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Wasaga Pines Cottage & RV Resort

Wasaga Pines Cottage & RV Resort has delivered Georgian Bay cottage country experiences for more than 30 years from its beautifully maintained property in Elmvale, Ontario — situated just outside Wasaga Beach and a short drive from the sandy shores of the world's longest freshwater beach on Georgian Bay. For Ontario families who return year after year to the same well-loved campground, Wasaga Pines has the established, community-oriented atmosphere that makes loyalty entirely understandable. Two heated pools, an 18-hole mini golf course, basketball and soccer and baseball fields, horseshoe pits, a bocce court, and an outdoor fitness area provide recreation infrastructure for guests of every age. The resort's recreation centre — stocked with a pool table, ping pong, television, board games, art supplies, and sports equipment — becomes a social hub on cooler evenings and rainy days. Weekly events including karaoke nights, dances on long weekends, and organized family activities give the wasaga pines campground calendar a social structure that keeps the core of returning campers planning their next visit before the current one ends. Accommodation options include overnight and seasonal RV voyageur sites and cottage rentals, with 30-amp hookups and water access throughout. Pets are welcome. The Georgian Bay landscape surrounding Wasaga Pines connects guests to one of Ontario's most iconic cottage country environments — the blue expanse of Georgian Bay visible from the beach, the wind-shaped pines along the shore, and the warm, relatively calm bay water that makes the Wasaga Beach area one of the most visited summer destinations in the province. Wasaga Beach itself, 14 kilometers of freshwater sand backed by Georgian Bay's warm blue water, is just minutes from the resort — the longest freshwater beach in the world and a summer institution for generations of Ontario families. Collingwood and the Blue Mountain Resort, about 20 minutes east, offer a parallel recreational universe with mountain biking and hiking in summer, championship skiing in winter, and a year-round village of restaurants and shops. Penetanguishene and Discovery Harbour living history site preserve Georgian Bay's maritime heritage in well-interpreted form. Barrie, the Simcoe County hub, is 30 minutes south for urban amenities and the full range of a mid-sized Ontario city. Wasaga Pines Cottage & RV Resort operates through the Ontario camping season, with peak demand falling July through August when the beach and pools are in full summer mode. The wasaga pines resort combination of on-site recreation, Georgian Bay location, and community atmosphere fills seasonal sites years in advance and books summer weekends quickly — reach out early for any high-season stay to secure your preferred site type.

from $41/night

Willow Lake Campground & RV Park

28 RV Sites, 4 Cabins, 1 Cottage

Willow Lake Campground & RV Park in Woodstock, Ontario, offers 28 RV sites and five cabin and cottage units in Oxford County, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 90 feet. Back-in, pull-through, and premium pull-through categories sit behind a gated entrance, with an outdoor pool, mini-golf, and a game room on an owner-operated family property. Twenty-eight sites run in 30-amp back-ins, 30-amp pull-throughs, 30/50-amp pull-throughs, and premium 30/50 pull-throughs, all carrying water, sewer, and electric, sized to 90 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Five cabins and cottages serve guests without a rig. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side, with WiFi throughout and a gated entrance controlling access. Seasonal sites are available — ask about the following year's availability. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with mini-golf, a game room, a recreation center, and a playground filling the rest. Food trucks visit through the season. The property is run by hosts Mark and Melanie, and the owner-operated character is the difference — guests deal with the people who own the place rather than a franchise service model. Pets are welcome. Woodstock sits in Oxford County between London and Hamilton, in the heart of southwestern Ontario's dairy country. The Highway 401 corridor is close, and Oxford County — Canada's Dairy Capital and the most productive dairy county in the country — gives the surrounding landscape its agricultural character. A golf course is nearby. The campground runs the Ontario season, with summer families driving peak demand. Reserve ahead for summer weekends.

from $60/night

Tawas River RV Park

100 RV Sites

Tawas River RV Park in Tawas City, Michigan, offers 100 RV sites along the Tawas River near Lake Huron's Saginaw Bay, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 42 feet. Full-hookup back-in, water-and-electric back-in, and water-and-electric pull-through categories join a boat ramp, beach, library, and game room. One hundred sites run in back-in full hookup, water-and-electric back-in, and water-and-electric pull-through categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 42 feet. Check which category you are booking — not every site carries sewer. A laundry, restrooms, showers, and RV storage handle the practical side. A boat ramp gives direct river access for boating, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing, with a beach on the property and a pond and lake nearby. A library, game room, walking trails, pavilion, and horseshoes fill the grounds, with planned activities through the season. Pets are welcome. The setting is what distinguishes it. Tawas City sits in Iosco County on the western shore of Saginaw Bay, and the park occupies the Tawas River's final miles before it reaches the bay — the riparian and estuarine transition that makes this one of Michigan's most productive areas for fishing and birding. Tawas Point State Park's lighthouse and the migratory bird traffic through the point are both close. Summer is decisively the season in northeast lower Michigan, with fall color and the fishing runs extending demand. Reserve well ahead for July and August.

from $55/night

Sun Retreats Sherkston Shores

66 RV Sites, 29 Cabins, 46 Tent Sites, 55 Cottages

Sun Retreats Sherkston Shores in Port Colborne, Ontario, offers 66 full-hookup RV sites, 84 cabin and cottage units, and 46 tent sites across 560 acres on four kilometers of Lake Erie beachfront, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 70 feet behind a gated entrance. Waterfront and premium full-hookup categories join a 30-amp tier, alongside a water park, splash pad, and mini-golf. Sixty-six sites run in full hookup 30-amp, premium full hookup 30/50-amp, and waterfront full hookup 30/50-amp categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 70 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The waterfront category is the one to request. Eighty-four cabins and cottages and 46 tent sites make the lodging inventory far larger than the RV side. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, showers, firewood, boat storage, recycling, and food trucks handle the practical side. The property was formerly Sherkston Shores Beach Resort & Campground. A water park and splash pad anchor the summer, with an outdoor pool, hot tub, sauna, and the beach alongside. Mini-golf, a fitness center, clubhouse, game room, arcade, sports courts, tennis, pickleball, volleyball, basketball, golf cart rentals, a playground, dog park, and bar fill the rest, with boating, paddle boarding, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, hiking, biking, live music, and Niagara wine country nearby. The scale rivals dedicated resort destinations. Summer is decisively the season. Reserve well ahead.

from $37/night

Sun Outdoors Petoskey Bay Harbor

87 RV Sites, 13 Cottages

Sun Outdoors Petoskey Bay Harbor in Michigan offers 87 full-hookup RV sites and 13 cottages on Little Traverse Bay, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 60 feet behind a gated entrance. Premium Coach House back-in sites join interior back-in, pull-in, pull-through, and north and south exterior categories, with a pool, hot tub, spa, and mini-golf. Eighty-seven sites span interior back-in, interior pull-in, interior pull-thru, north exterior back-in, south exterior back-in, and premium Coach House back-in categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 60 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Naming categories by position on the property is unusually transparent. Thirteen cottages round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, firewood, and recycling handle the practical side. The property was formerly Petoskey RV Resort. An outdoor pool, hot tub, sauna, and spa anchor the property, with a fitness center, clubhouse, game room, and mini-golf besides. Pickleball, basketball, horseshoes, sports courts, picnicking, and a dog park fill the grounds. Pets are welcome. Little Traverse Bay is one of the most beautiful summer resort settings in the American Midwest, and the resort sits along Charlevoix Avenue adjacent to the Bay Harbor development, with Petoskey's downtown and the Tunnel of Trees close by. Summer is decisively the season in northern Michigan, with fall color drawing a strong second wave. Reserve well ahead for July and August.

from $82/night