The provincial parks made it easy to cancel and get all your money back since some covid restrictions were still in effect. As usual booking five months in advance for Provincial Parks is a challenge, but not reserving a site means you definitely are not going. After a year and half of this S#!*. I need to get away.
Below is a list of camp locations we have visited or considered in the past few years. If the border stays close Agawa Bay is probably too far.
If you have been to a campground and it’s not on our list please send me an Email with a description and the things you liked about it. If you provide information it may encourage others to pick this campground. If you haven’t been to a campground but want to suggest one. Research it a bit and send me what you found. We are always looking for new suggestions?
If I get any new suggestions with info about the area or the campground I will forward that info to our members and add it to the list.
When it comes time to ask for votes : we will use a google form like this.
March 8th will be the earliest and best chance to book a site at a provincial park.
-= John and the WECCC Executive.
Current possible sites – what new locations do you propose?
Charleston Lake Provincial Park (CLPP)
Link: https://www.
Travel: 6.5hrs 671km from Windsor.
Facilities: 236 campsites. 107 electric. 4 yurts
Water access: The lake has 75km of shoreline with many small islands to explore and rocky bluffs. Breath taking views and lots of wildlife to see. Picnic areas to paddle to in various locations throughout the lake. Portions of Running’s Bay and Slim Bay are designated motorboat-free. 2 portages available. 45 min from Lake Ontario. 23 min to St. Lawrence River (Rockport).
Things to Do: 7 trails 1.7km-10km, visitor center, boat tours
Closest town: Gananoque 30 kms
Last WECCC Camped: 2020
Peterborough – Possible Campgrounds: Beavermead Campground, Emily Provincial Park, other private campground (EPP)
Link: https://www.
Travel: 5 hours from Windsor.
Water access: Trent waterway, Pigeon Lake. Kawartha Lakes. Sturgeon lake. Buckhorn Lake and more.
Things to do: hiking – TransCanada trail nearby. Things to do in Peterborough. Canadian Canoe Museum. Riverside zoo. Petroglyphs Prov. Park. The Locks
Last WECCC camped: 2019
Killarney Provincial Park (KlPP)
Link: https://www.
Travel: 7.5hrs 730km from Windsor
Facilities: 109 campsites no electric sites. 6 yurts sleep 6 people each. Also nearby is Roucher Rouge campground.
Water access: George Lake Campground – with access to beaches, trails, kayaking.
On the south side of the park access is via Bell Lake, Johnnie Lake, Carlyle Lake and George Lake and Chikanishing Creek provides access to Georgian Bay. The new Killarney Lakelands and Headwaters area is easily accessed via Willisville (south of Espanola). 13 min to Georgian Bay. portaging available.
Things to do: hiking 2-60km. bike trails. Killarney and Willisville areas are 2+ hours apart by road. There would be VERY long portages I would think. The Killarney village area you have access to Phillip Edward Island in Lake Huron which is an absolutely gorgeous kayaking area with many beautiful islands.
Closest town: Killarney 15 mins
Last WECCC Camped: 2018
Killbear Provincial Park (KbPP)
Link: https://www.
Travel: 6hrs 595km from Windsor.
Facilities: 881 campsites. 252 electric
Water access: 2 boat launches. easy walk to 3km beach. 12km of shoreline in park. 14 min from snug harbour marina. on Georgian Bay. rugged rocky shoreline.
Things to do: 4 trails 30 min – 3 hrs. boat tours. visitor centre.
Closest town: Parry Sound 15 km
Last WECCC Camped: 2017
BonEcho Provincial Park (BEPP)
Link: https://www.
Travel: 5-6 hours from Windsor
Facilities: 500+ campsites. 130 electric.
Water access: Launch from campground beach
Things to do: hiking
Closest town: 10 km to Cloyne
Last WECCC Camped: 2016
Orillia – Bass Lake Provincial Park (BLPP)
Link: https://www.
Travel: 5 hrs 466km from Windsor.
Facilities: Four different campgrounds with a total of 182 sites – 90 with electrical, 3 group camp sites
Water access: Launch on to Bass Lake (small lake with about 11 km shoreline – mostly private), Lake Simcoe near by, sections of Georgian bay 30 min – 1 hr away
Things to do: 2.8 km hiking trails
Closest town: Orillia 10 mins
Last WECCC Camped: ?
Thousand Islands – Ivy Lea KOA (IL1K)
Link: https://koa.com/
(Landon Bay Center Campground is now a Bio Reserve and no longer has camping.)
Travel: 6.25 hrs 650km from Windsor.
Facilities: 125 campsites, 75 electric sites. cabins also available.
Water access: campground is not on the water but there are 6 put ins with a 45 min drive on the St. Lawrence River.
Things to do: hiking , pool, organized children’s activities, boat tours, pool, bike trails
Closest town: Gananoque 10 mins
Last WECCC Camped: ?
Agawa Bay Campground – Lake Superior Provincial Park (LSPP)
Link: http://www.
Travel: 6.5hrs 701km driving through USA. 12 hrs 1159km driving through Canada.
Facilities:
Water access: Launch from campground beach. Drive to Launch at; Sinclair Cove – Pictographs, Old Women’s Bay – high cliffs, Kathreen’s Cove – Bathtub Island, Gargantua Harbour.
Things to do: hiking trails .5 to advanced. outdoor theater. visitor center. Group Camping available.
Closest town: Wawa – 1hr 90km
Last WECCC Camped: ?
Algonquin Provincial Park (APP)
Link: https://www.
Travel: 6hrs 600km from Windsor
Facilities:
Mew Lake: 131 sites, electric – 7 Yurts
Pog Lake: 286 sites, electrical
Tea Lake: 42 sites, no electric
Rock Lake: 121 sites, electric
Lake Of Two Rivers: 241 sites, electric
Canisbay Lake: 242 sites
Water Access: launches from each campground. 6 other launch sites. Opeongo is a bigger lake. Portaging available.
Things to do: over 10 hiking trails throughout Algonquin. 3 bike trails. Visitor Centre. Logging Museum. Art Centre.
Closest town: Huntsville 1hr
Last Camped: ?
Samuel De Champlain Provincial Park (SDCPP)
Link: https://www.
Travel: 7hrs 712km from Windsor.
Facilities: 74 sites all electric. 137 sites – 20 electric
Babawasse Campground and/or Jingwakoki Campground and/or Neiashi group campsite.
The Neiashi group campsite offers tent and trailer camping in a remote setting away from the car campground area.
Water access: Moore Lake has marsh areas and resident wildlife. Long Lake offers tall majestic cliffs. 15 min to Pimisi Bay (Mattawa River). Neiashi group campsite is on the Amable du Fond river.
Things to do: 4 hiking trails
Closest town: Mattawa 15 mins
Last WECCC Camped: ?
St. Lawrence Parks (SLP)
Link: https://www.
Travel: 7.5hrs 758km from Windsor.
Facilities:
Ivy Lea Campground: 146 campsites and 4 Camper Cabins
Glengary Campground:
Long Sault parkway Campgrounds:
Farran Park Campground & Day-use:
Upper Canada Migratory Bird Sanctuary Campground:
Riverside-Cedar Campground:
Crylser Park Marina
Fort Henry, Boldt Castle, several boat tour operators and the picturesque Village of Rockport