Lawrencetown Beach Provincial Park

There’s one place that never changes: Lawrencetown Beach. If there are waves, winter or summer, I always get out for a surf. It always brings back memories of being 15 and camping up on the point with my buds and a girl I had a crush on, only to unzip my tent and see perfect little glassy waves bending around the cliff—empty for the taking. Just me and my gang.

Check out Lawrencetown Surf Co. and Kannon Beach surf shops. One is modern and slick; the other has the down-home grit and classic surf-shop vibes. I love both shops and the people who started them dearly.