Horseshoe Lake

Horseshoe Lake supports boating, paddling, fishing and public beach recreation. Horseshoe Lake Beach includes a sandy beach, swim raft, picnic tables and playground equipment, while the public launch at Allan Crescent provides boat access. The protected northern arm can also be approached from the lake by boat (Seguin Township, n.d.-a; Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, 2004).

Seguin Township maintains a public gravel boat launch and dock at 7B Allan Crescent. Horseshoe Lake’s irregular shoreline, islands and narrower northern waters provide a mix of open cruising and more enclosed boating areas. Unlike lakes with managed navigation systems, Horseshoe Lake’s water level is not regulated (Seguin Township, n.d.-b; Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, 2016).

Horseshoe Lake supports a warm- and cool-water fish community led by smallmouth bass, largemouth bass and northern pike. Yellow perch, cisco, rock bass and several smaller species are also documented. The lake is not currently stocked, and historic efforts to manage it for lake trout were discontinued after poor assessment results (Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, 2016).

Horseshoe Lake Beach provides a public sandy beach, swim raft, picnic tables, playground equipment and seasonal washroom facilities. This gives the lake a more accessible public swimming option than many smaller cottage lakes where swimming is centred almost entirely around private shorelines (Seguin Township, n.d.-a).