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Wasaga Beach
Ontario, Canada · North America
About Wasaga Beach
Wasaga Beach sits on the route: 25 minutes from Elmvale.
Wasaga Beach is in Ontario, Canada, with about 21,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Elmvale, about 14 km away.
Wasaga Beach (or simply Wasaga) is a town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. Situated along the longest freshwater beach in the world, it is a popular summer tourist destination. It is located at the southern end of Nottawasaga Bay (a sub-bay of Georgian Bay) approximately 150 km (93 mi) north of Toronto and about 40Read more
km (25 mi) northwest of Barrie. To the west, Collingwood and The Blue Mountains also attract visitors much of the year. The town is situated along a very long sandy beach partly between the bay and the Nottawasaga River. The beaches are part of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park; the park area totals 168 hectares (420 acres). Wasaga Beach has a year-round population of 24,862 as of 2021, but during the summer months the population increases with many seasonal residents.
The economy has struggled for some years, particularly since a major fire in late November 2007 destroyed many of the stores. It depends on tourists in an area where the primary shopping season is three to four months per year. In March 2017, the town passed its Downtown Development Master Plan, a 20-year strategy for significant redevelopment of the tourist area and adding a downtown to the business area. The goal is to improve tourism, diversify the economy, and get beyond its "party town" image.
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Wasaga Beach is in Ontario, Canada, about 14 km from Elmvale.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 20,675
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Canada
- Region
- Ontario
- Timezone
- America/Toronto
- Coordinates
- 44.5168, -80.0164
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CAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Winter tyres mandatory in Quebec December–March.
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