and sand beach about 150 metres long and 40 metres wide, sandwiched between a rocky outcrop and Naturally Superior Adventures, Rock Island Site. The beach faces west and is an excellent place to enjoy Superior, especially when the wind is blowing and the waves pounding. The beach drops off fairly fast creating an undertow in wavy conditions and swimming is not recommended during these times. No washroom or lifeguard facilities are available and overnight camping is not permitted.
Driftwood Beach:
Driftwood Beach forms part of Michipicoten Post Provincial Park bounded by Lake Superior and the mighty Michipicoten River. The park is home to the remains of the Hudson's Bay Fur Trading Post, a historic site of great national and provincial significance. The beach is about 3 km long and 40 metres wide backed by sand dunes and spruce/birch forest. Facing west, it's a great place for long walks and enjoying Superior's splendor. An outhouse is located adjacent the parking lot. The beach is not patrolled and overnight camping is not permitted.
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