A Beautiful Walk in Whites Bay Park, Collingwood, Ontario

 Harbourfront, Collingwood

Collingwood is where we spend a lot of our vacation time. It is a popular place for skiers in the winter as it is close to Blue Mountains. We have spent numerous winters holidays here.

This is one of the few years that we are here for a vacation in the warmer season.

Whites Bay Trail - Part of the Collingwood trail network

We are taking advantage of the nice weather and enjoying the many beautiful parks and trails in the Georgian region.

White's Bay Park, Collingwood

The first trail we went on was the Heather Pathway located in the White's Bay Park which is right in town.

Hiking the trail along the harbour front

 It was a nice sunny mild day perfect for walking and hiking on trails.

As it was a week day morning, the trail was very quiet with a handful of people enjoying this path.

A good view of the Blue Mountain on the trail

 There is a beautiful broad walk leading to a rocky shoreline with a great view of the Blue Mountain ski runs on the left side and the bay harbour on our right.

Lots of benches for resting on the boardwalk

Unlike many trails where it may not be easy to find a place to rest, this boardwalk has many benches for hikers to sit and enjoy the lovely scenery..

Our favourite spot to sit and rest on the Heather Pathway

There is a beautiful spot shaded by trees which we particularly enjoyed.

A sign on the bench gave us a glimpse of the person to whom this bench was dedicated as it has the name, the date and it read:

'My Mistress" The Bay" Is where I Lay.'

This person must have loved this place very much.











There was  an abundance of wild life activities going on in the park

We saw many wildlife on our walk: birds of different species, water snake trying to warm itself on the rock, turtles sunning itself, and swans swimming and fishing in the water.










I love rocks and we found huge rocks of different colours, shapes and sizes gracing this peaceful landscape.

We went around looking at the different rocks, admiring their beauty and natural formations.










There were so much to see, and enjoy.

I lied down on the rocks listening to the pounding sounds of the waves against the rocks wishing that I could just stay there.











Meanwhile my friends tried to figure out the types of interesting rocks found from the rock piles.

The Whites' Bay Park is an accessible, beautiful park free to all residents and visitors to the city of Collingwood.

Out for a Day Trip in Collingwood with Friends

We are glad that we discovered this wonderful park on our visit this time and had a marvelous time there!

R.T.
Whites Bay Park
Collingwood, Ontario