Tent Camping near Markdale, Ontario

Silent Valley Cottage & RV Resort

9 RV Sites, 2 Cabins, 18 Tent Sites

Silent Valley Cottage and RV Resort in West Grey, Ontario, offers 9 full-hookup RV sites, two cabins, and 18 tent sites across 400 forested acres, with 30-amp service and rigs accepted to 40 feet behind a gated entrance. Voyageur full service and partial service categories join an outdoor pool, beach, disc golf course, and jumping pillow. Nine back-in sites run in Voyageur full service and Voyageur partial service categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted, sized to 40 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Confirm your tier, as the partial service category does not carry the full hookup set. One thing to check: service is 30-amp, so a rig wired for heavier draw will need an adapter. Two cabins and 18 tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. The resort operates from Victoria Day through Thanksgiving. An outdoor pool and beach anchor the summer, with a lake for swimming and fishing. A disc golf course, jumping pillow, recreation center, playground, volleyball, horseshoes, and picnicking fill the rest, with planned activities through the season and a golf course nearby. Pets are welcome. Four hundred acres for nine RV sites is a remarkable ratio — this is genuine mature hardwood and conifer forest with a small resort inside it, and the quiet is what the name promises and what guests come back for. Natural ponds and a large spring-fed lake sit on the property. Grey County's countryside puts the Bruce Peninsula, Owen Sound, and Blue Mountain within reach. The season is short. Reserve well ahead for July and August.

from $7/night

Driftwood Beach Resort

20 RV Sites, 3 Cabins, 10 Tent Sites, 2 Cottages, 2 Lodges

Driftwood Beach Resort in Clifford, ON, offers 20 RV sites, 7 cabin, cottage, and lodge rentals, and 10 tent sites, with room for rigs up to 38 feet. Sites come in two types: North Country serviced RV sites with water and electric, and Lighthouse Cove unserviced sites. There's no sewer at the site, so plan on the on-site dump station, and confirm the amp rating on your site when you book, since service here is lighter than a modern coach typically expects. Each site has a fire pit and picnic table. The grounds are gated, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, and propane exchange. The resort cottages are park models built to CSA standards rather than traditional cabins. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. A beach, boat ramp, water park, recreation center, library, ball field, sport courts, horseshoes, walking trails, and a playground fill the property, with swimming, fishing, hiking, biking, and birding on the lake. Clifford sits on the spring-fed water of Lakelet Lake in Wellington County, in genuine Ontario cottage country within driving distance of Kitchener-Waterloo and Guelph. Rates for sites, cottages, and tent spots are on the booking page. The Ontario summer season books early.

from $26/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

HTR Niagara

85 RV Sites, 20 Cabins, 4 Tent Sites, 5 Cottages, 2 Yurts

HTR Niagara on Grand Island, New York, offers 84 RV sites, 25 cabin and cottage units, four tent sites, and two yurts ten miles south of Niagara Falls, with 30 and 50-amp full hookups, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 75 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Lakeview back-in and preferred, select, and deluxe categories join standard tiers, with a pool, zip line, mini-golf, and laser tag. Eighty-four sites span standard back-in, standard pull-thru, select back-in, preferred back-in, lakeview back-in, and deluxe pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 75 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Twenty-five cabins and cottages, four tent sites, and two yurts round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. A resort fee covers the pools, mini-golf, crafts, boating, and the wider amenity program. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a beach supporting swimming, boating, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing. A zip line, mini-golf, laser tag, gaga ball, basketball, sports courts, walking trails, a playground, pavilion, and dog park fill the grounds. A state park is nearby. Pets are welcome. Grand Island sits in the middle of the Niagara River between the United States and Canada — one of the most strategically located campgrounds in the Northeast for anyone whose itinerary centers on the falls. Summer is decisively the season at Niagara. Reserve well ahead for July and August.

from $49/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

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

Cherry Hill Campground

12 RV Sites, 1 Cabin, 33 Tent Sites, 4 Glamping Sites

Cherry Hill Campground in Darien Center, New York, offers 12 RV sites without hookups, a cabin, 33 tent sites, and four glamping sites directly across from Darien Lake Theme Park, with rigs accepted to 40 feet. A single no-hookup RV category joins shaded tent and cabin sites a half mile from the park entrance. Twelve sites are RV no-hookup throughout, sized to 40 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Plan accordingly — these are self-contained sites without utilities, so arrive with full water and empty tanks. One consistent category means no guesswork, and the pricing reflects what you are getting. A cabin, 33 tent sites, and four glamping sites make this predominantly a tent property. A general store, restrooms, showers, firewood, and recycling handle the practical side. Walking trails, hiking, horseshoes, volleyball, and picnicking fill the grounds, with live music and planned activities through the season. Wine and beer tasting and a golf course are nearby. Pets are welcome. The position is the entire proposition and it is a strong one. Darien Lake Theme Park and its concert amphitheater sit about a half mile from the campground on Sumner Road, with a good view of the park from the property — close enough that families can come and go through the day without paying resort parking, and close enough to hear the show. Letchworth State Park's Genesee River gorge is a short drive south, with Buffalo, Rochester, and Niagara Falls all within an hour. Summer drives demand entirely, tracking the theme park and concert calendar. Reserve well ahead for June through August and for show dates.

from $30/night

Sparrow Pond Campground

84 RV Sites, 12 Cabins, 3 Tent Sites

Sparrow Pond Campground in Waterford, Pennsylvania, offers 84 RV sites, 12 cabins, and three tent sites in Erie County, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet. Pondside, valley view, and shaded back-in categories join full-hookup and water-and-electric tiers, with an outdoor pool, recreation center, and clubhouse. Eighty-four sites span back-in, back-in water-and-electric, pondside back-in, shaded back-in, valley view back-in, and pull-thru categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Naming categories by outlook — pondside, valley view, shaded — tells you exactly what you are booking. Confirm your tier, as the water-and-electric category does not carry sewer at the site. Twelve cabins and three tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a pond supporting fishing, and a recreation center, clubhouse, game room, sports courts, basketball, volleyball, walking trails, hiking, a playground, and pavilion filling the grounds. Live music and planned activities run through the season, stargazing is good under the rural sky, and the property operates as a wedding venue. A state park, casino, and boating are nearby. Presque Isle State Park's Lake Erie beaches and the lakefront vineyard corridor running west toward Ohio are both within practical range. Summer is the season in the Lake Erie lowlands, with fall harvest drawing wine-country traffic. Reserve ahead.

from $70/night

Jellystone Park™ Western New York

163 RV Sites, 77 Cabins, 25 Tent Sites

Jellystone Park of Western New York in North Java offers 163 RV sites, 77 cabins, and 25 tent sites across over 100 acres of pine forest, with 20, 30, and 50-amp full hookups and rigs accepted to 45 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, behind a gated entrance. Economy water-and-electric, premium, and shared buddy pull-through categories join a water park and private lake. One hundred sixty-three sites span economy back-in water-and-electric (tents allowed), economy water-and-electric (no tents), premium back-in, premium pull-through, and shared buddy pull-through categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The economy tiers explicitly state whether tents are permitted, which removes a common booking ambiguity. Seventy-seven cabins and 25 tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. A water park, splash pad, and outdoor pool anchor the summer, with a private lake supporting boating, canoeing, kayaking, paddle boarding, fishing, and a beach. Mini-golf, laser tag, an arcade, game room, craft room, jumping pillow, gaga ball, gem mining, inflatable water toys, sports courts, volleyball, basketball, and horseshoes fill the grounds, with golf cart rentals, a playground, dog park, clubhouse, snack bar, and live music besides. North Java sits in the rolling hill country of the Allegheny foothills. Summer is decisively the season. Reserve well ahead.

from $40/night

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

Hidden Lakes Family Campground

28 RV Sites, 4 Tent Sites

Hidden Lakes Family Campground in Montville, OH, offers 28 RV sites and 4 tent sites, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service. Sites come in five categories — back-in 30-amp, back-in 50/30-amp, lakeside back-in 50/30-amp, pull-thru 30-amp, and pull-thru 50/30-amp — each carrying water and electric with a fire pit and picnic table. There's no sewer at the site, so plan on the on-site dump station. Maximum rig length isn't reliably published, so call with your dimensions before booking. The campground is gated, with a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, and a recreation center. Check-in runs 2pm to 6pm with a noon checkout, and late arrivals can't always be accommodated and may incur an additional fee. Pets are welcome. An outdoor pool, a beach, a pavilion, a playground, basketball, horseshoes, and natural lakes fill the grounds, with swimming, fishing, kayaking, boating, stargazing, and themed event weekends through the season. Montville sits in Geauga County between Ohio's Lake Erie wine country and the outer suburbs of Cleveland. Rates for sites and tent spots are on the booking page. Note the check-in window before you plan a long driving day.

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