Barnet Park Beach, Calabogie

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Picnic blanket on the grass at a lakeside park, with a dog, paddleboard and swimmers
Calabogie · Barnet Park Beach
Sand.
Lake.
Float.
Fresh water · Calabogie Lake
Two minutes · on foot
Paddleboards · free to borrow

A sandy beach under the trees on Calabogie Lake, a two-minute walk from your door.

Barnet Park is the kind of beach you remember from childhood: a gentle slope into clear lake water, sand under the trees, a dock to jump off and a picnic table for whatever you brought. Bring a towel from your room and go.
Paddleboards, kayaks and life jackets are free for guests to borrow; ask at the desk and we will walk you down. The sauna is waiting when you get back.
Somewhere Inn Calabogie mug held up on a sandy beach, with a swimmer at the lake edge
Morning · 01 / 04

First swim

Coffee on the patio, then down the road before anyone else is up. The lake is glass in the morning and warmest from July to September.
Water
20–24°C in summer
Time
2 min walk
Two people paddling orange kayaks across a calm lake toward forested hills at dusk
Midday · 02 / 04

Out on the water

Borrow a paddleboard or kayak from the desk and put in at the beach. Calabogie Lake is big enough to lose an afternoon on, and calm in the bays.
Gear
Free to borrow
Time
All day
Toddler with a stick on a sandy lakeshore, a duck on the water and a paddleboarder beyond
Afternoon · 03 / 04

Sand, shade, a book

The beach sits under a canopy of trees, so there is shade at every hour. A dock to jump off, picnic tables, a slow read. Dogs welcome on leash.
Fire in a stone-ringed pit, with a guest holding a can of beer on a timber bench
Evening · 04 / 04

Then, the fire.

Walk back up the road with sand still on your feet. The sauna is hot, the plunge is cold and the fire pits are lit at dusk. Dinner is a glass of natural wine and a cheese board in the lobby, or On the Rocks, one kilometre around the lake.
Swim
Paddle
Sand
Fire
Good to know
Questions we get about the lake.
How far is the beach?
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Can I borrow a paddleboard?
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When is the water warm enough?
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Are dogs allowed?
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What else is on the water?
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