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Scugog Landing Cottage & RV Resort

Port Perry, Ontario, is one of the best-preserved Victorian main streets in Durham Region, an hour northeast of Toronto at the head of Lake Scugog in the southern edge of cottage country. Scugog Landing Cottage & RV Resort occupies 120 acres of rolling Ontario landscape incorporated into the Trent-Severn Waterway just ten minutes from Port Perry's waterfront, combining genuine cottage country character with resort infrastructure that accommodates both RV travelers and guests arriving without their own accommodation. The resort offers a range of RV sites with full services alongside cottage and cabin rental options that give guests the Lake Scugog experience without requiring property ownership on the water. The grounds are expansive and thoughtfully laid out, with the lake providing direct waterfront access for boating, fishing, and paddling from the resort's own shoreline. At 120 acres, the scale ensures that even fully booked summer weekends feel uncrowded and spacious — a quality that resorts on smaller properties simply cannot replicate. Pets are welcome throughout. Lake Scugog and the Trent-Severn Waterway form the twin defining features of the surrounding landscape: flat, mirror-calm water, marshland edges alive with waterfowl, and the measured pace of a historic canal system that has been drawing Ontario cottagers for generations. The Trent-Severn is one of Canada's most beloved recreational waterways, stretching 386 kilometers through Ontario's lake country and providing a boating route of genuine historical and natural significance. Lock 26 operates nearby, and watching cruisers and sailboats work through the lock mechanism is a quintessentially Canadian cottage-country experience that visitors from outside Ontario rarely anticipate and consistently remember. Great blue herons, Canada geese, and various duck species populate the Lake Scugog shoreline through the warm-weather months, giving the waterfront an animated natural quality that persists from dawn through evening. The Kawartha Lakes region surrounding Port Perry combines agricultural countryside with lakeside scenery in a way that feels distinctly and authentically Canadian. Port Perry's Victorian downtown rewards a morning of exploration: boutiques, galleries, bookstores, cafés, and antique shops line Queen Street toward the Lake Scugog waterfront, and the Boathouse Grill is a local institution for lakeside dining worth reserving. The Great Blue Heron Casino in Port Perry offers evening entertainment just minutes from camp. The summer months bring the Highland Games, Dragon Boat Races, and StreetFest to the Port Perry community, layering festival energy on top of the already-rich outdoor and culinary calendar. Scugog Landing operates through the Ontario camping season, with summer bookings — especially for waterfront cottages and preferred RV sites — filling months in advance given the resort's proximity to the Toronto metropolitan area. Friday-through-Sunday availability is always limited during peak summer months; longer stays of a week or more offer the best chance at securing preferred positions on the water. The resort's established community of returning guests gives Scugog Landing a warm, familiar character that first-time visitors tend to notice within the first day of settling in.

from $41/night

Cedar Valley Cottage Resort

On the scenic Scugog River in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario—in the rolling agricultural and cottage-country landscape east of Lindsay where the Trent-Severn Waterway's interconnected lakes, rivers, and locks create one of the most celebrated inland boating corridors in eastern Canada—Cedar Valley Cottage Resort, a Summerhill Resorts property, offers two and three-bedroom seasonal cottages with full kitchens and comfortable furnishings alongside premium waterfront docks, a multi-sports court with road hockey, pickleball, tennis, and basketball, direct fishing and boating access from the Scugog River, and the immediate proximity to the Kawartha Lakes region's trails, provincial parks, and the historic town of Lindsay that makes this cottage-country resort the complete base camp for a Kawartha summer season from May through October. The river is at your dock. Lindsay is minutes away. Cedar Valley's two and three-bedroom cottages provide the family-scale accommodation that the Kawartha Lakes seasonal market demands—full kitchens for self-catering the week, comfortable furnishings for the evening post-lake gathering, and the private cottage character that distinguishes a cottage-country stay from a standard campground experience. The premium Scugog River docks allow guests with their own boats to arrive by water or launch directly onto the river for the fishing, the leisurely river exploration, and the Trent-Severn Waterway lock system navigation that makes the Kawartha waterway network one of Ontario's great boating destinations. The multi-sports court's road hockey, pickleball, tennis, and basketball keep the active family and the competitive adults equally occupied during the dry-weather hours between lake sessions. The Kawartha Lakes region—City of Kawartha Lakes encompasses the former Victoria County's interconnected municipalities, conservation areas, and provincial parks in a landscape shaped by Precambrian Shield bedrock, glacial lakes, and the rivers that connect them—provides the fishing, boating, and nature experience that the Ontario cottage tradition has organized itself around since the 19th century. The Scugog River connects the resort directly to the Trent-Severn Waterway, the 386-kilometer engineered waterway that links Lake Ontario at Trenton to Georgian Bay at Port Severn through 44 locks and 6 lakes in the most complete inland boating route in Ontario. Lindsay, minutes from the resort, provides the essential Kawartha Lakes town infrastructure—the farmers market, the historic downtown shopping, the medical and grocery services, and the community events calendar that the City of Kawartha Lakes anchors in its largest urban center. The Petroglyphs Provincial Park, 45 miles north near Woodview, protects the largest concentration of Indigenous petroglyphs in Canada—the 900-plus carved figures in the crystalline limestone outcropping are among the most significant sacred sites in Ontario's First Nations heritage. Fenelon Falls, Bobcaygeon, and the other Kawartha Lakes waterfront communities provide the day-trip variety that the cottage-country touring circuit builds around locks, ice cream shops, and antique stores along the Trent-Severn. Cedar Valley Cottage Resort operates seasonally from May 1 through October 31 in the Kawartha Lakes' temperate Ontario summer climate, with June through Labour Day the peak cottage season and the September and October shoulder weeks offering the region's most comfortable temperatures, the autumn walleye and bass fishing peak, and the hardwood forest's fall color display that the Kawartha uplands produce in the October weeks before closing. Reserve your cottage at Cedar Valley and let the Scugog River, the Trent-Severn Waterway, and the Kawartha Lakes' complete cottage-country experience make Ontario's inland lake district the summer destination the resort's river location promises.

from $167/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

Shady Acres Cottage & RV Resort

Shady Acres Cottage & RV Resort has served as a beloved Rice Lake family destination for over 30 years from its prime position along the northern shore of one of the Kawarthas' most scenic and fish-rich lakes. With more than 300 full-service campsites including waterfront locations, a heated pool, cottage rentals, and full marina services for boating guests, Shady Acres delivers the complete Kawarthas cottage country experience in a campground setting accessible to the broadest range of Ontario outdoor enthusiasts. On-site recreation covers an impressive range: horseshoe pits with regular Sunday tournaments, shuffleboard courts, basketball, a children's playground, and a heated pool provide the daily activity framework, while dances on long weekends, bingo, a kids' fishing tournament in June, Halloween Night in July, annual fireworks, a golf tournament in August, Monte Carlo night, and a September corn roast fill the social calendar with the community events that keep shady acres' core of returning campers planning their next visit before the current one ends. A general store, laundry, security gates, and clean washrooms and showers handle the practical side of a longer stay. Boat, motor, and dock rentals, a boat launch, and complimentary fish freezing ensure Rice Lake anglers are fully equipped. All RV sites feature 30-amp service, water, and sewer. Pets are welcome. Rice Lake itself is the resort's defining natural feature — a large, shallow, island-dotted lake that is one of the premier walleye and muskie fisheries in Ontario's Kawartha Lakes region. The lake's natural productivity and its position on the Trent-Severn Waterway make it a destination for anglers and boaters who use shady acres keene as a home base for extended water-based exploration. Lang Pioneer Village Museum, a short drive from the resort, preserves 19th-century Ontario rural life in an open-air village setting with costumed interpreters, historic buildings, and operating traditional trades. Hopes Mill Conservation Area and the Warsaw Caves provide geological and natural history interest close to camp. Peterborough, the Kawartha Lakes' largest urban center, offers dining, shopping, and the Canadian Canoe Museum — one of the country's most unique heritage institutions celebrating the canoe's central role in Canadian identity — within 30 minutes of Shady Acres. Shady Acres Cottage & RV Resort is open through the Ontario camping season, with peak demand falling June through August when Rice Lake's warm summer temperatures and the resort's social calendar are simultaneously in full swing. Seasonal sites are held by returning families year after year, so book overnight and weekly stays early — shady acres resort's reputation in the Kawarthas has created a loyal clientele that ensures summer availability is genuinely competitive.

Skyline RV Resort

45 RV Sites

Skyline RV Resort in Darien Center, New York, occupies a position in western New York that puts guests within easy reach of some of the region's strongest attractions — including Six Flags Darien Lake directly nearby, Niagara Falls to the northwest, and Letchworth State Park's dramatic Genesee River gorge to the southeast — while delivering a well-equipped, lakeside campground experience that functions equally as a destination in its own right. The resort's full-hookup sites, two heated pools, and extensive event facilities make it as appealing for families who never leave the property as for those who use it as a staging base for the surrounding region. Full-hookup RV sites with spacious pads accommodate large rigs across the property, with the waterfront location adding a distinctive natural character to an otherwise well-programmed family resort. Two heated swimming pools serve guests through the warm-weather season, covered cornhole courts and an expansive event center provide structured activity space in any weather, and a snack bar, playground, sports courts, and clubhouse fill out a comprehensive amenity lineup. Propane exchange and Wi-Fi throughout make practical needs simple, and the overall infrastructure reflects a resort built to sustain families through multi-day stays with programming variety that reduces the "what do we do now?" friction of family camping. Pets are welcome throughout. The Genesee Country landscape of western New York surrounds the resort with agricultural beauty — rolling farmland, hardwood woodlots, and the characterful terrain of a region that was once the frontier of western New York settlement and has retained a quieter, more pastoral character than the Great Lakes cities further north. Darien Center's position between the Erie Canal corridor and the Finger Lakes wine country places it in a varied landscape with more to explore on multi-day itineraries than most guests initially anticipate. Six Flags Darien Lake, effectively adjacent to the resort, is western New York's largest amusement park with coasters, a waterpark, and the Darien Lake Amphitheater hosting major touring concerts and events through the summer — a combination that makes the resort particularly convenient for families with concert or amusement park plans. Letchworth State Park, about 30 miles south, protects 17 miles of the Genesee River gorge in terrain often called the "Grand Canyon of the East" — the three major waterfalls and canyon overlooks are among the most dramatic natural scenery in the Northeast. Niagara Falls and Buffalo's cultural institutions, about 45 miles northwest, round out a day-trip roster that gives the Darien Center location more regional drawing power than first glance suggests. Skyline RV Resort operates through the New York outdoor season from spring through fall, with summer peak weeks driven largely by Six Flags Darien Lake's operating season and the Darien Lake Amphitheater's concert calendar. Reserve early for concert weekends and the July-August peak, when the combination of pool, nearby amusement park, and the resort's own activity programming keeps it at or near capacity.

from $49/night

Sun Retreats Geneva on the Lake

80 RV Sites, 6 Cottages, 1 House

At 4710 Lake Road East in Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio—the oldest summer resort community on Lake Erie's Ohio shoreline, established as a vacation destination in 1869 when Cleveland industrialists discovered the lake breezes that Geneva-on-the-Lake's North Shore position generates, on 110 beautifully landscaped acres directly across from Lake Erie in the Ashtabula County wine country—Sun Retreats Geneva on the Lake, formerly Indian Creek RV Camping Resort, provides full hookup pull-through RV sites accommodating rigs to 75 feet, cottage rentals, three playgrounds, heated pools, stocked catch-and-release fishing lakes, 18-hole miniature golf, an on-site restaurant and lounge, a gas station with diesel and LP service, and the complete resort infrastructure that 110 acres and a Lake Erie position support at the premier size in the Ohio Great Lakes camping market. The Lake Erie proximity, the 18-hole miniature golf, the on-site restaurant, and the 110-acre scale define what differentiates Sun Retreats Geneva from a standard Ashtabula County campground. Full hookup pull-through RV sites with 30 and 50-amp electric, water, and sewer connections on grassy or gravel pads accommodating up to 75 feet with slide-outs, plus picnic tables and fire pits, serve the core RV market in configurations scaled for the largest modern coaches. Cottage rentals provide the fully appointed lodging alternative for guests without RVs. Heated swimming pools provide aquatic recreation through the Lake Erie shoreline's cooler late spring and early fall temperatures when an unheated pool would be unusable. Stocked catch-and-release fishing lakes provide the immediate angling access without requiring a Lake Erie charter or a walleye license. Three large playgrounds distribute the family recreation infrastructure across the 110-acre property. Miniature golf's 18-hole course, bocce, volleyball, horseshoes, and a climate-controlled pavilion provide the organized recreation calendar. A grassy off-leash dog park with benches and disposal stations serves the traveling pet population. An on-site restaurant and lounge—The Loft—provides full dining service. An on-site gas station with regular, diesel, and LP service handles the fuel and propane need. A grocery store, ATM, coin laundries, and soft-serve ice cream and concession stand complete the self-sufficient resort infrastructure that a 110-acre property sustains. Geneva-on-the-Lake's position on Lake Erie's Ohio shoreline places the resort in the Lake Erie Wine Country—the appellations stretching from Euclid east to the Pennsylvania state line that produce Riesling, Pinot Gris, and Cabernet Franc in the lake-effect growing climate that Ashtabula County's moderating influence on temperature extremes makes viable. More than 30 wineries along the Lake Erie Grape Trail provide the wine touring infrastructure that the campground's position at the heart of the appellation makes the most accessible wine country in Ohio. The Historic Ashtabula Harbor—a working commercial fishing port and the historic maritime community that the deep-water port at the Ashtabula River's mouth created in the 19th century—provides the covered bridge touring that Ashtabula County's 17 historic covered bridges (the most in any Ohio county) makes the dominant heritage tourism activity in the region. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland—45 minutes west via State Route 2 along the Lake Erie shore—provides the cultural day trip that converts a weekend Geneva-on-the-Lake camping trip into the complete northeast Ohio cultural tourism itinerary. Sun Retreats Geneva on the Lake is open seasonally through the Lake Erie vacation calendar. Summer from Memorial Day through Labor Day fills the 110 acres with the family camping and extended-stay population that the lake breezes and the winery access draw. Reserve early for summer weekends, book the miniature golf round for the evening, and let Lake Erie's Ohio shore earn the century-plus resort reputation that Geneva-on-the-Lake has been building since 1869.

from $63/night

Bear Creek Lake

8 RV Sites

Bear Creek Lake Resort occupies 750 acres of forested hills and meadows in Franklinville, New York, in the Cattaraugus County highlands that define the southern tier of New York's Enchanted Mountains region. The resort centers on a private 15-acre lake—the bear creek lake itself—and delivers a recreation package that combines water sports, motorized trail access, equestrian activities, and court sports within a single property that feels more like a private wilderness retreat than a campground. The resort's amenities are built around physical adventure: the lake supports canoeing, kayaking, paddleboarding, and fishing for bass, trout, perch, and sunnies, while a heated Olympic-sized swimming pool provides a more structured water option. Miles of private ATV trails run through the wooded terrain surrounding the lake, and horseback riding adds an equestrian dimension that distinguishes Bear Creek from most family camping resorts in the Northeast. Basketball, tennis, and pickleball courts cover court sports, and full hookup RV sites, comfortable cabins, and scenic tent sites accommodate all accommodation preferences. The resort recently completed a $5 million renovation that has brought the facilities up to a level commensurate with the spectacular natural setting. Franklinville sits in the Cattaraugus County highlands, a landscape of deep hardwood-forested valleys, clear creeks, and the dramatic hill country that the last glacier left behind in southern New York. The terrain here is genuinely wild by eastern standards—thick second-growth forests on steep ridges, beaver ponds in valley bottoms, and the sense of being embedded in a large, relatively unpopulated landscape that grows increasingly rare this close to the population centers of the Northeast. The proximity to Ellicottville, one of western New York's premier resort towns, adds an extra dimension for guests who want options beyond the resort itself. Ellicottville, about fifteen minutes from the resort, anchors the region's tourist economy with Holiday Valley and HoliMont ski areas—two of the better ski destinations in the eastern United States—alongside a walkable village with distinctive restaurants and a summer and fall activity calendar. Allegany State Park, one of New York's largest and most diverse state parks at 65,000 acres, is within easy driving distance and provides camping, hiking, cycling, and swimming in an Appalachian Plateau setting. Letchworth State Park—sometimes called the Grand Canyon of the East for its dramatic 600-foot gorge carved by the Genesee River—is about an hour's drive and represents one of the Northeast's most spectacular natural landmarks. Bear Creek Lake Resort operates through the New York outdoor recreation season, with the full range of water, trail, and equestrian activities available through summer and fall. The ATV trail network draws motorsport enthusiasts, the lake attracts anglers and paddlers, and the combination makes it a rare multi-activity resort capable of satisfying a family with genuinely different outdoor interests. Book cabin accommodations early for summer holiday weekends in this part of western New York, where quality lodging options are limited and the Enchanted Mountains' growing reputation has steadily increased demand.

from $75/night

Alpen Bluffs Outdoor Resort

80 RV Sites, 25 Cabins

Alpen Bluffs Outdoor Resort in Gaylord, Michigan, offers a modern Northern Michigan getaway with full-hookup RV sites, spacious cabins, and glamping yurts. RV guests can choose from back-in and pull-through sites with water, sewer, 30/50-amp electric service, Wi-Fi, picnic tables, and fire pits. The resort is designed for guests who want more than a traditional campground experience. Spend summer days at the Bluff Club’s outdoor pool and hot tub, relax in a private cabana, or enjoy games and live entertainment. Additional activities include pickleball, volleyball, mini golf at Alpen Point, gem mining at the Matterhorn Mine, a dog park, playgrounds, lawn games, golf cart rentals, and bicycle rentals. Inukshuk Shores features a beach, floating water park, floating cabanas, concessions, and adult beverages. Some activities and amenities may require an additional fee or operate seasonally. Mulligans at the Bluffs offers on-site dining, cocktails, an all-weather patio, free outdoor games, and seven indoor golf simulators. Guests can also visit the Alpen Market for snacks, beverages, gifts, beer, wine, and other vacation essentials. Cabins sleep up to eight guests and include full kitchens, bathrooms, heating, air conditioning, and comfortable living spaces. Glamping yurts sleep up to four and include a private bathroom, kitchenette, television, heating, and air conditioning. Located near many of Northern Michigan’s most popular golf courses, ski resorts, ORV and snowmobile trails, lakes, and outdoor attractions, Alpen Bluffs makes a convenient home base throughout the year. Gaylord is widely known as Michigan’s Golf Mecca and offers four-season recreation, including golfing, skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, hiking, fishing, and elk viewing. Summer weekends, holidays, and peak winter dates can fill quickly, so advance reservations are recommended.

from $61/night