Welcome to Saugeen Shores, "the Sun's Favourite Destination", consisting of the amalgamated municipalities of Port Elgin, Southampton and Saugeen Township. Located on the beautiful shoreline of Lake Huron, in Ontario Canada, you'll find warm hospitality, natural beauty and all the amenities you could ask for. Your adventure of a lifetime is waiting on our shores; Saugeen Shores, the home of Port Elgin, truly a family destination and historic Southampton, the oldest port on the Bruce Coast.
We invite you to experience hours of fun and enjoyment. Start your day at any one of our quality golf courses, lure a salmon in our fresh water or just relax on our clean sandy beaches. Enjoy a hike on our many local trails and take in one of our breathtaking world famous sunsets. Ride on a miniature steam train along our waterfront while enjoying an ice cream. Have lunch on a patio or dine in one of our casual fine dining establishments. Take a guided tour to Chantry Island, where you can climb the 105 steps to the top of the lighthouse and then relax on the brief boat ride back to shore. If relaxation is your priority, sample a band shell concert, dinner theatre, outdoor flea market, car show, antique show, or take a trip back in time at the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre. Throughout the year, facilities such as our indoor pool, new community complex and fitness centres all contribute to make us a great year round destination. If you enjoy the cold, why not hit our trails for snowmobiling, snowshoeing or cross country skiing. For all your shopping needs, our two main streets offer a wide variety of quaint shops, department stores, restaurants and services for all, seven days a week, year round!
Special events like our award winning premiere festival, Port Elgin Pumpkinfest held annually the first weekend in October offers something for everyone with over 45 events and activities and also featuring the largest two day car show in Ontario. This event attracts Guiness World Record Giant vegetables to our weigh-off competition. We promise that the festival holds something to attract and fascinate everyone. Join us weekly throughout the summer for beach carnivals or bandshell concerts at the beach or Fairy Lake. Camp at MacGregor Point Provincial Park and enjoy their annual Huron Fringe Birding Festival. Test your fishing skills at our Chantry Chinook Classic Fishing Derby or take in any of our Fireworks displays held on Victoria Day, Canada Day and Labour Day evenings. Jazz it up at our Canadian Big Band Celebration. You can take in an art class at the Southampton Art School or a horse drawn carriage ride through Historic Southampton. Teens can ride the BMX Track near the Community Complex and adults and children can discover how clean electricity is made at the Bruce Power Visitor's Centre. Play mini-golf, tennis, go rollerblading along the shore or simply relax, unwind and breathe the clean fresh air off the lake
Saugeen Shores will become your home away from home, like it has for so many. Create those lasting memories, join us in Saugeen Shores.
