Canal Beach is CLOSED until the 2025 season.
Located at 190 Maxwell Road in Canal, Canal Beach is popular for locals and visitors to our area. You may not find much mention of Canal Beach in tourism brochures as it is one of the area’s best keep secrets.
The Beach offers a playground, changing rooms and a wash closet (porta-potty/outhouse). The sand has a pinkish color to it owing to the area being rich in red/pink granite. The waters of the Lake Utopia offer a refreshing place to cool off while not being too cold.
The nearby public boat ramp offers a spot for boaters to put their boats into Lake Utopia.
NOTE: The Canteen is not open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Blue-Green Algae
Canal Beach remains open for swimming. Though Lake Utopia is at risk of blue-green algae, Public Health has not advised us of any blooms at this time.
For more information about blue-green algae at Canal Beach/Lake Utopia visit gnb.ca/algae.
Beach Hours
- Monday to Friday
9:00am to 9:00pm - Saturday & Sunday
10:00am to 9:00pm
Please note that the gate is opened/closed (locked) each day outside of the hours of operation.
Any vehicle inside of the gate at the time of gate closure will remain there until the gate is open the following day.
Beach Rules
- NO Glass or Breakable Items
- NO Overnight Camping or Parking
- NO Littering
Please use Garbage Bins - NO Lifeguard on Duty
Use at Own Risk - Use of Alcohol, Tobacco, and/or Cannabis is Prohibited
- Dogs must be Leashed
Clean Up after Your Pet - NO Fires Allowed
- In Emergency – Call 9-1-1
The beach opens for the season on the first Saturday of June
and closes the third Monday of September.
