Coronation Park East

If it's New Year's Day, you are in the right place! Coronation Beach is home to Oakville's annual Polar Bear Dip. In the warmer months, this is a popular waterfront destination. It is a long beach, so the "east" and "west" ends are sampled separately. If the area looks a little different from its surroundings, that's because before it was a park, this site was a landfill. The smooth lawn and absence of mature trees are common signs of closed waste sites.

East Coronation Beach is east of a rocky projection that juts into the water. To the west is West Coronation Beach. The East Beach is a long stretch of coastline with smooth rocks. The West Beach contains a small section of fine sand and then mostly smooth rocks. Behind the beachfront is the Waterfront Trail that runs the length of the park. It is perfect for walking and running. There is a large playground, splash pad and sheltered picnic tables, as well as washroom facilities. A large sandpit is ideal for children and also for playing volleyball.

The park is dog friendly and dogs are allowed on leash.

The beaches are not lifeguarded.

There are two municipal parking lots, one small one servicing East Coronation Park and a larger one servicing West Coronation Park. Parking is free.

Photo by A Hunt

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Water Quality

Passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on August 31st, 2022. Lake Ontario Waterkeeper updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on September 2nd, 2022 at 12:58 PM.

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The Halton Region Public Health Department monitors recreational water quality at sites in this region. The sampling season starts in 5 and stops at the end of August 30. Water samples are collected weekly. Water at all sites is sampled for E. coli and Total coliform at all sites. The Halton Region Public Health Department issues beach advisories when the geometric mean concentration of at least five samples is at least 200 E. coli / 100 mL of water or when a single sample is at least 400 E. coli / 100 mL of water. This guideline comes from Canada’s Guidelines for Canadian Recreational Water Quality (2012). It is applied to beaches in Ontario in accordance with Ontario’s Recreational Water Protocol, 2018. Prior to 2018 beaches in Ontario were posted when the geometric mean of 5 samples collected within a 30-day period exceeded 100 E. coli / 100 mL of water. Results are posted to Swim Guide as soon as lab results are available. They are also available at http://www.halton.ca/cms/One.aspx?portalId=8310&pageId=120451.

In Swim Guide, a beach is marked Green when the geometric mean of at least 5 samples is below 200 E. coli/100 mL water and each individual sample concentration is below 400 E.coli / 100 mL. A beach is marked Red when the results are equal to or above a geometric mean of 200 E. coli / 100 mL water and/or 400 E. coli / 100 mL. A beach is marked Grey when there are no current results or there is no available information. The Ministry of the Environment F-5-5 Procedure says that a clean beach is open at least 95% of the swimming season, even if it is near a sewage pipe or combined sewer outfall. This rule applies to every place that is public, accessible, and feels like a good place to swim. When all else fails, the Ontario Environmental Protection Act strongly states that no one can interfere with the use that you can make of a public waterway - like swimming! DISCLAIMER: Historical data from 2017 and prior reflect the previous Ontario standard of a geometric mean of ? 100 E. coli /100 mL. Historical data from 2018 onward reflect the new Ontario Operational Approaches for Recreational Water Guideline, 2018: Geometric mean concentration 200 E. coli/ 100 mL and single-sample maximum concentration of 400 E. coli /100 mL.

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