Are there hookups at Provencial Parks?

[gailgold]

I have been trying to find out of there is electric hookups at the Provencial Campgrounds along the TransCanada Highway. There appear to be a great many places to stop overnight. We are going from NH to WI via Canada

[RangerJay]

We carry 4 25ft extension cords - in Ontario Provincial Parks we find ourselves using 50 feet most often - 75 feet is not unusual - and on rare occasions we will need all 100 feet.

I'm always amazed at how often I need to dig out an extra 25 feet of cord because whatever I have figured would do turns out to be about 3 feet short ...... and whenever I actually only need 25 feet it seems a real treat ......


Jay

[garyhaupt]

mockturtle wrote:

stubblejumper wrote:
OP is not going to BC he asked about Ontario.

You're right, he's just going from NH to WI through Canada. My bad.

Me bad, too. I only saw "thru Canada".


Gary Haupt

[Hamops]

We use the Ontario Provincial Parks quite often. I have 3, 25ft, 30A extension cables and had to use all of them on a couple of occasions. The power posts are situated between sites and the sites are generally separated by a 50 to 60ft green space, thus the need for extensions. If you are intending to travel along Highway 17, here are number campgrounds that I would recommend for consideration. From east to west, Samuel De Champlain PP, about 5 miles west of Mattawa ON., Chutes PP on the north end of the village of Massey ON, Pancake Bay PP, about 40 miles of Sault Ste Marie ON., Neys PP, about 15 west of Marathon ON., and Kakabeka Falls PP., about 15 miles west of Thunder Bay ON. The Kakabeka Falls PP is about 10 miles out of your way from Highway 61 to Duluth MN.
In all likelihood, you'll need to reserve ahead of time for a campsite and you can do it online. The only problem with that is that the Ontario Parks don't have any wifi service. You can get free wifi at any Tim Horton's Donut shop. Cellphone service is spotty along the north shore of Lake Superior but 3G is available in the towns along the way.
Another issue about the Lake Superior route is the weather. The Lake Superior region has a Sub-Arctic climate. The weather can change very quickly, so have some appropriate warm clothing just in case.
Here's the link to ONTARIO PARKS in case you don't have it.
Have a safe and enjoyable holiday.

[Fizz]

stubblejumper wrote:
OP is not going to BC he asked about Ontario.

He got his answer.
I don't mind extra info once a post is answered.

[canadafan]

You could check out this site: http://parkradio.ca/10-best-camping-sites-in-ontario/

Trevor

[mockturtle]

stubblejumper wrote:
OP is not going to BC he asked about Ontario.

You're right, he's just going from NH to WI through Canada. My bad.

[stubblejumper]

OP is not going to BC he asked about Ontario.

[Tothill]

Please note:

BC Parks now has electrical hook-ups available in the some of the campgrounds at: Juniper Beach, Steelhead, Porteau Cove, Alice Lake, Kikomun Creek and Kekuli Bay.

With the exception of Juniper Beach and Steelhead Parks, BC Parks does not offer water hook-ups; however, there are drinking water taps located throughout most campgrounds.

From http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/

[mockturtle]

Been to quite a few in BC and none had any hookups. They've become pretty expensive, too, but they are usually very nice parks.

[Little_Kopit]

Each province runs its own campgrounds.

You can contact each one to find out the latest by searching at www.google.ca and using search term: "name of province & tourism"

🙂

[crabbin_cabin]

Some Provinces have equipped some sites, in some Parks, with some utility hookups
That's a lot of "somes"; In other words it is not possible to answer you general question until you let us know just where it is you are wondering about!

[almcc]

gailgold wrote:
I have been trying to find out of there is electric hookups at the Provencial Campgrounds along the TransCanada Highway. There appear to be a great many places to stop overnight. We are going from NH to WI via Canada

Yes, some of the Ontario provincial parks have long runs from the pedestal to the RV, 50 ft. is not uncommon. We carry a couple of 30 amp extensions "just in case". We have camped in a couple of sites where even these weren't long enough so we also carry a 90 ft. 15 amp cord.

If you go to the provincial park website I believe they give the cord length, and a lot of park offices have extension cords that they can lend you.

[garyhaupt]

None in BC that I can think of.


Gary Haupt

[Jack_Diane_Free]

Every PP I have been to and that is a lot all have 30 amp service on their trailer/rv sites but never water or sewer. Fill up fresh water on the way in and empty grey water and black water on way out. And yes bring at least one extra 30 amp cord as the post is often far away. I have even had to use 2 plus the trailer cord but that was because of where I wanted to place the trailer.

[Fizz]

The few that I've been to had one post between two sites. We needed a 50 ft cord, 15amp only.
These are not RV resorts, they are camp sites.