Redtail Golf Course

Port Stanley sits on the north shore of Lake Erie, about 40 minutes south of London, Ontario — a small beach town that draws summer crowds to its sandy shoreline and the kind of unhurried pace that southern Ontario's lake country does well. Redtail Golf Course takes its name from the red-tailed hawks that patrol this part of Erie's northern plain, a region of open farmland and river valleys that shaped much of the inland course architecture in this corner of the province.

Lake Erie's proximity means the weather here plays its own game. Prevailing winds off the water shift direction and strength throughout a round, turning what looks straightforward on a card into something more demanding in practice. That exposure is part of the appeal for golfers who find heavily treed, wind-sheltered layouts a little too forgiving.

As an 18-hole par-72 in a genuinely scenic stretch of Elgin County, Redtail offers a regional getaway that feels removed from the city without requiring a long drive — solid value for London-area golfers looking to escape the urban course rotation.