Canoeing/Kayaking

Fairview Park Camping & Marina

15 RV Sites, 4 Tent Sites, 2 Cottages

Fairview Park Camping & Marina in North Bay, ON, offers 15 full-hookup RV sites, 1 cottage, and 4 tent sites, with 20 and 30-amp service and room for rigs up to 80 feet. Sites come as back-ins and pull-thrus, each carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. At 80 feet the pull-thrus take a longer rig than nearly anything else in the region, though the 20 and 30-amp service means a rig wired for heavier draw will need an adapter and some load management. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, a dump station, and on-site dining cover the essentials. Pets are welcome. The marina is the anchor: boat slips, boat docks, a boat ramp, and a fishing pier put guests straight onto the water, with an outdoor pool, a hot tub and sauna, a beach, a pond, and swimming, paddling, fishing, and biking alongside. There's a casino on the property and golf nearby. The park sits along the Lavase River minutes from downtown North Bay, with Lake Nipissing opening up just beyond. Rates for sites, the cottage, and tent spots are on the booking page. Boat slips book separately — ask when you reserve.

from $30/night

Tiny Village Parry Sound

Tiny Village Parry Sound in Ontario, Canada, provides a distinctive lakeside and Georgian Bay camping retreat in the Parry Sound District of the Canadian Shield, where the famous Thirty Thousand Islands of Georgian Bay—the largest freshwater archipelago in the world—create a labyrinthine boating, kayaking, and canoeing environment of extraordinary natural beauty in a protected UNESCO Biosphere Reserve recognized as one of the most ecologically significant freshwater landscapes on Earth. Positioned in the landscape surrounding Parry Sound where the Canadian Shield's exposed Precambrian granite meets Georgian Bay's open water in an island-studded shoreline that Canadian summer cottage culture has treasured for over a century, the campground provides a natural gateway to one of Canada's most celebrated outdoor recreation environments. The campground's facility reflects the outdoor recreation and cottage-style character of Georgian Bay camping: a beach for swimming, boat docks for guest watercraft, boat ramp, boat rentals, kayak rentals for exploring the island passages of the Thirty Thousand Islands, a lake, showers, bathrooms, general store, firewood, walking trails, playground, and recreation center serve the practical and recreational needs of guests whose stays center on the bay's paddling and boating opportunities. Canoeing, kayaking, paddleboarding, volleyball, hiking, and the birding and wildlife watching that the Georgian Bay's protected shoreline consistently delivers provide organized and independent recreation across the full outdoor spectrum. The cabins accommodate guests seeking enclosed lakeside accommodations. Parry Sound's position on the eastern Georgian Bay shore provides the administrative and commercial center for the Thirty Thousand Islands corridor, where the Town of Parry Sound's waterfront, the Gateway to the 30,000 Islands cruise boat operation on Georgian Bay, and the Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts—home to the Festival of the Sound classical music festival each July—create a cultural and natural tourism infrastructure of surprising depth for a community of Parry Sound's size. The Canadian Shield's exposed granite outcrops, the silver-gray shores of Georgian Bay, and the boreal forest that frames every water view create the visual identity that the Group of Seven painters immortalized in the Canadian landscape painting tradition. The Georgian Bay Islands National Park, a 13,000-hectare park protecting 63 Georgian Bay islands and the Beausoleil Island's full range of Georgian Bay ecology, provides the most pristine and accessible wilderness island camping in the Thirty Thousand Islands corridor through a water-access-only park that rewards paddlers and boaters with complete island solitude. The Killbear Provincial Park on the Parry Sound peninsula provides developed beach and hiking access to Georgian Bay's granite headlands and the abundant wildlife that the park's Massasauga rattlesnake population, black bear community, and rich bird life represent in one of Ontario's most biologically diverse provincial parks. Tiny Village Parry Sound operates seasonally from late spring through early fall in the Georgian Bay's Canadian Shield climate, with the July and August summer season representing the peak of Georgian Bay's boating, paddling, and cottage culture when the Thirty Thousand Islands' warm bay water and the 18-hour northern summer days create ideal conditions for extended water recreation. The Festival of the Sound in July and the fall color season through late September and October—when the Shield's maple and birch forest transforms the granite island landscape into vivid color—create the most culturally and visually distinctive seasonal opportunities for guests whose Ontario visit extends beyond the summer camping peak.

Tiny Village Ottawa River

13 RV Sites, 2 Tent Sites

Tiny Village Ottawa River in Deep River, Ontario, offers 13 RV sites and two tent sites on the banks of the Ottawa River, with 30-amp service and rigs accepted to 75 feet. Back-in, pull-through, and water-only pull-through categories join glamping cabins, boat docks, and a beach in Renfrew County. Thirteen sites run in back-in, pull-through, and water-only pull-through categories, the serviced sites carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30-amp, sized to 75 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and site WiFi. Two tent sites round out the accommodations. One important note on the rental cabins and glamping units: they are classified as housekeeping cabins, which means guests bring their own supplies — eco-friendly products are appreciated. A general store, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. Pets are welcome. Boat docks and a beach give direct river access for boating, canoeing, kayaking, and swimming, with walking trails, hiking, volleyball, and birding from the property. Off-roading is nearby. The Ottawa River defines the Ontario-Quebec border here, flowing through Canadian Shield granite and boreal forest past the whitewater rapids that have drawn canoeists since the fur trade era made this the primary commercial artery of New France. Deep River is among Ontario's most scenically pristine river communities, and the property delivers genuine remoteness within driving distance of Ottawa. The Ontario season is short. Summer is decisively the peak — reserve well ahead.

from $44/night

Duck Lake RV Resort

9 RV Sites, 7 Cottages

Duck Lake RV Resort in Kirkfield, ON, offers 9 RV sites and 7 cottages, with 30-amp service and room for rigs up to 45 feet. Sites carry water and electric with a fire pit and picnic table — there's no sewer at the site, so plan accordingly. Note the electrical: this is a 30-amp resort throughout, so a rig wired for heavier service will need an adapter and some load management. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, propane exchange, on-site dining, and recycling cover the essentials. The resort cottages are park models built to CSA standards rather than traditional cabins. Pets are welcome, and there's a playground. For nine sites the recreation is resort-scale: an outdoor pool, a water park, a beach, a boat ramp, a ball field, sport courts, basketball, volleyball, horseshoes, and a pavilion, with swimming, boating, paddling, paddle boarding, and fishing on the lake. Kirkfield sits in Ontario's Kawartha Lakes region, on a spring-fed lake shaped like a duck, across more than 340 acres of Canadian lake country. Rates for sites and cottages are on the booking page. Nine RV sites and a short Ontario season means summer books early.

from $43/night

Cape Croker Park

276 RV Sites, 1 Cabin, 1 Tent Site

Cape Croker Park in Neyaashiinigmiing, Ontario, offers 276 RV sites, a cabin, and a tent site on Georgian Bay, with 20, 30, and 50-amp water-and-electric service and rigs accepted to 40 feet. Premium waterfront, premium, back-in, and pull-through 20-amp categories join Powwow Grounds sites, with a beach, boat ramp, and walking trails. Two hundred seventy-six sites span 20-amp back-in, 20-amp premium, 20-amp premium waterfront, 20-amp pull-through, 30/50-amp, and Powwow Grounds categories, carrying water and electric, sized to 40 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Two things to plan around: the sites carry water and electric but not sewer, and most categories are 20-amp, so check the 30/50-amp tier if your rig needs more. The premium waterfront category is the one to request. A cabin and a tent site round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, showers, portable toilets, and firewood handle the practical side. A site holder must be at least 18, and alcohol rules apply — check with the park. A beach and boat ramp open the bay for boating, canoeing, kayaking, and swimming, with walking trails, hiking, biking, volleyball, a pond, playground, pavilion, bar, and productive birding filling the rest. The park is owned and operated by the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation on their traditional territory, between limestone bluffs on Colpoys Bay. Summer is the season on the Bruce Peninsula. Reserve well ahead.

from $45/night

Whitewater Cottage and RV Resort

20 RV Sites, 24 Cabins

Whitewater Cottage and RV Resort in Foresters Falls, ON, offers 20 RV sites and 24 cabins, with 30-amp service and room for rigs up to 50 feet. Sites come in two types: 30-amp serviced sites with water and electric, and unserviced sites that also take tents. There's no sewer at the site, so plan on the on-site dump station. Each site has a fire pit and picnic table. Note the electrical: this is a 30-amp property throughout, so a rig wired for heavier service will need an adapter and some load management. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, and on-site dining cover the essentials, and pets are welcome. There's a playground for kids. The Ottawa River is the attraction — the resort sits along a scenic stretch of it, with a beach, sport courts for basketball and volleyball, walking trails, and swimming, paddling, boating, fishing, paddle boarding, biking, and mountain biking on and around the property. Foresters Falls sits in the Whitewater Region of Renfrew County, where the Ottawa River's rapids draw paddlers and rafters from around the world. Rates for sites and cabins are on the booking page. The paddling season is short and busy — reserve ahead for summer.

from $39/night

Tiny Village Bon Echo

1 RV Site, 6 Tent Sites

Tiny Village Bon Echo in Ompah, Ontario, offers a water-and-electric pull-through RV site and six tent sites in Canadian Shield country, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 30 feet. Cabins, an outdoor pool, beach, boat ramp, kayak rentals, and on-site dining serve a glamping-focused property near Bon Echo Provincial Park. The RV site is pull-through with water and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 30 feet. Two things to plan around: the site carries water and electric rather than sewer, and the 30-foot cap rules out most modern coaches. Six tent sites and classic rental cabins round out the lodging. A general store, propane fills, restrooms, showers, portable toilets, firewood, and on-site dining handle the practical side. Three policies worth knowing: check-in runs 3pm to 9pm only, checkout is 11am, and while there is no boat docking, launching is free. An outdoor pool and beach anchor the summer, with a lake, boat ramp, boat rentals, and kayak rentals opening the water for boating, canoeing, kayaking, and swimming. A recreation center, playground, walking trails, hiking, corn hole, and a river fill the rest, with offroading nearby and genuinely dark skies for stargazing. Bon Echo Provincial Park is a short drive and is where the Canadian Shield reaches its most dramatic expression — the Mazinaw Rock cliff rises roughly 330 feet straight out of Mazinaw Lake, carrying more than 260 Indigenous pictographs on its face. Summer is the short Ontario season. Reserve well ahead, and plan arrival within the check-in window.

from $40/night

New Earth Estate

6 Cabins, 7 Tipis, 1 Tiny House

New Earth Estate in Markdale, Ontario, offers seven cabin and tiny-house units and seven tipis across 50 acres of forest, river, and rolling hills in the Grey Highlands, open year-round. A pool, hot tub and sauna, spa, disc golf course, kayak rentals, and boat docks make this a full eco-retreat rather than a campground, within weekend range of Toronto. Accommodations run to seven cabins and tiny houses plus seven tipis — a small inventory, so book well ahead. Restrooms, showers, firewood, and WiFi serve the property, and on-site dining covers meals. The estate operates all year, which makes it a genuine four-season option in a region where many properties close. The 50 acres carry an unusually deep amenity set. A pool, hot tub, sauna, and spa anchor the wellness side, while a disc golf course, sports courts, volleyball, basketball, and a ball field cover active recreation. Kayak rentals, boat docks, a pond, and a river support paddling, with a beach and lake nearby. Walking trails and hiking run the forest, and the dark rural sky makes for strong stargazing and bird watching. The estate also operates as a wedding venue. Pets are welcome. A safety note the operators emphasize: this is a natural property with a river, pond, paved and unpaved trails, and forest with stones, rocks, and fallen branches, and it gets genuinely dark at night. Bring flashlights, hike in daylight where possible, and wear proper footwear. Markdale sits in Grey County in the southern Georgian Bay watershed. The Blue Mountains ski and recreation area is 40 kilometers south, with skiing nearby in season and wine and beer tasting in the surrounding countryside. Book early for summer and ski-season weekends.

from $128/night

Woodland Park

3 RV Sites, 10 Tent Sites

Woodland Park in Sauble Beach, Ontario, offers three full-hookup RV sites and 10 tent sites a short walk from Lake Huron, with 30-amp service and rigs accepted to 60 feet behind a gated entrance. Back-in and pull-through categories join a beach, boat ramp, boat docks, recreation center, and on-site dining. Three sites run in back-in and pull-through categories, both carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30-amp, sized to 60 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. One thing to check: service is 30-amp, so a rig wired for heavier draw will need an adapter and some load management. Sixty feet accommodates a long coach with a tow. Ten tent sites and cabins round out the lodging. A general store, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. A beach, boat ramp, and boat docks open the water for boating, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, and fishing, with a recreation center, playground, walking trails, hiking, dog park, horseshoes, on-site dining, and productive birding filling the rest. Pets are welcome. Sauble Beach is the reason to be here. Seven miles of continuous natural sand along Lake Huron's freshwater coast make it the most visited freshwater beach community in Canada, and the campground entrance is a short walk from it. The water is warm by Great Lakes standards and the sunsets over open water are the town's daily event. The Bruce Peninsula runs north from here toward Tobermory, the Bruce Trail, and Bruce Peninsula National Park's grotto and turquoise water. Summer is decisively the season. Reserve well ahead for July and August.

from $40/night

O'Reilly Lake Resort

9 RV Sites, 5 Cabins, 17 Tent Sites, 3 Cottages

O'Reilly Lake Resort in Mountain Grove, Ontario, offers 9 RV sites, eight cabin and cottage units, and 17 tent sites on a spring-fed lake, with 30-amp water-and-electric service and rigs accepted to 50 feet. A single 30-amp water-and-electric category joins a water park, beach, boat rentals, jumping pillow, and recreation center. Nine back-in sites carry water and electric on 30-amp, sized to 50 feet, with picnic tables. Two things to plan around: the sites carry water and electric rather than sewer, and service is 30-amp, so bring an adapter if your rig runs heavier. One consistent category means no guesswork. Eight cabins and cottages and 17 tent sites make this substantially a cabin and tent property. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, propane exchange, and firewood handle the practical side. A water park and beach anchor the summer, with boat rentals opening the lake for boating, paddle boats, paddle boarding, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, and fishing. A jumping pillow, recreation center, sports courts, volleyball, horseshoes, walking trails, hiking, biking, mountain biking, and a playground fill the rest, with live music, picnicking, and genuinely dark skies for stargazing. The address is 1091 O'Reilly Lake Lane in the Township of Central Frontenac, where the Canadian Shield's ancient granite and the spring-fed lakes of the Frontenac Axis make classic Ontario cottage country. Frontenac Provincial Park and Bon Echo are within reach, with Kingston about an hour south. Summer is the short, intense Ontario season. Reserve well ahead for July and August.

Sandbanks River Country Campground

70 RV Sites, 6 Cabins, 8 Tent Sites, 3 Cottages

Sandbanks River Country Campground in Prince Edward County, Ontario, offers 70 full-hookup RV sites, nine cabin and cottage units, and eight tent sites on the Outlet River, with 30 and 50-amp service, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 48 feet behind a gated entrance. A dedicated 30-amp waterfront category joins 30 and 50-amp full-hookup tiers, with boat docks, kayak rentals, and a beach. Seventy back-in sites run in 30-amp full hookup, 30-amp full hookup waterfront, and 50-amp full hookup categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric, sized to 48 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Accessible sites are available, and the waterfront category is worth requesting early. Nine cabins and cottages and eight tent sites round out the lodging. A laundry, propane exchange, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. Boat docks, boat rentals, and kayak rentals open the river for boating, canoeing, kayaking, paddle boarding, and fishing, with a beach on the property. A recreation center, sports courts, volleyball, horseshoes, a playground, and picnicking fill the grounds. Pets are welcome. The Outlet River connects to East Lake here, and Sandbanks Provincial Park's internationally recognized freshwater sand dunes and barrier beach are close by. Prince Edward County has become one of Ontario's most celebrated wine and culinary destinations over the past two decades, with tasting rooms and farm restaurants throughout. Summer is decisively the season in Ontario, with the harvest drawing a strong September and October. Reserve well ahead for July and August.

from $48/night