KINGFISHER COVE · WASAGA BEACH

Living in Wasaga Beach, on the river side of town

Living at Kingfisher Cove means living on the river side of Wasaga Beach, inside Stonebridge by the Bay, near the Nottawasaga River and Stonebridge Town Centre. The town has 14 km of sandy shoreline on Georgian Bay, four elementary schools, its first high school opening in 2027, and Highway 26 to Collingwood and Barrie.

A town between the river and the bay

Wasaga Beach grew up between the Nottawasaga River and Nottawasaga Bay. The river flows through Wasaga Beach Provincial Park into the bay, and the park's 14 km of sandy shoreline is described as the longest freshwater beach in the world. Endangered piping plovers nest in its dunes each spring. Kingfisher Cove sits on the river side, which is quieter than the busy beachfront.

The beach areas

The shore is split into numbered beach areas. Ontario Parks lists Beach Area 3 at 22nd Street North, the only spot where leashed dogs are allowed on a set section of beach; Beach Areas 4 and 5 with large playgrounds and bike paths; and Beach Area 6 on Shore Lane, the smallest.

Schools

The town lists four elementary schools: Birchview Dunes, Worsley and Wasaga Beach Public School (public board) and St. Noel Chabanel (Catholic board). Secondary students have travelled to Collingwood, Elmvale and Stayner, but Wasaga Beach's first high school, a Catholic K to 12 school and community hub, is set to open in September 2027, and the public board has funding for a 1,145 place secondary school targeted for 2029. Check school boundaries for your lot with each board.

Everyday life

Stonebridge Town Centre covers most errands, with restaurants, health services and a Walmart Supercentre among the 26 businesses the builder lists. In winter the Wasaga Nordic and Trail Centre rents cross country skis, snowshoes and fat bikes, and Blue Mountain Village is on Highway 26, 11 km west of Collingwood.

Getting around

Highway 26 runs east to Highway 400 in Barrie and west through Collingwood toward The Blue Mountains. Its four lane bypass from the Mosley Street roundabout toward Collingwood opened in 2012. County Road 92 links Wasaga Beach with Elmvale along the river.

A growing town

The Province says its infrastructure upgrades will prepare Wasaga Beach for more than 3,000 new homes, alongside a revitalized downtown and beachfront and a redeveloped Nancy Island Historic Site.