Algonquin Provincial Park - power access

I don't see anything that says that. Could you link to where you found that info?

Found this photo of the outlets at Mew Lake Campground: Hydro outlet

It appears from the main website that most campsites are about 15-20 meters big and the outlets are between the two sites. So, depending on the individual campsite, you might have a 30 meter stretch, but are more than likely closer than that.

Most Ontario Provincial Parks are like that - take lots of cord. Also the water hookups are spaced throughout the campground. Often times, several campers will get together and join their hoses up so they can reach the water taps. This is probably illegal. We have also encountered water taps that are not threaded meaning an adapter is necessary to screw your hose on. Just be aware that this is how it is in our P.P. - oh yea, and pricey as well.

Despite the negatives, sites are usually large, fairly private and our parks have nice hiking and canoeing, etc.

toedtoes wrote:
I don't see anything that says that. Could you link to where you found that info?

When you pull up a site in the reservations it gives info on that site. Every site I look at says the distance to the power is 30 meters.

I picked this site at random but its the same as all the others I saw:

Site Type: Campsite
Fee Type: Premium Rate
Site fee for selected dates (discounts may apply): $101.14 (Incl HST)
Service Type: Electric
Electrical Service: 15/30 Amps
Outlet Distance (m): 30
Site Length (m): 10
Site Width (m): 15
Site Shade: Partial Shade - PM Sun
Quality: Average
Privacy: Poor
Conditions: Above Avg. Vehicular Traffic, Above Avg. Pedestrian Traffic
Ground Cover: Soil
Fire Pit Location: Back Left
Adjacent To: Beach, Water Tap

Most Ontario Provincial Parks tend to have quite a distance to the power supply. Usually the pedestal is in between and supplies power to two campsites. I have been to most Ontario Parks and through experience carry two 25' 30 amp extensions and once had to even borrow an extra one from the park office. I know of no Ontario park that has water hookups. They all have water taps near your campsites but I don't think there are any where you are allowed to connect to them directly.

They are stating 'worst case' that said we bring a 100'er (15amp) and 2 25' 30amp and that is on top of the built in 25' 50amp .

In Ontario Provincial Parks it would be unusual to get away with less than a 25 foot cord - most often 50 feet - common is 75 feet and a couple of times a summer we will dig out all 4 of our cords to give us 100 feet.

Jay

I don't doubt that 100' might be needed at some locations, I've needed 60' at one eastern Ontario park.

Some sites are like that... Most sites are arranged with a single pedestal supplying two sites, which can result in one or the other being far from it, especially if the sites are nice and big (which many are). We had one a few years back and just opted to not use the hydro. (No problem for us - we're used to not having it anyway.)

We used to carry a 90 ft. HD contractor's power cord with us as we've hit a few campsites in provincial parks with LONG runs. It restricted us to 15 amps but it's better than no amps, especially since you are paying for it.

We have pretty much given up on Ontario provincial parks except for one or two in the north. We got tired of having our RV scratched up by tree branches that they don't seem to want to trim and and by the unreasonable costs compared to private parks. For instance, we are parked right now in a resort where we have 50 amp power, water, sewer and cable. The daily rate is less than in Ontario provincial parks. They also have daily garbage pick up at your site and if you are out of propane, you put your cylinder on the road at your site, they pick it up, fill it and return it! Each site is cleaned and prepped by volunteer hosts prior to being occupied. Yes, it's less "natural" than a provincial park but the view outside the RV back window isn't bad:

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