Cell phone service: For Bell, Telus, Virgin Mobile and Koodo the service is excellent throughout the park. We routinely achieved LTE+ two out of three bars. If you have a different service provider and have some input as to the cell service please leave a comment to help others researching this park.
Rogers LTE worked well for us there was able to stream TVs in our trailer and there is a threaded water there you just need to connect your own hose to the threaded spot at the bottom and use the other valve halfway up
Thanks again for the reviews. My husband and I were looking at going to this park a few years ago and decided on something else. Based on what you showed would probably pass on this park.
We stayed at that park last year in May. We were visiting a friend that has a cottage about a half hour from there. Our impression was the same as yours. It's not a park we will go to again. In our opinion, it needs quite a bit of work. Some of the sites were under water due to really bad drainage. There were some things that we thought were cool, like the stone fire pits. Like you said, if you are into fishing, this is your kind of park.
Another great review. Silver Lake provincial park Oh boy I’m looking forward to seeing what you think of that one. We were there last thanksgiving and for us it’s definitely a one and done.
The people there for fishing were very happy. I've never caught a muskie. Lots of big pikes but never a muskie. Sorry to hear about your cancelled Lake Superior trip. At some point we want to do the Circle Tour all around Lake Superior.
So glad you’re going back to Bruce Natl. We were just there and wondered if Ben would still give the new fill/dump station area a Skunk 😂. I know intense hikes can be a challenge for Cheryl, but we did the Overhanging Point trail for some incredible views and hardly any crowds. It can’t be more difficult than hiking the Crack or Sleeping Giant tho. Also might be fun if you do an extra park review video separate from Bruce for Fathom Five to show people how to get there and what to do exploring Flowerpot, etc. Looking forward to the upcoming videos!
We really wanted to go back to Bruce Peninsula because we feel bad about slamming the dump/fill station so much. Hopefully it's much better now and we can focus the video on more positive things. We just hope our trailer will fit in our site. We know it's a lot tighter than most parks. Thanks for the suggestions.
We really enjoy your reviews; we especially appreciate knowing if potable water fills are threaded or not. As for cell service, we'll be watching your coverage of Point Farms, as we (and many other campers we spoke with) have noticed cell reception at the Lake Huron parks (Inverhuron for sure, perhaps Point Farms to a lesser degree) is dismal. Just got back from Inverhuron, where we got 5 bars on the beach but in the campground we got 0-2 bars most of our stay. People were walking up & down the road trying to get signal just to make phone calls. It was impossible to stream or even get a web site to load. We're with Telus. We keep reading & seeing videos about people using signal boosters ($600+) or hotspot routers with external antenna ($300 range) and wonder if you've encountered anyone using this type of device, and if so, what results they're having. We're not interested in Starlink etc., just want to boost the signal we receive on our cell phones, as we use them as hotspots for streaming. Thanks again, and we look forward to your next video!
Achray campground in Algonquin park has the same type of built-up firepit. We went up in October, and the design reflected the heat back at us. It was wonderful in the cooler weather! In fact, after we’d all gone to bed there was a noise outside, and we found a raccoon snuggled up on top of the still-warm rocks.
Good point. We never thought of the heat reflection on it. That would be really good in colder weather. Sounds like the racoons have figured it out. They probably watch from a distance and can't wait until the humans go to bed so they can cuddle up on the warm rocks.
totally agree with your review....mind you we never stayed there....we just drove through and looked around. We did the same at Silver and Sharbot...so it will be interesting to get your perspective on those two parks. As far as your rating and upsetting the people who love it there....I bet your rating doesn't bother them at all as they will continue to return and not have to worry about more competition in getting their "favourite" spot!!!
All the time we have people asking us to give their favourite park a low rating. They want to keep it a secret. So, you're right, they're probably happy for our rating.
I stayed at this park in July of this year and thought your review was very fair and a true representation of what to expect. For folks that are not into fishing there is not much to do, it is however close (40min drive) to Grundy Lake where there are tons of trails etc. - but to be honest I would rather stay at Killbear or Grundy rather than drive the 40 min. Some other points from a tent camping standpoint - the lack of comfort station is an issue if you are staying more than a few nights. I would stay away from sites 31-35 they are electric but flood badly in the rain. Again, I thought your review was very fair, the only surprise was that you rated it lower than Rockpoint ;) On the plus side this park is very quiet and the staff are absolutely amazing. Thanks gain “Camping with the Coles” for a great park review, I really enjoy watching your adventures and perspectives of all the Ontario Parks.
Thanks for you thoughts on this. I would say that we stand by our rating in relation to Rock Point. The only real issue we had with Rock Point was that the comfort stations and outhouses were filthy. Oh, and no cell service. Other than that it wasn't a bad park for us.
Good honest video and review. If you weren't honest there would be no point. From the point of view through the camera lense 5.5 is probably a good score. That dump station could easily be fixed with a form and concrete. Thanks again for your video
Aaron Provincial Park, near Dryden, Ontario, is our Sturgeon Bay. We stopped for a couple nights on the way home from a western trip and we definitely did not get the appeal of the park. It was good for fishing but there was nothing else to do. We'd probably rank it 5 - 5.5 as well. Not every provincial park is going to knock it out of the park (so to speak) for everyone.
My least favourite park , it used to be a trailer park (yuck) and the highway into the park is terrible , the park is small and moving a trailer around is difficult . We wont return!
Cell phone service: For Bell, Telus, Virgin Mobile and Koodo the service is excellent throughout the park. We routinely achieved LTE+ two out of three bars. If you have a different service provider and have some input as to the cell service please leave a comment to help others researching this park.
Great way to start a Saturday
Glad to hear it!
Thank you for another wonderful video!
Rogers LTE worked well for us there was able to stream TVs in our trailer and there is a threaded water there you just need to connect your own hose to the threaded spot at the bottom and use the other valve halfway up
Thanks again for the reviews. My husband and I were looking at going to this park a few years ago and decided on something else. Based on what you showed would probably pass on this park.
We stayed at that park last year in May. We were visiting a friend that has a cottage about a half hour from there. Our impression was the same as yours. It's not a park we will go to again. In our opinion, it needs quite a bit of work. Some of the sites were under water due to really bad drainage.
There were some things that we thought were cool, like the stone fire pits.
Like you said, if you are into fishing, this is your kind of park.
Another great review. Silver Lake provincial park Oh boy I’m looking forward to seeing what you think of that one.
We were there last thanksgiving and for us it’s definitely a one and done.
Looks like a nice cozy park.
I love musky fishing. Might have to check that park out next year.
The people there for fishing were very happy. I've never caught a muskie. Lots of big pikes but never a muskie. Sorry to hear about your cancelled Lake Superior trip. At some point we want to do the Circle Tour all around Lake Superior.
So glad you’re going back to Bruce Natl. We were just there and wondered if Ben would still give the new fill/dump station area a Skunk 😂. I know intense hikes can be a challenge for Cheryl, but we did the Overhanging Point trail for some incredible views and hardly any crowds. It can’t be more difficult than hiking the Crack or Sleeping Giant tho. Also might be fun if you do an extra park review video separate from Bruce for Fathom Five to show people how to get there and what to do exploring Flowerpot, etc. Looking forward to the upcoming videos!
We really wanted to go back to Bruce Peninsula because we feel bad about slamming the dump/fill station so much. Hopefully it's much better now and we can focus the video on more positive things. We just hope our trailer will fit in our site. We know it's a lot tighter than most parks. Thanks for the suggestions.
@@CampingwiththeColes we went because of your review! We can’t wait for review 2.0!
We love that dice game!
We just learned it last year and it's our go to game now. All you need is dice and a pen and paper.
@@CampingwiththeColes Exactly...it travels well.
We really enjoy your reviews; we especially appreciate knowing if potable water fills are threaded or not. As for cell service, we'll be watching your coverage of Point Farms, as we (and many other campers we spoke with) have noticed cell reception at the Lake Huron parks (Inverhuron for sure, perhaps Point Farms to a lesser degree) is dismal. Just got back from Inverhuron, where we got 5 bars on the beach but in the campground we got 0-2 bars most of our stay. People were walking up & down the road trying to get signal just to make phone calls. It was impossible to stream or even get a web site to load. We're with Telus. We keep reading & seeing videos about people using signal boosters ($600+) or hotspot routers with external antenna ($300 range) and wonder if you've encountered anyone using this type of device, and if so, what results they're having. We're not interested in Starlink etc., just want to boost the signal we receive on our cell phones, as we use them as hotspots for streaming. Thanks again, and we look forward to your next video!
Achray campground in Algonquin park has the same type of built-up firepit. We went up in October, and the design reflected the heat back at us. It was wonderful in the cooler weather! In fact, after we’d all gone to bed there was a noise outside, and we found a raccoon snuggled up on top of the still-warm rocks.
Good point. We never thought of the heat reflection on it. That would be really good in colder weather. Sounds like the racoons have figured it out. They probably watch from a distance and can't wait until the humans go to bed so they can cuddle up on the warm rocks.
totally agree with your review....mind you we never stayed there....we just drove through and looked around. We did the same at Silver and Sharbot...so it will be interesting to get your perspective on those two parks. As far as your rating and upsetting the people who love it there....I bet your rating doesn't bother them at all as they will continue to return and not have to worry about more competition in getting their "favourite" spot!!!
All the time we have people asking us to give their favourite park a low rating. They want to keep it a secret. So, you're right, they're probably happy for our rating.
I stayed at this park in July of this year and thought your review was very fair and a true representation of what to expect. For folks that are not into fishing there is not much to do, it is however close (40min drive) to Grundy Lake where there are tons of trails etc. - but to be honest I would rather stay at Killbear or Grundy rather than drive the 40 min. Some other points from a tent camping standpoint - the lack of comfort station is an issue if you are staying more than a few nights. I would stay away from sites 31-35 they are electric but flood badly in the rain. Again, I thought your review was very fair, the only surprise was that you rated it lower than Rockpoint ;) On the plus side this park is very quiet and the staff are absolutely amazing. Thanks gain “Camping with the Coles” for a great park review, I really enjoy watching your adventures and perspectives of all the Ontario Parks.
Thanks for you thoughts on this. I would say that we stand by our rating in relation to Rock Point. The only real issue we had with Rock Point was that the comfort stations and outhouses were filthy. Oh, and no cell service. Other than that it wasn't a bad park for us.
Good honest video and review. If you weren't honest there would be no point. From the point of view through the camera lense 5.5 is probably a good score. That dump station could easily be fixed with a form and concrete. Thanks again for your video
Agreed. They could do a couple easy fixes to the dump spot and the fill spot to make it much better.
you guys should go to Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park
It would be good to check out. We don't go to many day use parks though but it would be good to see a newly established one.
Aaron Provincial Park, near Dryden, Ontario, is our Sturgeon Bay. We stopped for a couple nights on the way home from a western trip and we definitely did not get the appeal of the park. It was good for fishing but there was nothing else to do. We'd probably rank it 5 - 5.5 as well.
Not every provincial park is going to knock it out of the park (so to speak) for everyone.
Exactly. Being there still beats a good day at work. That's why it still got over 5.
My least favourite park , it used to be a trailer park (yuck) and the highway into the park is terrible , the park is small and moving a trailer around is difficult . We wont return!
We understand😊