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Mountainaire Campground and RV Park

26 RV Sites, 5 Cabins, 16 Tent Sites, 3 Onsite RV/Trailers

Mountainaire Campground and RV Park in Nanaimo, British Columbia, is a full-spectrum camping destination on Vancouver Island with RV sites at 30 and 50-amp service, cabins, tent sites, and on-site RV and trailer rentals in the lush green setting of the Nanaimo Regional District — a campground positioned on British Columbia's most populous island, the second-largest city on Vancouver Island, and the primary ferry gateway between the BC Lower Mainland and the island's west coast communities, parks, and the Pacific Rim's rain forest and surf beach landscape. Nanaimo's regional district position on the Strait of Georgia gives the campground the full Vancouver Island orientation — north to the Comox Valley and Campbell River, south to Victoria, and west to the Alberni Inlet, Pacific Rim National Park, and Tofino. RV sites at 30 and 50-amp service, cabins, tent sites, and on-site RV and trailer rentals give Mountainaire the accommodation range to serve the full spectrum of Vancouver Island camping visitors — the rental RV and trailer option specifically enables guests who travel without their own equipment to experience the island in a self-contained camping format that the BC Ferry's vehicle deck specifically accommodates, and the cabin option gives the accommodation-seeking couple or family the Vancouver Island outdoors experience without the equipment logistics of tent camping in the Island's frequent maritime rain. Pets are welcome. Vancouver Island's natural landscape is among the most diverse and most spectacular in Canada — the Island encompasses old-growth Douglas fir and western red cedar forests whose individual trees exceed 800 years in age, the Strathcona Provincial Park's wilderness alpine above 2,200 metres, the passive and active volcanic terrain of the Island's central spine, and the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve's 75 kilometres of surf-pounded beach on the island's southwest coast where the Long Beach Unit's ancient temperate rainforest meets the open Pacific in the most dramatic coastal landscape on the Canadian side of the North Pacific. Newcastle Island Marine Provincial Park, accessible by foot passenger ferry from Nanaimo's downtown waterfront, provides the most immediately accessible island wilderness walk from the city centre. Tofino, 180 kilometres west of Nanaimo via the Trans-Canada and Pacific Rim Highway, is one of Canada's most celebrated outdoor tourism destinations — a small coastal community at the end of the Tofino road whose Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, the world-class surfing at Chesterman Beach and Cox Bay, and the grey whale and black bear wildlife viewing sustain the specific outdoor adventure and eco-tourism economy that has made the Tofino area the premier BC coastal destination for the Vancouver and Victoria urban markets. Mountainaire Campground serves guests through the Vancouver Island camping season from spring through fall, with the BC Day long weekend in August representing the peak family camping demand and the spring and fall seasons sustaining the outdoor and cultural tourism from the Victoria and Vancouver markets that make year-round Island exploration viable in the Island's mild maritime climate. The Nanaimo Bathtub Race's summer tradition and the Vancouver Island MusicFest in Courtenay extend the campground's day-trip entertainment range into the Island's community festival calendar. Reserve sites, cabins, and rental RVs well ahead for the summer peak and BC Day weekend, when Vancouver Island campground availability across all accommodation formats fills from the mainland and international visitor market.

from $32/night

Robert's Roost Resort

46 RV Sites, 2 Cabins, 12 Tent Sites, 2 Mobile Homes, 1 Onsite RV/Trailer

Robert's Roost Resort sits on the shores of Dragon Lake on the south edge of Quesnel, British Columbia, occupying a quiet lakeside setting in the Cariboo region that has drawn anglers and outdoor travelers to this stretch of central BC for generations. Roberts roost is positioned on a lake with a world-class reputation among fly-fishing enthusiasts—Dragon Lake is known across the province for its exceptional trout fishing—making this one of the more specialized camping destinations in British Columbia's interior. The resort provides 52 RV sites with full hookups including water, electric, sewer, WiFi, cable TV, and laundry access. Lakeside accommodations offer a different scale of experience: two mobile homes and a large executive house provide multi-night living arrangements for groups and families who want enclosed accommodations with lake access. Paddle boards, kayaks, and boat rentals are available directly from the dock system, giving guests immediate access to Dragon Lake without equipment logistics. A bistro serves snacks and drinks, community fire pits create gathering points in the evenings, an outdoor fireplace anchors the common area, mini golf provides casual daytime entertainment, and the well-maintained grounds include a children's playground and picnic areas throughout the property. Dragon Lake's reputation is built on its rainbow trout and kokanee fishery, supported by careful management that has maintained exceptional catch quality over many decades of angling pressure. The resort's dock system provides direct casting access to prime lake water, and the kayak and paddleboard rentals allow guests to reach the quieter coves and points that produce consistent fishing throughout the season. Quesnel itself sits at the confluence of the Quesnel and Fraser Rivers, a geographic position that anchors both the city's commercial importance and its appeal to river anglers pursuing salmon in season. Barkerville Historic Town and Park, British Columbia's most significant gold rush heritage site, lies about 80 kilometers east of Quesnel and provides a full day's exploration of the restored 1860s Cariboo gold rush town where authentic buildings, costumed interpreters, and active gold panning bring the province's most dramatic historical period to life. The Bowron Lake Canoe Circuit, one of Canada's premier backcountry canoe routes, begins about 120 kilometers northeast—a 116-kilometer wilderness loop through a chain of lakes and rivers that serious paddlers travel from around the world to complete. The Cariboo Chilcotin Coast regional landscape offers additional fly-fishing lakes, ranch country, and First Nations cultural sites throughout the summer season. Robert's Roost Resort operates through the Cariboo summer camping season, with peak demand in July and August when the fishing is excellent and the days are long. Spring and early fall bring the most committed anglers chasing Dragon Lake's trophy trout in cooler, less-pressured conditions. The combination of a world-class fishery, quality lakeside accommodations, and the cultural and wilderness richness of the Cariboo makes Roberts Roost a destination resort for a specific kind of traveler—one for whom the fishing matters as much as the amenities.

from $29/night

Woodland Park

3 RV Sites, 10 Tent Sites

At Woodland Park in Sauble Beach, Ontario—on the Bruce Peninsula where Lake Huron's freshwater coast produces the seven-mile continuous natural sand beach that makes Sauble Beach the most visited freshwater beach community in Canada, a short walk from the campground's entrance—Woodland Park provides more than 770 campsites including 155 overnight and transient sites, 575 seasonal sites, and 20 tent sites, alongside an indoor heated pool and hot tub, two playgrounds, supervised children's activities, a recreation center, beach access, boat docks, boat ramp, a dog park, and the complete amenity infrastructure that a 770-site campground in one of Canada's most popular Lake Huron beach communities develops when the summer season fills to capacity with the Ontario camping families who have been making Sauble Beach a generational tradition for decades. The seven-mile beach, the indoor pool, and the supervised children's programming together define what families return to Woodland Park for year after year. All overnight and transient sites at Woodland Park include a large cement patio, picnic table, and fire ring on paved roads, with free cable television at every site. The paved road and cement patio infrastructure provide the clean, durable site surface that a 770-site property with high summer turnover requires to maintain the quality standard that repeat-visitor families arrive expecting. Clean washrooms and showers distributed through the property serve the hygiene infrastructure at the site density the campground maintains. Free WiFi provides the connectivity. Two- and three-bedroom trailer rentals—stocked with dishes, plates, pots, pans, glasses, cutlery, microwave, toaster, coffee maker, and television with free cable—serve the families who want the Sauble Beach camping experience without bringing their own equipment, providing the fully outfitted domestic setup that makes a week at the beach practical regardless of the gear situation at home. Sauble Beach's seven-mile freshwater sand beach—a short walk from Woodland Park's gate—is the largest and longest freshwater beach in Canada and one of the longest natural sand beaches in North America, stretching in a continuous arc of clean quartz sand between the Lake Huron shoreline and the beach communities that have grown up behind it since the early 20th century when the Bruce Peninsula's sand beaches became accessible by road. The lake's shallow, gradually sloping sandy bottom provides the safest swimming conditions in any large Canadian beach community, and the clear, freshwater character eliminates the ocean beach concerns that parents with young children at saltwater beaches manage. The Bruce Peninsula extending north from Sauble Beach contains some of the most ecologically significant and visually dramatic natural landscapes in Ontario: the Bruce Peninsula National Park's Georgian Bay shoreline, the Fathom Five National Marine Park's shipwrecks and clear-water diving, and the Niagara Escarpment's limestone cliffs and alvars that create the specific karst terrain that supports rare orchids and the migratory birds that use the peninsula's narrow land bridge as a concentration point during fall migration. Woodland Park is open seasonally through Ontario's summer camping calendar from May through October. Sauble Beach's peak season runs from Canada Day weekend in July through the August civic holiday when the beach fills with the Ontario cottage-and-camping population that converts the seven-mile shore into the most socially animated freshwater beach scene in the province. Reserve transient sites well in advance for July and August, claim the patio space on arrival, and let Lake Huron's seven-mile sand beach earn the Sauble Beach reputation that Ontario families pass from parents to children as reliably as any summer tradition in the province.

from $40/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

Tiny Village Bon Echo

1 RV Site, 6 Tent Sites

Tiny Village Bon Echo offers a one-of-a-kind glamping experience in the Canadian Shield country of Ompah, Ontario — a short drive from Bon Echo Provincial Park, where the Canadian wilderness reaches its most dramatically scenic expression in the granite cliffsides, clear lakes, and ancient forest of the Madawaska Highlands. For guests seeking a uniquely designed nature retreat far from the ordinary campground, Tiny Village Bon Echo delivers an experience that begins with the accommodations themselves. Ravine Domes, Forest Villas, treehouses, and cozy cabins connect guests to the landscape in ways a conventional campsite cannot match — each unit positioned and designed to deepen the sense of immersion in the surrounding Canadian Shield forest. A Ravine Dome's built-in net hammock and panoramic natural views make sleep itself an event. Forest Villas bring three connected cabins among the trees onto a massive shared deck, where the trails to the kayak launch begin practically at the door. On-site amenities include a beach, waterfall, swimming pool, hiking trails, modern showers, a general store, propane, and dump station services, with internet available for guests who need to stay connected. Tiny village bon echo prices reflect the property's unique glamping positioning and the quality of the designed accommodations. The Canadian Shield geology surrounding Tiny Village Bon Echo is one of the most ancient and visually compelling landscapes in North America — Precambrian granite sculpted by glaciers into the lake-studded, forest-covered terrain that stretches across Ontario's vast interior. The clarity of the lakes, the silence of the forest, and the quality of the night sky in this remote part of the province make the Bon Echo experience genuinely restorative in ways that busier outdoor destinations cannot replicate. Bon Echo Provincial Park, a short drive away, is the defining natural landmark of the region — home to Mazinaw Lake and the 100-meter Mazinaw Rock, one of the largest collections of Ojibwe pictographs in Canada, with over 260 Indigenous paintings on the cliff face accessible by canoe or the park's interpretive ferry service. The rock's sheer scale — rising nearly 100 meters directly from the lake's surface — is among the most arresting natural spectacles in Ontario, and the ferry ride along its base provides a perspective impossible to replicate from the shore. Canoeing, kayaking, and swimming on Mazinaw Lake fill a full day at the park. Tiny Village Bon Echo is open through the Ontario camping season, with summer delivering peak conditions for lake swimming, paddling, and the full outdoor recreation lineup. Book domes and treehouses well in advance — demand for the most distinctive units consistently outpaces availability, and tiny village bon echo photos simply don't prepare guests for the experience of waking up inside the Canadian Shield at its most beautiful.

from $40/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

Bear Ridge Campground

15 RV Sites, 6 Cabins

Bear Ridge Campground on Wollaston Lake in Coe Hill, Ontario, offers a genuine Canadian Shield camping experience in the rugged highlands of Hastings County, positioned in the boreal-transition landscape where ancient Precambrian granite, mixed forest, and a network of interconnected lakes define one of eastern Ontario's most authentic cottage country environments. Located roughly three hours from both Toronto and Ottawa, the campground serves guests approaching from either major urban corridor, making it accessible to a large combined catchment area while remaining sufficiently remote to deliver a genuine wilderness feel. The campground's infrastructure accommodates the full range of camping styles. Full hookup RV sites with water and electric connections serve self-contained motorhomes and fifth wheels, cabin rentals provide enclosed accommodations for families and couples who prefer a roof, and tent camping areas spread across positions that include waterfront access to Wollaston Lake. A swimming pool supplements the lake's natural swimming and provides a supervised option for younger guests, while a sandy beach gives children direct, comfortable access to the water. Boat storage and launch access connect motorized boaters and paddlers directly to the lake's fishing and recreational circuit. The Canadian Shield geology of Hastings County produces a landscape defined by ancient crystalline rock breaking through thin, acidic soils that support white pine, red maple, trembling aspen, and white birch in a forest mosaic interrupted by wetlands, beaver ponds, and the clearwater lakes that form the region's defining natural feature. The same geological conditions that limit agricultural potential create exceptional paddling terrain—hard granite shorelines, clean water with high visibility, and a network of portages that connect lakes into touring circuits accessible to canoeists of intermediate skill. The lake's productive waters hold populations of smallmouth bass, walleye, lake trout, and yellow perch that attract both serious anglers and casual fishing families. Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park, one of Ontario's largest provincial parks and a designated wilderness park with no road access to its interior, lies to the southwest and provides backcountry paddling and camping experiences in a roadless landscape that requires genuine route-planning and paddling competence. Bancroft, known as the Mineral Capital of Canada for the extraordinary diversity of minerals and gemstones found in its surrounding Precambrian geology, is approximately 30 kilometers to the southwest and hosts an annual Rockhound Gemboree that draws mineral collectors from across the continent. The broader Haliburton Highlands region to the west adds arts studios, farm markets, additional lake recreation, and the Haliburton School of The Arts to the regional draw. Bear Ridge Campground operates seasonally from late spring through the Thanksgiving long weekend in early October, with July and August representing the peak occupancy period when Ontario's cottage country season reaches full intensity and lake water temperatures are most comfortable for swimming. The property's blend of organized amenities, direct lake access, cabin accommodation options, and proximity to Kawartha Highlands wilderness and Bancroft's mineral heritage makes it a strong choice for families introducing children to Ontario's outdoor traditions, as well as for paddling-focused campers using it as a base for multi-day lake tours.

from $49/night

Sun Retreats Amherstburg

28 RV Sites

On the western shore of the Detroit River in historic Amherstburg, Ontario, Sun Retreats Amherstburg delivers a family-focused resort camping experience in one of the most distinctive and underappreciated small towns on the Canada-US border. Located 28 kilometers from both Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan, the resort offers more than 320 full hookup RV sites, a vibrant activity calendar, and access to a regional landscape that includes national historic sites, estate wineries, and the unique character of a community at the crossroads of Canadian and American history. The resort's amenity profile is built around family engagement and social activity. A family pool with splash pad provides warm-weather water fun for all ages, while a separate adult and teen pool offers a quieter alternative. A jumping pillow, volleyball and basketball courts, ping pong tables, and horseshoes provide active options across the property, and a bar, food trucks, and general store handle refreshments without requiring a drive to town. Bike rentals let guests explore the surrounding area, a recreation center hosts planned activities, and an outdoor movie theater rounds out the evening entertainment. Full hookup sites with 30 and 50-amp service, laundry facilities, and cabin and park model rentals make extended stays practical and comfortable for a wide range of travelers. The social calendar at Sun Retreats Amherstburg is one of the resort's standout features. Events including chocolate bar bingo, community potlucks, dances, and themed movie nights bring guests together and create the kind of campground community that makes a week feel like an extended family reunion. The resort's position in Amherstburg amplifies the community feel—a small town of about 22,000 that has preserved its historic character in a way that rewards exploration on foot or by bike. Amherstburg's heritage is layered and compelling. Fort Malden National Historic Site preserves the British fortification that played a central role in the War of 1812 and is one of Ontario's most significant military historic sites. The Amherstburg Navy Yard National Historic Site and Park House Museum add additional historical depth. For a different kind of outing, GL Heritage Brewing and Sanson Estate Winery offer local craft beverages in the tradition of the Essex County wine and beer scene. Holiday Beach Conservation Area provides natural respite on Lake Erie, and Detroit's full range of urban attractions—sports, museums, restaurants, casinos—are accessible across the river. Sun Retreats Amherstburg operates seasonally and draws a healthy mix of Ontario families and US visitors who cross the border specifically for the combination of Canadian resort camping and the Amherstburg experience. Summer weekends book quickly, particularly as knowledge of the resort spreads among Great Lakes camping enthusiasts on both sides of the border. Reserve early for the peak summer months, pack the bikes and swimsuits, and let Amherstburg prove that the Ontario side of the Detroit River is one of the most rewarding camping destinations in the Great Lakes region.

from $44/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

Golden Riverfront Campground

25 RV Sites, 37 Tent Sites

Golden Riverfront Campground in Nicholson, British Columbia, offers 25 RV sites with water and electric on 30-amp service and 37 tent sites along the Columbia River, with rigs accepted to 60 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Cabins, a beach, and a pond sit at the edge of the Canadian Rockies, 20 kilometers south of Golden. Twenty-five sites carry water and electric on 30-amp in back-in and pull-through configurations, sized to 60 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables — note there are no sewer hookups at the sites, though a dump station is available. Thirty-seven tent sites make this a genuinely tent-friendly property, unusual among RV parks. Cabins serve guests without a rig. Laundry, restrooms, showers, firewood, and WiFi handle the practical side. Reservations can be made online, by email, or by phone, with full payment required at booking; online is preferred. The river setting carries the recreation. A beach and pond support swimming with inflatable water toys, and fishing, canoeing, and kayaking run from the property. Walking trails, a playground, pavilion, dog park, sports courts, and volleyball fill the grounds, with hiking and biking from camp and strong birding in the wetland and forest. The campground also operates as a wedding venue. Pets are welcome. Nicholson sits in the Columbia Valley, which serves as basecamp for the densest cluster of national parks in Canada — Yoho, Kootenay, Glacier, and Mount Revelstoke are all within about two hours via the Trans-Canada Highway, with Rogers Pass and the Kicking Horse Canyon close by. The campground runs the mountain park season. Summer is peak — reserve well ahead.

from $26/night

Bobcaygeon Shores Cottage Resort

2 Park Models

On the serene shores of Pigeon Lake in Bobcaygeon, Ontario—in the Kawartha Lakes region of central Ontario where the Trent-Severn Waterway's 240-mile navigable corridor between Lake Ontario and Georgian Bay passes through the chain of interconnected lakes, lock stations, and river reaches that define Ontario's cottage country—Bobcaygeon Shores Cottage Resort, a Summerhill Resorts property, offers 244 tranquil lakeside sites for cottage and RV stays alongside a heated inground pool, brand-new docks, an on-site café, an off-leash dog park, and a multi-sports court in a resort unified from the former Lilac Lodge and Green Acres properties in 2024 to create one of the Kawartha Lakes' most complete lakeside resort experiences. Pigeon Lake's calm water, the Trent-Severn access, and the Bobcaygeon village character combine to make this the Kawartha cottage resort that the region's reputation promises. The resort's 244 lakeside sites encompass cottage accommodations with air conditioning, fully equipped kitchens, private bedrooms, dining areas, and patios with outdoor furniture for the genuine Kawartha cottage living experience, alongside RV sites on the Pigeon Lake waterfront that provide the hookup infrastructure and the lake access that the RV cottage-country traveler requires. Brand-new docks installed in 2022 provide the boat mooring and watercraft launch access that Pigeon Lake's extensive navigable surface demands, and the heated inground pool extends swimming season into the cooler spring and fall periods when the lake temperature makes pool swimming the more comfortable choice. An on-site café handles morning coffee and meals without requiring a drive to Bobcaygeon village, the off-leash dog park serves the traveling pets who enjoy the lake shore and the cottage country trails as much as any human guest, and the 2023 multi-sports court provides the structured recreation alternative to the lake's boating and fishing. Bobcaygeon sits on the Trent-Severn Waterway at the lock between Pigeon Lake and Sturgeon Lake in Kawartha Lakes—the community whose position on the waterway has made it the traditional hub of the central Kawarthas since the lock system's construction in the 19th century. The Trent-Severn Waterway's lock experience at Bobcaygeon Lock 32, where pleasure boats and vintage wooden launches transit the rise between Pigeon and Sturgeon Lakes in the lock chamber beside the town's waterfront park, provides the most visually accessible and socially active lock experience in the waterway system and draws waterway enthusiasts from across Ontario to watch the summer boat traffic. The Kawartha Lakes district's cottage country character—the Canadian Shield's pink granite outcrops beneath the clear lake water, the white pine and mixed hardwood forest on the lake shores, the loon calls at dusk and dawn—creates the quintessential Ontario summer experience that generations of Toronto families have pursued in a consistent cottage culture. Fenelon Falls, 20 minutes north, adds the Maryboro Lodge Museum and the falls at Lock 34. Peterborough, the regional city, houses the Peterborough Lift Lock—a National Historic Site that raises boats 65 feet in five minutes and one of Ontario's most impressive engineering achievements. Bobcaygeon Shores operates seasonally in the Kawartha Lakes' Ontario cottage country calendar, with the Victoria Day weekend in late May opening the cottage season and Thanksgiving weekend in October closing it in the traditional pattern that Ontario's cottage culture maintains. The July and August weeks on Pigeon Lake require early reservation in a resort whose lakeside position and the Trent-Severn access make it one of the most sought-after addresses in the Kawarthas. Reserve your cottage or lakeside site at Bobcaygeon Shores and let Pigeon Lake, the Trent-Severn Waterway, and the Kawartha Lakes' enduring Ontario cottage character deliver the summer lake experience that the region has been perfecting for over a century.

from $145/night