If you only want to see the Burlington Waterfront follow the directions that the other Trip Advisory's have given you. After you see the Burlington Waterfront and you want to see more, travel along Lakeshore to Maple Street, turn left at the light and stay on Lakeshore which becomes Eastport Drive. If you stay on Eastport it will take you all the way along the waterfront. Keep to the left when you reach Beach Blvd and keep driving on Beach. Hutchins is a great place to dine and a good place to walk along the shore. Parking is free. You can actually walk right along the waterway into Hamilton. If you don't stop for lunch or dinner at Hutchins reward yourself with an ice-cream before you head home. A fast way to get back to the QEW is to drive west (left turn) out the parking lot and until you see signs for Hwy #20 which will take you to the QEW. Maybe 5-8 minutes from Hutchins parking lot Hope you enjoy, we usually do.

On a weekday, go early if you can. Drive along Lakeshore Rd and pass the new stop lights by the hospital. After that look on your left hand side for public washroom building and there are lots of parking spaces on the left hand side all along that route of the beach. There are some picnic tables around, bring folding chairs so you can sit right on water edge and watch the kids too. It is a wonderful location, for quiet or fun and they try their best to keep the beach clean. Love going there...lots of families go tjere for the day.

You can park at Spencer Smith Park and pay in the meter lot however if you drive a bit further down Lakeshore Drive towards Eastport Drive then you will find several free parking lots to access the trail. If your main plan is to visit downtown Burlington and the waterfront then park at Spencer Smith and you will have close access to the downtown area. If your main purpose is to walk/bike/roller blade then I would recommend the free parking and skip Spencer Smith Park to avoid the crowds.