Camping

Well I had a great time camping the weekend before Canada day, I went to Presqu'ille , http://www.ontarioparks.com/English/pres.html and Sandbanks http://www.ontarioparks.com/English/sand.html , 2 days at each!

OK, if you're looking for 2 completely different types of campgrounds you got it right here, on this very shoe ....oops sorry!

So Presqu'ille offers some very good trails, a nice boardwalk, lots of access to the water(mostly over rock unless you venture to the beach), some very nice campsites right on the water(more $ and book early!), has a very nice 5-6km paved trail for bikes, actually it's very bike friendly, and is only about a 7-8 minute drive to Brighton.

Negative points are that it's very bike friendly:), no really, it 's a couple of KMs to the beach, and if you go during the week only beach one( the furthest away from the campgrounds) is open, and most of the site tend to be a little more open.

Now Sandbanks offers a very nice beach that's a very short walk, but has become slightly overgrown, it's about a 20 minute drive to Picton for shopping, and it's overflow parking is more than a KM away from our preferred campsites.

The biggest deciding factors for me are the distance from the beach, and the drive time from home, with site privacy and $ coming into the equation.

Remember that Sandbanks is about 45 minutes further to get to, Presqu'ille is about 15 minutes off the 401.

So for next year I think I'll see who wants to head to Presqu'ille, just make sure you take plenty of bug repellant if you plan on doing the Owen Point Trail, I needed blood after doing the trail! I'll be taking(renting ?) a bike, next year!