Sauble Park

Welcome to Sauble Park, a clean, shallow, and family friendly beach, which is privately owned by Saugeen First Nation#29 and close to Main St. in Sauble Beach, ON. Sauble Park is an unsupervised swimming area, entering Sauble Park and swimming is at your own risk. Children must be supervised at all times and should never be permitted to swim unsupervised.

Sauble Park’s seasonal operations occur from June to September each year, and is a multidepartment undertaking. Our Works Department assists with spring time clean up and the removal of any large debris, while ensuring our beach stays in its natural state as much as possible. Our Economic Development Department oversees Sauble Park staff, supplies, maintenance, and event bookings. Our Lands Management Department oversees the environmental aspects of our natural resource while monitoring and conducting compliance related activities associated with RLEMP functions. Lastly, our Water Works Department conducts regular presence absents recreational beach sampling during the tourism season to ensure our beach is safe for public enjoyment.

Sauble Park Rules & Regulations

Our Community Safety Officers work to ensure Sauble Park Rules & Regulations are being adhered to by all beach visitors. There are two sections of Sauble Park to be aware of.

If you are north of Main St. Sauble Beach, ON, click here to view our North Rules & Regulations

If you are south of Main St. Sauble Beach, ON, click here to view our South Rules & Regulations

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Amphitheatre & Gardens

In the heart of Saugeen First Nation, within Bruce Peninsula, an embankment site overlooks the Saugeen River, a prime example of beautiful Canadian geography with breathtaking views. There is a deep human history to this area reaching back millennia and today Saugeen and its neighboring community of Saugeen Shores are thriving communities supported by a robust visitor and tourism economy

The amphitheatre and gardens were built in the 1970’s by Saugeen First Nation, led by Chief James Mason and Reverend Earl Stotesbury, the minister of the adjacent Wesley United Church. The goal was to promote reconciliation between First Nations and non-Indigenous peoples. The large stone amphitheatre and gardens, embedded in the hillside overlooking the Saugeen valley has for the past 40-plus years provided one of the most dramatic settings for community gatherings, ceremonies, music, and theatre in North America, attracting visitors from around the world.

The amphitheatre design incorporates a surrounding dry stone wall enclosure built without the use or mortar. The gardens were added in the early 1980’s and the site because very popular for local and international tourism and weddings, as well as being used by Saugeen First Nation for a variety of activities.

In 2013, a site inspection was commissioned as Saugeen’s Chief & Council became concerned about the safety of the site. Reconstruction efforts have been underway ever since as we continue to strive to bring this magnificent site back to prominence.

Please note, the site is still under reconstruction and many areas of the site are unsafe for curious visitors.