S04E05 Sibbald Point Provincial Park Review
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- Опубликовано: 14 авг 2024
- This is episode 5 of Season 4 and we visited Sibbald Point Provincial Park over the Canada Day Weekend. This park is on the southern shore of Lake Simcoe, about 70 km north of Toronto. it has a HUGE day use area and on a long weekend every square inch of it fills with people. For camping, it has almost 600 sites, of which 268 have electrical hook ups. We explored the campgrounds, beach, day use area, information office and museum. We hiked the two trails. We enjoyed kayaking and paddle boarding on the crystal clear waters of Lake Simcoe. On Sunday morning we went into the town of Sutton and visited the Georgina Farmer's Market. We met so many of our viewers and had some good chats and exchanged tips. This is a park we'll come back to on a weekday or during the shoulder seasons when it's less busy.
In episode 6 we'll be visiting Grundy Lake Provincial Park.
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00:00 Intro
01:09 Arriving at the park
03:26 Our site. Site #801
03:56 Park facilities
06:27 Exploring the sites in the campground
08:21 Shark II electric SUP pump
09:54 The beach
11:50 Maidenhair Fern Trail
12:56 Cheryl's Loo Review
13:46 Park store
14:49 Georgina Farmer's Market in Sutton
17:54 Information Office (Visitor Centre)
18:57 Eildon Hall Museum
20:17 Amphitheatre presentation on bats
21:11 Coles Notes
26:44 Our park rating
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Cell Phone Service: If you've been to this park please let us know your experience with cell service.
Just came home from Sibbald East Campground today. Cell service with Fido (Rogers) was non existent most of the time. Sometimes it would reappear but most of the time didn't work even when it said 4G service
Stayed here Last weekend of June 2024
Cell service was very hit and miss and slow.
Text and phone calls worked ok on Rogers with data turned off
15:30 that's my buddy and my dog treat tent!! Nice to see the support of local businesses! If you ever come back, stop and say hi!
I'm with you Cheryl, I go camping to get away from people. I stay away from the crowded areas. Great review again.
We are currently at Sibbald, staying Monday thru Thursday. Park is lovely, quite a few people at the beach but definitely manageable. We have Rogers for cell service and it works pretty good, but when it stops it stops! But then it comes back up again, it's fast and reliable, when you connect. Our campsite had good cell service (533).
Was at this park last weekend. Could not believe how busy the beach was. I did barely find a spot to park as I had arrived well before my 2pm reservation and people were still on the site. Despite all the people I was able to put my new SUP in at the dog beach off to the side where there wasn't any crowding. First time paddle boarding had a blast. The campground was actually pretty nice and I put miles on my e-bike exploring around.
Yeah, when we went there it was the Canada weekend and it was crazy busy but it's a very nice park. Glad you had a great time.
As a new camper, I'm looking forward to the camping etiquette video! We were actually at Grundy Lake Provincial Park over the Canada day weekend and filmed our time there. We go to Sibbald next so this video was very helpful. 😊
We like your review of Grundy. It's our kinda park. We hope Sibbald Point is a lot less busy when you're there. It could be a really nice park if it wasn't over run by day use people.
@@CampingwiththeColes Thanks! We heard it can be busy on weekends since it's so close to Toronto. Fingers crossed.
We just booked Sibbald Point based on this video. We also took your advice on mid week booking and will make sure to fill up at the in park comfort station.
Have fun at Grundy Lake, we just got back from there and enjoyed the park. Say Hi to the bear for us, he visited our neighbours site.
Looking forward to the Lake Superior series of reviews. There are quite a few places we want to visit, especially Sleeping Giant. Cheers!
Waking up at MacGregor Point this morning ...happy to be camping and have your video to watch. Have a great Lake Superior trip!!
Have been to 11 Provincial Park, MacGregor Point is my favorite.
Thanks so much.
Thank you for giving a lot of information and saving my vacation time for research good places to get rest and relax. Greatings.
If you go on the weekend the beach is still busy but going in the morning before lunch is the best time. Great park.
Another great review guys. We've gone there in October and loved it. The crowds on Canada Day weekend would be a little much I think. Glad you found your lost wallet!
Thanks for putting out these videos, you're going to love Superior, we did it last year.
Thank you for sharing, hope you enjoy your camping
Love you guys , just came across your awesome videos. I am just starting out bought a 2022 forest river grey wolf 25Ft and havent gone out yet Its me and my 2 dogs as my wife has since passed 6 yrs ago. I just need to be in nature as much as possible and meet like minded people. And trying to figure out where to go first was tough and the I found you which was very helpful , so I booked 1 night just to get my feet wet at Earl Rowe which is close to home , I am in Caledon East. And am so grateful to come across you helps a lot.
We're so glad we could be of some help to you. Sounds like you're starting off on the right foot by going to a close park for a short trip to iron out the bugs. Over time you'll go further away for longer stays and you'll be loving it just like we do. Good luck and happy camping.
I’m so glad you did this review. I had discounted this park due to its proximity to TO and reputation. It looks lovely. As you said, for weekdays or shoulder season. I know your on your trip now. Safe travels and hope to run into you.
Thanks so much.
Thank you very much for the seasons. It really helps us to find a campground we are looking for.
Our pleasure! Happy to help.
We are at the park and agree it is a busy spot even though it is not a long weekend. Now we did find out about the fill stations at the gate so it saved us a lot of time coming in and setting up
Love sibbald threw the week when it’s quiet But all time favourite park
Great Review as always! I LOVE those Osgoode T Shirts!!
This is one of the best vedios i have seen about the Sibbald point . i have been going there for a couple of years . but i have never seen so much in real as in ur vedios you have very well show literally every nook and corner of Sibbald Point .. thanks for this detailed info and your opinions . keep up the good work .. and best wishes to both of you .
Visiting this campground on Labor day! Thanks for your vids. Keep it up. This helps ppl a lot. Stay safe always 👊🏼
That's going to be another really busy weekend there. Prepare for the crowds!
Thank you! Heading there during the week later this month!
It was great meeting you guys on Thursday I hope you guys had a great time and I totally agree with you the beach is absolutely crazy on a long weekends and weekends it's way too busy can't wait to see your next video
Good meeting you and your wife too. Keep on riding that bike to full rehabilitation.
I have been enjoying your reviews since hearing Ben on CBC radio one morning. I have gone back and watched all of the seasons.
I love it when you ride your bikes through the campgrounds and I can see all the campsites…always keep my eye out for a Taylor Coach.(we have one). We are booked into Superior Provincial park in mid August and staying overnight at Chutes on the way back.
Thanks for sharing all the parks with us….and safe travels…..
We're currently at Lake Superior PP on the Agawa Bay campground. It's unbelievably beautiful here. You'll love it in August when the bugs have settled down. Well be going to Chutes in a couple weeks.
Thank you once again!
The big knock on Sibbald is how busy it gets, which is why we generally prefer to spend our vacation time at other parks. I appreciate how you were able to review the park itself as opposed to the busy atmosphere that it would have had on a long weekend. The park itself is nice and has a lot to offer. I've enjoyed going there in the fall when it's not busy at all.
Yeah, being so busy is definitely not our thing. We've finally headed to our happy place and going north where it's less busy. Looking forward to what the rest of the summer has in store for us.
The kids and I camped here last weekend. Boy was it busy and noisy! Campground was nice though.
That's exactly what we thought. Nice campground but soooo busy.
Watched this informative video partly on TV, partly on desktop. Found it informative! This park is not high on my bucket list. I mean this park is not comparable to the beauty, diversity of activities, and natural complexity at Grundy Lake, Killarney, Arrowhead, and Awenda.
We visited Grundy Lake, Killarney, Killbear, and Bronte Creek in early June and there were no crowds.
I will be looking forward to your Grundy Lake ratings.
Killarney, of course, is on another level. Just the linear hiking and biking trail of over 15 km long was a challenge.
Thanks for the video. I know it is a product of so much passion, time, and hours of work.
We agree completely. It's not a "must do" kind of park. We're visiting those kinds of parks now. Currently at Grundy Lake and finally a great park to rave about.
Always watching you guys. Love your videos Ed and Rhonda and Charlie from Selkirk
Well have to meet up again at some park and catch up over more wine.
Great review! I agree that Sibbald Point is a busy campground during the season. I was there twice last year. Once as a stop over on the Canada Day weekend. Stayed in the West Campground. Had pretty cell service with Fido, while my cousin had very limited with Bell. We were behind the comfort station (don’t recall the site # - pull thru). I agree with Cheryl, too many people at the day use area, plus last year the park was limiting the # of people entering. I still felt it was too many. The 2nd time was as a base camp to visit my niece & sister-in-law in Bolton. Stayed in the East Campground. It was a rainy weekend. A lot of mud & water. I do intend to go back for a ‘real’ camping experience, however it will be on the shoulder season. Take care! Catching up on your videos from the beginning of season 4!
We went in the spring and I am so glad we picked that timeline. The trail was “chocolate frosting” muddy then and kind of unpleasant.
Great review Ben and Cheryl. We just missed you! We left Sibbald Point on the Tuesday and you arrived on the Thursday. One of these days we will run into you and have a few beers around the fire at the campsite. We discovered this park last year and learned quickly when and when not to go here. Lol. It is a very nice park. Can you believe there is only one dump station? I wish I could have told you about all the extra water fill ups. They do need a separate line entering the park for the campers though. Anyways, keep those great videos coming. No one does a better job reviewing Ontario Parks!
Dave and Denise
We'd love to have some beer around the campsite with you. Maybe we'll meet some time and do that. Until then, happy camping!
Hey Mrs Cole!! It was awesome meeting you at Sibbald! My wife and I have followed and love your videos! Thanks for the Magnet!! Btw, Sibbald is this busy almost every weekend in the summer! It's a great park (just needs another dump station!!)
Great to meet you too. Thanks for the tips. Well have to go back during shoulder season.
We went here the year before covid we loved it during the work week but it was way to busy for are liking on weekends because its relatively close to Toronto
Great review as always. Thank you for all you do. Every season you get better and better. My wife and I were at sibbald last October and we felt like we had the place to ourselves. It's a beautiful park. Can't wait to see your adventures around lake superior. We just got back from our superior trip and it was incredible. Sleeping Giant, Pancake Bay and Chutes. We made it to the top of the giant and it was spectacular! Next we're going to murphys point. You both gave it a great review so we're looking forward to it. Thank you again we are big fans.
We're at Grundy right now and it's amazing. Looking forward to the Lake Superior Parks. We loved Murphy's Point because it's a nice small park with small park atmosphere. We enjoy learning things about Parks and the mica mine tour is a must do at Murphy's Point. Be sure to register for it at the desk when you pull in.
@@CampingwiththeColes we are heading to Pancake bay this summer, our first time. I am looking to see if you guys have been there. We just came back from Sauble Falls the past week. LOVED IT THERE.
We went there the day after you left! We will run into at one point and say hi! Great videos!
One of these days, that would be great.
Appreciate the effort you put in..🙌❣️
Thanks
Awesome review as always!! We don't camp on Canada Lo g weekend either because of the crowds too 😊 We had battery issue too last year turned out it was the alternator.
I really enjoy your reviews. We went to this park just after September long weekend. It was crazy busy getting around for a couple of hours until everyone cleared out. Then the only complaint was the millions of giant mosquitoes.
Must be the time of year because mosquitoes weren't really an issue when we were there. We love the place our first day there before the start of the long weekend then BOOM the crowds arrived.
@@CampingwiththeColes maybe it’s just where we were parked right at the back of Beavermead against the swampy area between the campsites and the beach. We liked everything else about it probably because it was September and very quiet
You get the big day use areas, and since your still technically in the GTA, you get all the citiots. Can't blame them, but it is what it is for a close park. And Canada day to boot, yeah, she's gonna be a bit busy for sure... Camped there for Thanksgiving last year, and had issues with large families groups taking 5-6 sites all in one small area, blocking the camp roads for family games.. Not a biggie, per aay, but giving my wife and me the stink eye for walking the roads with our pup was a bit off putting.. Good sites for sure.. And the small store just outside the gate is great. O erall a decent weekend getaway spot
LOL! I'm not a fan of people either. :) Hence the reason we usually head up to the near north parks. Enjoy your Lake Superior trip! I might have to look into an inflatable SUP.
Thanks so much. It's much nicer up here at Grundy Lake. This type of park is our happy place.
I've always said this is not a bad park you just need to go at the right time, weekdays preferred. If your doing a video on not what to do when camping you were at the best park to get ideas. Last trip to Awenda I watched someone stick the dump station flush hose into their tank and flushed it onto the ground. Surprisingly it was an older couple with an RPod trailer. Funny to see the lineups when you left I did warn you, I'm still surprised they don't allow you to bypass that if you are already camping at the park. Another great video and have fun on your long trip.
This was definitely the place to watch poor etiquette. I especially liked the mother and daughter cutting 12 foot live cedar branches of the tree next to our site so that she could feed them into their fire.
@@CampingwiththeColes I seen that at Balsam Lake and they don't even try and hide doing it
😳😧 wow I am fortunate to have never seen someone cut branches off trees, that’s terrible
P.S. I saw last year when the park was adding extra filling station. I guess the new filling stations have not been added to the park map.
Hello, I always enjoy your park reviews, there's always so much useful info. In your future reviews could you mention if laundry facilities are available in the parks. I thought every provincial park had them, but last week we were in one that did not have any. We are usually on the road for many weeks, and knowing if laundry is available helps to plan our trips. Thanks.
I always take pics and video, including prices of the laundry facilities but Ben puts the video together. I'll have to make sure he puts it in.
The only provincial park that we have been to and will never go back. More of a day use park, gets way over crowded and beaches left with a mass of garbage at the end of the day.
Same. We went last year and won’t be returning.
Yeah, I get it. There are so many great parks why risk going back to one that you had a bag experience at. The farther you get from Toronto the better.
Thanks for a great review. Quick question, did you say that the other comfort stations also had the threaded water fill connections? My trailer doesn't have a open port to fill as you did in the video. JS
I just had a look back at the original footage and I see that none of the water fill stations are threaded. Almost every water tap throughout the park is threaded so if you really needed to you could probably use one of those to fill up. Strange that your trailer doesn't have an open port. I've never seen that. They usually have the threaded port labeled "city water" where you hook up for when you have water hook up at the site and then an open hole for the fresh water tank.
pet peeve is the litter.. It drives me nuts when people throw their water bottles etc.
Hi guys, have you been to Grundy yet, I was hoping to meet you there!
Ruth
Grundy camper all my life
We were there July 9th to the 12th. LOVED IT! It was the first park in our 7 park trip that we're still on now. Hopefully the video will be out in early August.
@@CampingwiththeColes oh darn we arrived on July 11 and here till the 25. Can't wait to see the review. Hope you lived it. I've been camping here every summer since I was 10 (I'm 66). Only missed the 2 summers my children were born!! Lol
Cheryl what is the exact saying on your T-shirt… Short girls….?? I could read part of it.
Sharon Stam
SHORT GIRLS God only lets things grow until they're PERFECT. Some of us didn't take as long as others.
Went to this park several years ago and it was loud, loud, loud! It was not our favorite. Too many people.
What is the make and model of your sup? Are you happy with it? I’ve been researching paddle boards for months and can not make up my mind what to get lol
It's a Jimmy Styks. I bought it 7 years ago from Costco. I'm looking into getting another one but haven't really done any research yet.
Can you let me know the brand & model of the battery jumper you used for your truck? I couldn't find it in the description
That's the Motomaster Eliminator 1400A Booster Pack from Canadian Tire. We have one in every vehicle and gave each of our kids one for Christmas when they bought their first car. We use it most often for filling up tires and it sure is handy when you need to boost a battery. Here is the link www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/motomaster-eliminator-booster-pack-jump-starter-with-auto-stop-digital-air-compressor-1400-peak-amp-12v-0111913p.html#plp
@@CampingwiththeColes Thanks a lot. This is really great. I'll get one.
Btw, my wife & I love your channel. Great contents
What made you start wearing your life jackets. I noticed this is the first year that you actually wear them.
Lol. Too many people commented on us not wearing them. So, in essence we were shamed into it. 🤷
@@CampingwiththeColes A few years ago we were kayaking at Centre Island in Toronto when it was closed due to flooding. I was trying to go under a bridge but because the water level was so high I needed to lay back as I was going under it and I fell out. The water was cold and very dirty. When I went under I couldn't see anything and panicked it was the first time I had actually fallen out. My life jacket brought me up. I'm not sure how it would have went without one so we always wear ours and have our dogs in them too. I see lots of people don't wear them but it's usually people in rentals.
heading there August 1st , does the hardwood camp ground have a fresh water fill?
Yes, it does. I didn't see a lot of people using them so I'd head right there to fill up if there is any line at the dump station.
@@CampingwiththeColes thank you, your reviews are very helpful
where did you purchase your inflatable stand up paddle board?? thanks for another great video!
That's a Jimmy Styks iSUP that we got from Costco about 7 years ago. I'm thinking of getting another iSUP but haven't decided what kind to get now.
@@CampingwiththeColes thanks!
Did the fireworks going off in the group campground make your etiquette video?
We heard them every night. We talk about fireworks in the video. So many people seem to think that's a part of camping for some reason.
We saw the wardens charge in right by our site. Than a bunch of cars left