lhousesoccer Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Next summer, I want to hook up with my brother and his family at an eastern Ontario provincial park. He has a 26-foot camper trailer, and I have my fishing boat. So camper facilities is a must (hydro, water, sewer), and it needs to be on a great lake for fishing and boating. We both have small children (4 to 10), so beaches for the kids would be a plus. At first, I thought we'd check out the St. Lawrence River. But guess what? No provincial parks on the SLR. I thought that was strange. There are a couple on eastern Lake Ontario, but we don't know anything about them. My brother always camps north (Sudbury, Sault, Superior etc.). But I live out of province to the east, and we want to meet somewhere halfway. Any suggestions? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bailey Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 At first, I thought we'd check out the St. Lawrence River. But guess what? No provincial parks on the SLR. There are parks, but they are run by a separate entity known as the St. Lawrence Parks Commission, you can find info on their facilities at this link. I haven't stayed at one myself so I can't give recommendations, but since you were looking forward to being in that area you should be able to find someplace you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhousesoccer Posted August 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Perfect! I had no idea about the SLR Parks Commission. I just figured Ontario Parks would run all provincial park type parks. Ivy Lea looks like the type of park I'm looking for. Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bailey Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 You're more than welcome. Now have fun and don't forget to post pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pangle Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Next summer, I want to hook up with my brother and his family at an eastern Ontario provincial park. He has a 26-foot camper trailer, and I have my fishing boat. So camper facilities is a must (hydro, water, sewer), and it needs to be on a great lake for fishing and boating. We both have small children (4 to 10), so beaches for the kids would be a plus. At first, I thought we'd check out the St. Lawrence River. But guess what? No provincial parks on the SLR. I thought that was strange. There are a couple on eastern Lake Ontario, but we don't know anything about them. My brother always camps north (Sudbury, Sault, Superior etc.). But I live out of province to the east, and we want to meet somewhere halfway. Any suggestions? Thanks! The SLR fall under Canadian National Parks, such as Banff, Jasper, Bruce Peninsula etc.... there are a few National parks in Ontario. Look under Parks Canada. There are camping opportunities on actual islands in the St Law..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckjack Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 I've stayed at Riverside a couple of times, and my sister goes there a few times every summer. They have quite a few fully serviced sites, but the nicest sites are right on the water. My only complaint with this place is the same complaint heard all around these parts, too much Goose poop. http://www.stlawrenceparks.com/rc.htm Shoot me a PM if you'd like recommendations for the non-serviced sites we've really liked. We've even pulled a few nice bass out of the small inlet by the boat launch. The Long Sault Parkway is really nice but it's so close to my house I've never bothered camping there. The beaches are really nice in the parkway assuming they are open...too much bacteria from ... once again, the geese. If you book online you can also get discounted tickets to some of the local attractions, Upper Canada Village, Fort Henry (not really local), and some others. Bring clubs if you like golf, Upper Canada golf course is fantastic and cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darsky Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Charleston Lake PP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Charleston Lake is a fantastic park and the fishing is great, I have also stayed at Ivy Lea and agin its a great park as well, especially for trailers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSM Posted August 22, 2010 Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 Ditto for Charleston......nicest lake in Eastern Ontario IMO! Great campground too! Very popular park, so be sure to reserve 5 months in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bow slayer Posted August 22, 2010 Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 Ditto for Charleston......nicest lake in Eastern Ontario IMO! Great campground too! Very popular park, so be sure to reserve 5 months in advance! I just spent sometime this past week in a few eastern ontario PPs. Bon Echo is a very nice park,lots to do but also very popular. Bonnechere is a small park but has very nice sites an awesome beach and good fishing. Sharbot Lake was a disappointment.too close to the highway,very noisy anda lot of very poor sites. Out of these I would reccommend either Bon Echo or Bonnechere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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