I feel I should write three narratives here, but that’s against the rules. Therefore, I’ll split my assessment into three: the good, the bad and the ugly, in reverse order. Our first three nights here were during a holiday weekend. The campground was absolutely full and the staff, unfortunately, was nowhere nearly up to the cleaning and policing challenge. The restrooms were horrible: toilet paper all over the muddy floor, urine (I guess) on the toilet seats, a broken beer bottle in one of the ladies’ toilets (which was too smelly for my wife to use) and candy wrappers in one of the urinals. The showers were filthy, didn’t have any trays for soap or shampoo and worked on a press button: their choice of temperature and duration. Outside was similarly disgusting: five lines of people waiting and lots of garbage, including a disposable diaper on the sidewalk. What is it about Provincial Parks that attracts the morons? Despite the “no dogs in the swimming areas” and the “no dogs without leashes” rules, some unleashed dogs did enjoy the beach without impediment. The next three nights were much better. Once the crowd was down to normal levels the staff could keep up with the restrooms/showers and we could enjoy the natural beauty of the park. Still, though, we endured dozens of people traipsing through our site and yelling at their friends on the other side of the fence while I barbequed dinner. What is it about Provincial Parks that attracts the morons? The park is on Lake Ontario’s North shore (downstream from Darlington’s nuclear power site, but I didn’t see any three-eyed fish) and is absolutely gorgeous. The sites are large, shady and scenic. Ours was on a cliff overlooking the pebbled beach. Lots of interpretive programmes available and the location, close to Oshawa/Whitby can’t be beaten for shopping. All in all, if you’re self-contained, it’s a great spot. If not, then I’d suggest you go there mid-week, off-season. We’ll be back, within those parameters. We camped here in a Motorhome.

The park itself was nice ... good facilities, lots of shade and privacy (at least on this weekend). But the constant noise from the nearby highway and train tracks were unbearable. Trains were running approx every 20 minutes 24/7 with the whistles blowing and all. If you don't plan on resting/relaxing, this place is ideal ... otherwise go somewhere else. If you do go, try to get a site at the very south end of the campground. We camped here in a Tent.

Park has radio free zones, which means total peace and quiet if you camp in those areas. Rangers regularly patrol. All bathrooms/showers were closed due to pump problems during our stay, which meant pit toilets in a far away location were all that was available. This has happened more than once at this park, so one would think that emergency service would be rendered to fix the problem. If that's a regular occurrence I doubt that I would return no matter how beautiful the park. We used this as a base to tour Toronto, and the train station is a few miles away. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.