Cavendish National Park, Prince-Édouard-Island

We went beginning of July this year and the water was swimmable but still cool and the bugs were still quite bad, but I suspect that had to do with the cold winter. I would probably go later in July next time around.

I cross dozens of times a year and have never had any problems, either way knock on wood. As you said Booze and pets papers. Also avoid guns going into Canada and bringing most perishable foods back to the US, the list of banned food going to the US is so long and complex we just avoid brining anything fresh/will spoil into the US all together for simplicity. Make sure you have passports and don't lie at the border and you will be fine.

32 to 36$ sounds like a great price at the national park campground. thanks for the advice! Sounds like the beaches are nice and the water warm? Ive read posts about crossing the border...any problems that you have found? Looks like other than not bringing a case of wine and having dogs vaccination records everything looks easy. I went to niagara a few times and border crossing then was a piece of cake.

Here is my list of things to do
1) camp at Cavendish (if you don't need hookup and wind is low get one right on the edge of the water)
2) swim at the red beach at Cavendish
3) Avonlea Village (if there are family members in to Ann of Green Gables)
4) see Ann of Green Gables play at the Confederation Arts Center
5) eat on the strip just south of the Confederation Arts Center (there is a street closed off to traffic(I think it is Richmond)
6) eat Lobster at some restaurant on the coast
7) cycle the paths along the coast at Cavendish or Stanhope or just anywhere in the countryside

What are the best months to visit pei? Recommend good places to visit?

Nice to hear you love PEI. Cavendish National Park is beautiful.

We are having a bad year for mosquitoes. Besides the heat, one of the main reasons is the decrease in bat population, by around 80%, as a result of White Nose Syndrome. Bats typically eat 1000+ mosquitoes each night. Sad.

Dragon flies are another predator that eats mosquitoes. So the next time you see a dragon fly, let him/her go about there business. They are our friends.

S

I was just there 2 weeks ago. I agree, it is beautiful, peaceful and relaxed. Being on the Island is like going back in time. My only complaint is we must have gone too early in the season, the Mosquitos were horrible at the campsite.