Sandy Beach Lake Regional Park Public Beach

Lloydminster, Saskatchewan
Managed by North Saskatchewan Riverkeeper

Sandy Beach is a small beach located in Sandy Beach Regional Park. It is a small lake, but the park is densely populated with cottage owners, campers and recreational users. Most of the perimeter has private cabins with their own docks. The beach is made of fine golden sand and is short in length but suits the small size of the lake. The lake bottom is also sandy but drops off quickly after a few meters. The beach is easily accessible from highway 3 and the park is well marked with signs. There is ample parking within the park and the beach is easily accessible from the parking lot.

The water was clear and there were few weeds only observable a few meters off the beach. There is no designated swimming area and all swimming is unsupervised. There is a public dock but it was out of the water early in the season, and the park also has a boat launch available nearby.

The parking lot is in a large recreational space meant for day use. The area contains picnic tables with firepits, basketball courts, and overnight campsites as well. This area also has washroom and trash facilities as well as a store and a golf course. A short path leads to the beach area, which has a day use gazebo and picnic tables. There are also slides installed from the shoreline into the water, and further out a series of diving boards are installed in the deeper water! There are change houses as well as an outdoor shower for rinsing, which the park recommends because swimmers itch may be present in the lake.

To enter the park costs $8, or $40 for the year, which included entrance to all other Saskatchewan Regional Parks. Sandy Beach is a recreational users dream, and the beach is no different! The beach has all the features and nearby amenities to make it a fun place to spend a day.

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COVID-19

Keep your distance from other people.

Practicing social distancing is essential right now. Follow the advice of the health experts. If your community has asked that you remain indoors and away from others, do so. Heading to the beach should only be considered an option if social distancing practices can be followed. Spending a day in any crowded place is the worst thing we can do for our most vulnerable right now and will counter the efforts to curb the virus’ spread.

For more information, please visit the World Health Organization public resource on COVID-19.

Water Quality
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  • Current Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample. North Saskatchewan Riverkeeper updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available.
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Monitoring Frequency

Sandy Beach Lake Regional Park Public Beach is sampled from July 1st from September 1st.

Source Information

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Health monitors freshwater beaches across the province of Saskatchewan. Water samples at this beach are processed by the Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory.

Beaches are monitored at varying frequencies for E. Coli and cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) from the end of June to the end of August. There are weekly reports on the beaches’ recreational water quality results posted on the Healthy Beach Program website from July to early September.

Water quality is monitored in accordance with the Guidelines for Canadian Recreational Water Quality under Saskatchewan’s Healthy Beach Program.

The levels of E. coli are measured using the most probable number methodology. High levels of E. coli can indicate faecal contamination, which poses human health risks for gastrointestinal illnesses, as well as ear, nose, and throat infections. In accordance with the guidelines, a beach is marked green when a single sample result is less than 400 E. coli organisms in 100 milliliters of water or the geometric mean of five samples is less than or equal to 200 E. coli per 100 milliliters of water. A beach is marked red when a single sample results has greater than 400 E. coli per 100 ml of water.

The Government of Saskatchewan advises to avoid swimming and in-water activities during water quality advisories. There will be warning signs at the beaches with poor water quality results until the risk to public health is resolved.

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Sandy Beach Lake Regional Park Public Beach

Lloydminster, Saskatchewan
Managed by North Saskatchewan Riverkeeper
COVID-19

Keep your distance from other people.

Practicing social distancing is essential right now. Follow the advice of the health experts. If your community has asked that you remain indoors and away from others, do so. Heading to the beach should only be considered an option if social distancing practices can be followed. Spending a day in any crowded place is the worst thing we can do for our most vulnerable right now and will counter the efforts to curb the virus’ spread.

For more information, please visit the World Health Organization public resource on COVID-19.

Water Quality
  • No data available
  • Current Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample. North Saskatchewan Riverkeeper updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available.
For water quality icon legend, click:  
Current Weather
13°C
Chance of heavy rain

Sandy Beach is a small beach located in Sandy Beach Regional Park. It is a small lake, but the park is densely populated with cottage owners, campers and recreational users. Most of the perimeter has private cabins with their own docks. The beach is made of fine golden sand and is short in length but suits the small size of the lake. The lake bottom is also sandy but drops off quickly after a few meters. The beach is easily accessible from highway 3 and the park is well marked with signs. There is ample parking within the park and the beach is easily accessible from the parking lot.

The water was clear and there were few weeds only observable a few meters off the beach. There is no designated swimming area and all swimming is unsupervised. There is a public dock but it was out of the water early in the season, and the park also has a boat launch available nearby.

The parking lot is in a large recreational space meant for day use. The area contains picnic tables with firepits, basketball courts, and overnight campsites as well. This area also has washroom and trash facilities as well as a store and a golf course. A short path leads to the beach area, which has a day use gazebo and picnic tables. There are also slides installed from the shoreline into the water, and further out a series of diving boards are installed in the deeper water! There are change houses as well as an outdoor shower for rinsing, which the park recommends because swimmers itch may be present in the lake.

To enter the park costs $8, or $40 for the year, which included entrance to all other Saskatchewan Regional Parks. Sandy Beach is a recreational users dream, and the beach is no different! The beach has all the features and nearby amenities to make it a fun place to spend a day.

Get directions to this beach
  • Report Pollution
Monitoring Frequency

Sandy Beach Lake Regional Park Public Beach is sampled from July 1st from September 1st.

Source Information

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Health monitors freshwater beaches across the province of Saskatchewan. Water samples at this beach are processed by the Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory.

Beaches are monitored at varying frequencies for E. Coli and cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) from the end of June to the end of August. There are weekly reports on the beaches’ recreational water quality results posted on the Healthy Beach Program website from July to early September.

Water quality is monitored in accordance with the Guidelines for Canadian Recreational Water Quality under Saskatchewan’s Healthy Beach Program.

The levels of E. coli are measured using the most probable number methodology. High levels of E. coli can indicate faecal contamination, which poses human health risks for gastrointestinal illnesses, as well as ear, nose, and throat infections. In accordance with the guidelines, a beach is marked green when a single sample result is less than 400 E. coli organisms in 100 milliliters of water or the geometric mean of five samples is less than or equal to 200 E. coli per 100 milliliters of water. A beach is marked red when a single sample results has greater than 400 E. coli per 100 ml of water.

The Government of Saskatchewan advises to avoid swimming and in-water activities during water quality advisories. There will be warning signs at the beaches with poor water quality results until the risk to public health is resolved.

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