As Tuesday was such a beautiful day we decided to begin our PEI beach junkets.
These beaches are all in the PEI National Park on the north shore.
It’s important to note that in July and August there is an admittance fee to enter the National Parks.
And please remember:
All the beaches in the PEI National Park are part of a protected area so you are to stay on the designated trails and boardwalks. And no pets are allowed.
Brackley Beach
What a wonderful beach just a 15-20 minute drive (depending on the traffic or how fast you drive 😉) from Charlottetown. Brackley is a wheelchair accessible beach and I’ve read that a special beach wheelchair with fat tires can be booked ahead through the visitor centre but I haven’t seen it.
Here:
* large parking lot
* washrooms, showers, and change facilities in the beach complex
* outdoor shower to quickly rinse off the sand
* beautiful, pristine, supervised beach
There is a long expanse of beach for your enjoyment.
Travelling along the Gulf Shore Parkway we come to beaches 2-5
Shaw’s Beach
Another lovely beach. And a bit quieter than the main Brackley Beach.
Here:
* roadside parking
* no washrooms
* unsupervised beach
Covehead
The Covehead Harbour Lighthouse leads you to a quiet, fairly secluded beach.
As there are 63 lighthouses on PEI this will be the first of many that we’ll share.
Here:
* small amount of roadside parking
* no washrooms
* unsupervised beach
But
There’s more to be found here. There’s deep sea fishing, an ice cream shop, and several eateries. Our supper was at Richard’s Fresh Seafood. https://richardsfreshseafood.com/
As this was early June there was no line up but in the summer there can be quite a wait. But it’s well worth the wait.
Every summer we make it a necessary stop – usually more than once. Yum Yum. We’ve tried lots of fish and chips all over PEI and this is our absolute, hands down, favourite. To us no where else even comes close. As my mother would have said, ” It’s some good.”
If you haven’t tried this eatery then you should.
There’s a view of the harbour and some times you’ll see teenagers jumping off the side into the water. (Even though I don’t know if they’re supposed to.) 
After our meal we usually walk down to the water and enjoy a cup of tea.
Ahhh. Pure delight.
Ross Lane Beach
Continuing along the parkway from the Covehead Harbour Lighthouse it’s a 2 km. drive to this beach. I’m sure you’re going to get tired of me saying they’re lovely beaches, but they really are.
Here:
* parking lot
* washrooms
* online it says this is supervised but I thought it said unsupervised when we were there so I’m not sure.
Stanhope Beach
Back in my teenage years, and boy was that a long time ago, this is the beach where we usually went. Oh my. Did we have fun back then. I’m wondering if as many visitors go here as to Brackley Beach. They should. It offers so much.
This is a wonderful beach and you can walk for what seems forever in either direction. What a treat.
Here:
* parking lot
* washrooms, showers, and change facilities in the beach complex (similar to Brackley Beach)
* scenic look out
* picnic areas (one with a small stove)
* children’s playground
* supervised beach
What a fantastic day we had and this is just the beginning.
Can’t wait to continue sharing more of our beautiful island beaches with you.
Debi's Junket Journal 