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Open Labor Day Weekend and Perchfest
10:00 am - 8:00 pm (weather permitting)
Park Information | Courtesy And Safety |
Hours |
Amenities |
Parking
Directions |
Kayak Rentals |
Beach Program Flyers
2008 Triathlon - Kayak/Triathlon | Paddle Fest 2008
2008 Beach Flyer | 2008 Aquatic Adventures Flyer
Flyers are in PDF format. Acrobat Reader required to view.
Park Information
 301 Huntington Beach Drive
Fairport Harbor, Ohio 44077
(440) 639-9972 (May - September)
This 21-acre lakefront park features a beach with a gradual slope and sandy bottom. Recreational opportunities on the waterfront include kayaking, canoeing, sailing, boating, camps, and special beach programs/festivals.
The historic Fairport Harbor Lighthouse and Marine Museum next to the park is available for tours. Call (440) 354-4825 to arrange a lighthouse visit.
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Courtesy and Safety
- Our parks serve as sanctuaries to both wildlife and people. Please help keep our parks clean to protect and preserve our natural resources and wildlife.
- Please put your litter in containers provided.
- Please do not bring glass containers to the beach.
- Fires must be contained within grills provided.
- No alcohol is permitted.
- Please keep amplified music at a reasonable level.
- Supervise your children, both in the water and on land.
- Swim only in the designated swim area.
- For your safety, flotation devices are not permitted in the swim area.
- Lifejackets are available at the concession stand free of charge.
- Park opens at sunrise and closes one half-hour after sunset.
- Dogs must be on a leash and are allowed only on the paved parking lot and in the designated dog swim area.
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Park Hours: Sunrise to ½ hour past sunset
Beach Hours: The beach at Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park opens for the 2008 season on Memorial Day Weekend beginning Saturday, May 24. The beach opens daily beginning
June 7 through August 24. The beach will also be open Labor Day Weekend August 30 - September 1 and PerchFest September 5 - 7. Gates open, lifeguards are on duty and the concession stand is open from 10 am to 8 pm, weather dependent.
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Amenities
Accessible restrooms, changing rooms and shower facilities; picnic area and pavilion with grills, drinking fountain, playground, volleyball courts, and a Surf Chair (all-terrain wheelchair for use by visitors with physical disabilities). Food concession stand is open daily, weather permitting, from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day.
Recreational programs and themed children's birthday parties are offered. For more information, call Karen Reis at (440) 256-2126.
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Parking
A $2 parking fee applies to Lake County residents (ID required); $3 for out-of-county residents. Season parking passes are available for $25 for Lake County residents and $35 for out-of-county residents. The park may be accessed free of charge by walk-in patrons who park elsewhere.
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Directions
Take Rt. 2 to the Fairport Harbor/Richmond Street exit and go north to the light at the Richmond Street/Rt. 283 intersection. Proceed north (straight) for about 1/4 mile to High Street. Turn right on High Street and proceed to Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park entrance.
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Kayak Rentals:
- Single: $10 per hour
- Double: $15 per hour
- Ages 16 and over
15 and under must be accompanied by an adult
Call (440) 639-9972 for availability
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Beach Programs
Flyers are in PDF format. Acrobat Reader required to view.
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