My husband and I stayed at Georgian Bay Park for 9 nights in September. The park is immaculate, the…read morewashrooms and showers are new and clean. I found the owner very approachable and friendly. Also contacted the Camp host and he was very helpful. I would stay here again definitely. Situated in a beautiful area of a beach resort community and close to Barrie, Collingwood and other major centers as well.

My family and I were there for 4 nights and we had an amazing time. We chose to RV this trip and…read morethe sites were beautiful, they included electricity, water, and sewage. The owner Don would drive by the sites every day and make sure everything was okay. Along with Don, the staff there is very friendly and always willing to help! Beautiful trails and scenery along with a watchtower looking over the water. If I could rate this park 6 stars I would, highly recommend for you and your family.

My BF and I have been camping since we started dating and this year we decided to branch out from…read moreour car camping. I picked a new location, The Massasauga Provincial Park and we set to our adventure. Here is a breakdown of the weekend: 1. Arrive at the information point and mention that we have a site. The girl there gives me a map of the access point and sends me on my way. 45 minutes later we find out that at the information point is where we get our Canoe (BTW- no one told me I was strapping a canoe to my car!) and register... back to the information office. 2, 1.5 hours later we get in the canoe and head to our site. there were 5 portages, 1 of which wasn't labelled accurately and there wasn't a defined trail, another didn't even have the sign up!. Anyways, we finally arrive at our very isolated site, only to find that it was a site on a rock surrounded by marsh (site 108 if you ever care to go). 3. We high tailed it back to the last site we saw that looked vacant (Site 107) - it was 45 minutes away from 108 and we set up camp as the sun went down. This site was brilliant. On a beautiful isolated lake. We never saw another human the entire time. Brilliant location. 4. On our return, there was another portage that wasn't labeled that also led us to the labeled exit which wasn't actually an exit. We have to go thru the beaver trees to get over to the other lake. The reason why I am giving this park an A-Ok is because although we went thru absolute intensity to get to our site, it was the most beautiful site and most beautiful lake I have seen. Ontario has some incredible landscape and this was no exception. I highly recommend you check out the sites on Massasauga and perhaps only endure 1 or 2 portages. all of the sites were fabulous minus 108.

Beautiful paddling in Georgian Bay area! You will see lots of cottages, though. Most campsites…read moreare generous and well maintained, though popular ones will often show signs of use. Knowledge of your route before you go in is important. Most kayakers access through Pete's place because there are fewer portages to surrounding campsites. Canoe rentals also seem to happen at Pete's Place. There is also an access point at 3 Legged Lake. Be cautious if you are planning on bringing a canoe out into the more open water of Georgian Bay.

Absolute hands down my favourite provincial park I've camped at- so much so that I have been there…read moreat least 5 years, and always between the same 2 sites. Ok, let's get the cons out the way, but first you have to know typically when I camp, I want NOTHING to do with humanity, at least as much as possible. Peace and QUIET is what I camp for with the occasional spattering of cottage-goer type activity. So those cons? 1. The train tracks are DIRECTLY across the road from the entrance to this exceptionally small park and are used frequently, sometimes late at night. Tracks so close that your tent, if not properly pegged down, may rumble off your site! not quite that bad - not *quite*. You can't get away from the sound. It's quite peaceful when it starts off in the distance... and when it honks it's horn right as it rumbles along side the park... let's just say I've jumped once or twice from it 2. The highway across the lake... it sounds like it's much closer than that. The nice part of the highway is it eventually blends into the background. And that friends, is the end of the cons There are a ton of activities at this park - a hiking trail that begins beside the tracks across the road and leads all the way to Georgian Bay, passes a marsh with lookouts and continues through the forest. Canoes, paddle boats and SUP (I think) can all be rented from the store and the lake is small enough you can paddle most of it in an afternoon. Swimming is incredible at this park and if you're not anti social as I am, there is a wonderfully large beach on the west side of the park where you can walk out for a couple hundred feet or so before you can't touch the bottom. And the best part... there is cliff jumping!! My sister faces the cliff for jumping from, which I have doomed many times- but not from the highest jump #toonervous Seriously, if you want to experience camping with your own piece of paradise that has private waterfront access, and has almost all the amenities that cottaging does... YOU'VE FOUND YOUR CAMPGROUND!!

Our site here was beautiful. There are a couple of site right along the lake, and there's nothing…read morebetter than being able to jump in the lake right from your temporary home. (Tip: 129,130,131 and there are few on the other side) Sites however, are pretty close together, and some in the oddest of places which remained empty all weekend. Between sites, are barely a few trees, if you're lucky enough, so if you're looking for something more private, I would avoid this park. I saw some sites where you're dining with your neighbour the entire time. I think there must be more trees in my neighbourhood at back in the city. I was also shocked and annoyed by the freight train that rumbles and honks its horn very loudly. Friday night, it was happening almost every hour until past 12am, less on the weekend, but unavoidable. Everytime it happened, it reminded me that I'm not secluded in the woods and that I will have to back to the city. It was great when it was quiet. They also had some weird rule about having only 1 car parked at your site, even though in most cases, there clearly was enough space. I don't know if this was just a cash grab of $12 a night, but highly inconvenient. This was the first place I've seen with non-outhouse toilets scattered about. They were even cleaner than the comfort stations (area with showers). That was nice for someone like me. There's not much to do here really, and it is perfect for those who want to just relax and not do much. Swim in the lake and enjoy being outdoors. For hiking, you'll have to drive 30mins to Seguin park as there are no trails here. They have canoe rentals (with ridiculous policies, more on that later), but really can go just around the lake and not much to see. There's a beach, but it's not big, and the sand was damp with tire marks. It seemed like the type of place you would stay, but during the day venture out to do other things. There was even movie times posted in the office for Parry Sound, and wondering if that is an activity people do here. Do not trust the signage in the office. For some reason they are wrong and are not updated. The girls in there, would give conflicting information and was extremely confused the more questions we asked. It was frustrating. Our canoe rental experience here has prompted us to go and purchase our own, as this was probably most convoluted process I've experienced. They state in the newspaper and signs that a full day rental $42, 4 hours $25. Apparently a full day means 8am-4pm, and not overnight. The canoe has to be returned at 3pm or 3:30pm (depends who you ask) as the office closes at 4pm. We had assumed that full day meant an overnight rental (we also called to confirm) so Saturday morning we weren't in a rush to go get the canoe or use it. most other parks have this policy. When we got to the office around 1pm, we were told we had to return the canoe at 4pm or be charged a penalty of $42. We only had the option of renting it at $25. Now if they just had stated an overnight rental would be $67.... After checking if there was other places to rent a canoe, we decided on the now 3 hours of canoe. But then filling out the paper work (she was so slow!) and then going out to check the scratches on the canoe so thoroughly like rental car ate into our paid canoeing time at least 30mins. And we were the only ones renting, so what was the fuss. There was also a $500 deposit. Upon returning the canoe she almost forgot that we rented 2 canoes, and therefore should be owed $1000 back. I wasn't impressed by the whole thing more infuriated by the consistent information given to us by the office. The area is great, but probably would only come back to this park wiser, with our own canoe, and stay longer (so that going out to excursions wouldn't seem like it was so wasteful) just to have access to the beautiful lake.

Ever since they have been owned by a big company they have gone downhill…read more Very very very expensive to stay here . They really do not have anything. No pool No splash pool for kids. No hay rides for kids. Bathrooms are small for the size of site and dated. Fire wood is expensive. No more store . Go somewhere else. This place is borrrrrrrrrinnnnnnnng. Don't go camping anymore . Go on day trips instead more fun.

my family and I have been going here for around 13 years and have had fours sets of different…read moreowners. We have never had problems up until this year with these new owners . It started this past long weekend when my uncle got to the campsite check-in. They told him they gave his site away to someone else with the reason "read our terms and conditions we can do what we want." They moved him away from family and friends and still charged him a 20$ site reservation fee. They have banned us from any of the parks they own and now four days later have charged every single one of my family members credit cards due to "garbage fees" for not cleaning up our garbage. (We set our garbage bags beside the garbage dump that was overflowed for the entire four days we were there. They never once emptied it.) This is the worst experience we have ever had here and will NEVER be coming back!!! Do NOT waste your money on these ignorant people!!!!!!

I'm not going to pretend that I am an expert at anything camping. This was a nice Saturday drive,…read moreright up to our reserved spot at Killbear, complete with a designated firepit and list of infractions to keep the place clean and safe. What a beautiful piece of country; Parry Sound and Georgian Bay. Trying to disconnect with the fam and enjoying some homemade burgers and roasting marshmallows, I cannot overstate the tranquility of nature and small slice of Canadiana here. Sure, we shleped to Tim's the next day for coffee and drove back, but enjoyed a long track to Lookout Point, with neither rattlesnake or Bear to be found. I guess it might be considered 'Glamping,' with restrooms and clean showers right across. But its definately a safe place for the kids to bike, hike and enjoy each other's company as a throwback to simpler times. Definately worth the 2 hour drive, but book in advance! -Zuk

From my 2019 review: This is one of my favourite parks, and as a veteran camper, who has many…read morepleasant memories of Killbear, I cannot reduce it's rating. I say this, because we had few unfortunate experiences on our last trip. First, the positives of Killbear: - beautiful, unspoiled, Canadian Shield scenery - spectacular rocky shores, which you can use as a swimming platform, and then you don't get sand in your tent - not one, but two, dog beaches; they love the doggos! - large campsites The downsides - the campsites are large, but choose carefully, as many lack privacy and are very exposed. The old growth forest means that there is little bushy undergrowth to hide you from your neighbours (I like privacy! My dogs need it or they just bark. Then we get in trouble, sometimes) - you can't buy ice in the park, but you have to drive out to get it Update 2020: Killbear is such a beautiful park, AND now you can buy ice there!! This time, we were in Lighthouse A, which I would highly recommend. Close to the beach and nice hiking trails, but choose your site wisely and pay attention to the descriptions on the website when you reserve. If it rates privacy as "poor", then be prepared for a fully exposed site. That said, there are many beautiful sites, and TWO dog beaches. This year, the Anti-Fun, Anti-Noise Police-like Neighbors did not appear (do I sound resentful? You bet I am. Last year we had to leave a day early because of these noise fanatics. Really, they should have gone on a yoga retreat. This is family camping, people, not a monastery. We paid a fee when we reserved; we did not take a vow of silence). OK, I'm done the rant. Now, back to how great this park is. It is simply beautiful. The lake is wonderful: not the Muskoka soggy bottom lake, but nice, hard granite of Georgian Bay. The granite itself is beautiful. We had such a great vacation! Go off the grid! Try it!

Nice campground, well maintained and now if the rain would hold off for another day! Solid place,…read moreI'd come back.

If you're going to go camping in Northern Ontario, this is a good starting point…read more I'm surprised that there's a lack of representation for camping sites and Ontario Provincial parks on Yelp. There's so much to do and see out there, and the quality of my recent camping trip to the Georgian Bay area was stellar. You would expect there to be a lot of reviews written about these places, considering some of them have the capacity to host hundreds of campers at any given time. My group ended up opting for Sturgeon Bay, a bit of a "starter park" located just off Hwy 529. It may not be the biggest or flashiest park around, but it makes up for it with a lower risk of encountering animals and a lower noise level. After getting our permit from the head office (from the park warden, who looked like he stepped off the set of a park forestry commercial), we settled into our site, a decent-sized area near the back of the park. The benefit to this location is that we didn't have to deal with a lot of the noise of other areas (and got up to our own shenanigans with a nearby group on the final night we were there). If there was a downside to the weekend we went, it's that it gets extremely cold extremely quick, even at the beginning of September. We were sitting outside on the first night grilling hot dogs, and I was wrapped up in my sleeping bag trying to keep warm. If you are going to come up to the park in August/September, make sure you pack a coat. The park amenities are decent. There are plenty of washrooms throughout the site, each with their own separate sink and soap receptacle. There are cabins located across the street from the park, along with the showers. If there's something the staff need to work on, it's adding more showers. There are only two of them, causing lineups nearly every time you go. Not to mention that (if my friend's account is any indication) the warm water runs out extremely fast, especially if you're using the laundry room next door. There's a nice beach in the middle of the park that looks out into Georgian Bay, but we were unable to go swimming due to algae in the water. Apparently, this is the first time in a while that algae levels had been that high. If there are bears in the park, I didn't encounter them. In fact, some of the people we met at the site were so nonchalant that they apparently slept with their tents open, not caring about mosquitoes. That's not... something I would have recommended, because I did hear something outside my tent swatting at a bag of garbage the first night I was there. That said, t would recommend Sturgeon Bay for those who want to get into camping. The service is decent, the sites are clean and well-monitored and the experience was fantastic. Can't ask for much more than that.

To finish summer and go back every year is a stunning place in Muskoka. Lovely owners, Mary and…read moreAmir, with BIG smile will show you and answer all questions and ideas you will have. Going forward, you are entering I to the heaven, with beautiful waterfalls, and natural pools, where rocks are breathtaking and trails surround with oxygen. around the campground, especially around the big fire and BBQ that night, I felt like family is around me. Everyone was friendly, and a great place to unwind and have fun. Definitely I am going back