SUMMER CAMPING HELP ME!!

Post by **matcole** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 7:05 pm

Where about are you from Jeb? and what sort of radius to where you are from?

Post by **Jebby** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:06 pm

im from windsor and can go af far as 9 hours

Post by **bow slayer** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:28 pm

hi there i am from the london area and every year for the past 17 years we have been going to restoule provincial park. By all accounts it would fit your bill. it is a provincial park very clean,the sites are large very private and well treed, without any of the big crowds you get in other parks like killbear,balsam,six mile.The fishing is excellent for walleye,smallmouth,musky and lakers. The pike are there but just not plentiful and the ones you catch tend to be in the 8-10lb range. there are lots of musky,big musky.They also have a group camping area where you can have as many as you like on the site. It is right on the water to beach your boat.The lakes are small and your boat could handle them on the windy days. I use to travel every summer to try different parks til i tried restoule and have been back every year since.There is a supply store,beer store,gas and marina in the town and you are only about 45 minutes to North bay.It is 5.5 hours from london so tack on about 2 more for you.

Post by **Jebby** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:37 am

thanks unfortuionatly because of a few unavoiadable VERY BAD exceriences restoul is no longer an option. But yes the camping is very nice... and its where i got my PB smallie

Post by **David Chong** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:39 am

Wow, 9 hours! There are so many great provincial parks within that range! Six Mile, Restoule, Sandbanks, Bonnchere, Bon Echo, Silver Lake & Sharbot Lakes are all great parks with very fisheries! Do what I used to do and try them all out!
Good luck!
Dave

Post by **Jebby** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:06 am

thanks david ive been to restoule (wont be going back) ive veeen to bon echo (like the park not so much the lake) ive been to silver (love it) the front runners of my list for this year are silver lake again sharbot lake or bonnchere of those what would u recomend?

Post by **David Chong** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:50 pm

You can't go wrong with either! Both have lots on sites right on the water! If you made me choose I'd go with Sharbot Lake! If you choose to go there you want site #121. It is a beautiful site located on a point jutting out into Black Lake which is the smaller lake within the park. Black Lake has good Smallmouth fishing, some giant Walleyes(we've caught many double digit fish there), lots of Pike and Crappies to boot! It is small so it never gets rough and is pretty easy to figure out!
Enjoy!
Dave

Post by **wolfe** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:16 pm

Just some links for you to peruse, Jebby. Hope you can find something; you've got time to look around...

CHARLESTON: (corrected!

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http://ontarioparks.com/english/char.html

FRONTENAC:
http://www.frontenacpark.ca/

How far is Algonquin from you? That's a COOL experience, especially if you want to get a couple of canoes and portage. Family needs to rough it, though, if you guys are up for it.

GOOD LUCK.

W.

Post by **Gord** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:49 pm

wolfe wrote:
CHARLESTON:
http://www.dancesisterdance.com/myvid/i ... 8e8e0c8a74

...is that a new way to do the "Charleston"?

Post by **wolfe** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:02 pm

hahahahahaha! Guess the pasted shortcut was the copy of the dance video I emailed to a pal for a laugh

!!!

Thx for the head's up, Spinner.

Let me get the right Charleston link, before folks think I've really gone off the deep end. Sorry Jebby!!!!

W.

Try this one... http://ontarioparks.com/english/char.html

Post by **matcole** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:35 pm

Charleston is fantastic! Spent many a summers there as a kid. The play area is nice, beaches are beautiful, and the fishing is great!

Post by **waynerb66** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 10:09 pm

Jebby, if you are interested in camping on the Quebec side. Taylor Lake just outside Ottawa is nice. It is located in Gatineau Park. I am not sure if motorized boats are allowed. Anyways here is the link. If you click on the site number on the page, it shows you an actual photo of the site. There is also Leslie Lake. It has a beautiful beach. Not sure about the fish though, as I didn't have a boat when I camped there. It says that it is stocked with trout. And as far as privacy goes..well it is not that private. But still nice. They have a new website. They have a group camping that is more private. You have your own lake! Can't get anymore private than that.

http://www.gatineau-park-camping.ca/vEn ... lor_en.php
http://parcleslie.mrcpontiac.qc.ca/en/welcome/index.php

Also, here is a link with different camping links on it.
http://www.webruler.com/mwilhelm/Ottawa/Camping.htm

Post by **Jebby** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:34 am

hey every1 thanks for the info all was very helpful. i would love to do the algonquin thing but i dont want to give up the boat lol... its about 8 hours to algonquin for me.....i think we will be trying in order
#1 Sharbot lake
#2 Silver lake
#3 Bonnchere
depending on where we can get a good cluster of sites (most likely 4-5 sites needed)

ive never been to sharbot or bonnchere so any fishing tips on those would be great

thanks for all the help guys its been great

Post by **The Legend** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 6:36 pm

Jeb
Im a big family camping guy myself, we travel about 2X a month somewhere all summer long....Ive been to many nice places and unlike you I prefer not to go to prov parks,I like water and showers and hydro at all my places(some prov dont offer all those)
Im going to Opeongo Mountain Resort this summer, its in Lake Clear (Egansville near pembroke maybe too far?) but many guys at this board have raved about fishing in this lake, the price is right (about $150 a week wow!!),they have a ghost walk on Sat night,marina service,restaurant on site, also golf course near by,ATV tours,caves,white water rafting and horse back riding all close by and Im told GREAT fishing!!! Pike,bass,trout and walleye you cant beat those 4 species....
web site here
http://www.omresort.ca/

also, Bon Echo is a GREAT prov park (north of Napanee) on mazinaw lake,a beautiful lake ,also features over 260 native pictographs â€“ the largest visible collection in Canada.read about it here (book early)
http://www.ontarioparks.com/english/bone.html

hope this helps
Legend