Tips for the Pinery Provincial Park, Ontario from Michigan?

almcc wrote:
It's a bit old (see the web link), but we have visited Pinery quite a few times in the past an we haven't had any problems with longer RV's, we stayed in Riverside area 1.

It's very busy during the summer months, we enjoy the shoulder seasons, much quieter. Macgregor Point is also very nice.

Pinery

Thanks for the link. Nice pics. Beaches look nice.

Brynjolf wrote:
The Ontario Parks reservation site has several photos of each campsite, along with a description and relative quality ratings. While everyone's idea of a perfect site varys, the information in the OP reservation system is fairly helpful.

My best advice for camping at any Ontario Parks campground is (1) yup, its expensive, but well worth it (2) bring lots of extension cord - at least 50' in addition to your 25' or so stock (3) the sites aren't level - make sure you've brought levellers in one form or another (4) there is no on-site water. fill up at the dumpstation on your way in, or use a bucket at a spiggot located throughout the campground (5) reservations are recommended.

Ok. We only do state campgrounds here in Michigan (love big trees overhead) so I'm used to the "Electric Only" sites, filling up and dumping at the dump station, and using a 25' 30amp cord in addition to the trailer's cord. The price was higher ($50/night compared to $20-30/night) but that's ok if sites are nice. We make reservations up to 6 months in advance to make sure we get in.

Michigan has been using the same online reservation system for 1-2 years and it's great. The pics and info are helpful but Ontario's is even better with firepit placement and distance to power pole. Some firepits are put in the worst spots, drives me nuts, anyhow...

Thanks for the info. Sounds like it's my kind of place.

It's a bit old (see the web link), but we have visited Pinery quite a few times in the past an we haven't had any problems with longer RV's, we stayed in Riverside area 1.

It's very busy during the summer months, we enjoy the shoulder seasons, much quieter. Macgregor Point is also very nice.

Pinery

And...
Ontario Parks are 'campgrounds' NOT RV parks.
Lots of tight corners, overhanging branches etc.

The Ontario Parks reservation site has several photos of each campsite, along with a description and relative quality ratings. While everyone's idea of a perfect site varys, the information in the OP reservation system is fairly helpful.

My best advice for camping at any Ontario Parks campground is (1) yup, its expensive, but well worth it (2) bring lots of extension cord - at least 50' in addition to your 25' or so stock (3) the sites aren't level - make sure you've brought levellers in one form or another (4) there is no on-site water. fill up at the dumpstation on your way in, or use a bucket at a spiggot located throughout the campground (5) reservations are recommended.

Search this Forum for `Pinery' and read on. If not enough do a Google search for the same subject but note it is in Canada for there seem to be several Pinery's.