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Old 03-03-2014, 06:39 PM   #1
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winter camping in ontario?

anyone know of any good places near the GTA (within 2-3 hours) that has winter camping, im looking to take the family on the march break for a few days in the new trailer, i just recently got laid off so im looking for something cheaper to do and thought taking the new trailer out for a quick run and test how good the climateshield is on the new eagle
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I was going to say Algonquin park but I looked it up and it appears there is no winter camping. My favorite campground is pinery provincial park although it's probably close to 3 hours for you on lake Huron. It is a gem and is open all year around with over 1000 campsites but limited to one area in the winter. We make sure we go at least once a year but usually in the spring when its quieter and theirs lots of bird migrating . Last spring we talked to a fellow who was camping in January and he stated he was the only one there that week but they do plow the road. Check out Ontarioparks website.
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ya i saw that one, i wanted something a little closer but i guess i have no real choice in it
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You won't regret going there and you might find yourself going back when the weather is nice care965. The cycling is the best with lots of paved windy roads and not to much of any hills making it easy to ride.
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Old 03-04-2014, 09:46 AM   #5
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Another one open all year is MacGregor Point Provincial Park. On Lake Huron, near Port Elgin.
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I think golden pond is open on the 401 at Putnam. I also think the koa at Milton is open
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it looked like the KOA was open, what are they like i have only done the provincial thing,

the thing i like about the provincials is the fact that the site are more secluded what are the KOA's like that way?
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it looked like the KOA was open, what are they like i have only done the provincial thing,

the thing i like about the provincials is the fact that the site are more secluded what are the KOA's like that way?
Secluded is the only reason I like the provincial thing. That along with the much more property (hiking,cycling, walking etc).If anyone knows of a koa or any private campground for that matter with those amenities I'd like to know too. There might be some in ontario I just don't know where they are. Of course camping with children you might like the private ones that have more activities related to them. Its all about trade offs sometimes.
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ok so KOA is like a private seasonal site

maybe mew lake will be better, i dont know what to do, the wife wants to do something with our son over march break and i work most of it so i was thinking taking off for the weekend on the friday
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I just googled Mew lake(Agonquin provincial park) on tripadviser. Wow,looks like you can,t go wrong there. Open in the winter and has lots of good reviews. That is one huge park the size of some small countrys. I would love to go to Algonquin some day but it is a bit of ride.
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where abouts in ontario do you live, its about 3 hours north of me and i live off the 401 an hour east of toronto
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We're close to Windsor, three hours west of Toronto. Last year we did a stop over at Earl Rowe provincial park and then up to Awenda provincial park. Awenda is also very nice and lots to do in Midland area. I,m now thinking of doing the stop over in Earl Rowe and up to Algonquin because I don't care about driving more than 4 or 5 hours a day.
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Your fortunate to be up that way, there is a lot of nice provincial parks within a couple of hours. We liked charlston lake and balsum lake when we were there years ago. I see they don't have winter camping.
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balsam and bon echo both seem to be my go to for camping, i want to try charlston this year

if you ever get a chance go to bon echo, it is gorgeous up there, if i could i would live up there
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We camped in Charleston lake provincial park with our son about twenty years ago in our funcraft camper van. When you go you might want to try renting one of their canoes on their lake. It all seemed so different for us to paddle up on the island shorelines where the ground was all flat solid stone and not mud or sand. I can still remember the scenery, very beautiful clean water and calm for canoeing.
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Now you got me wanting to go back up that way. I just hate the thought of driving through Toronto with our trailer. A stop over night at Earl Rowe on the way to bon echo would make a good diversion I guess.
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If your passing through toronto during the week try to do it for 10-11 in the morning seems to be the least traffic. And I have a 19 ft bowrider so i will spend most of my time on the lake. There was actually 1 site I wanted that is right on the lake and it looks like I can beach my boat there so that's the site I want
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Thanks, i'll keep that in mind. How is the 407 instead of 401, I know its a toll road but is it less stressful? I forgot how far away bon echo is for me. Might just stick to my original plan of stopping at Earl Rowe overnight and then up 400 to Algonquin instead of going to bon echo.
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Sorry to go off topic. We were planning your trip not mine.lol
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no worries, its got more interesting anyways, we may not go away now, the wife is not feeling that great

407 is not too bad but what i dont like is when you get stuck in traffic when you are paying to be on it, it generally only happens when there is an accident but it still sucks, you just have to know the off hours, and bon echo is only 2ish hours from me, so tops 5 hours from you, its worth the drive probably be more worth it if your going for a week or an extended long weekend

i tried sibbald point this summer as well, during the week it was great but was no fun on the weekend, too many idiots from the city
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