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08/2009
rating [ 8/10 ]
Part of the St Lawrence Park Commission. There are two other campgrounds on the Long Sault Parkway. The eastern part of McLaren now has a crushed stone base for your RV, the western part is still on grass. Showers and dump station are a quarter mile east of the campground on the next island. Close to Upper Canada museum village, Upper Canada golf club and marina and the Battle of Crysler Farm National Historic site. 50 km of bike trails, beaches and family entertainment on summer weekends. Because of the large population of Canada geese beaches are occasionally closed because of a high bacteria count.
08/2009
rating [ 8/10 ]
The previous reviewer is right on the mark, I just want to add some more info. The longest pull-through sites are 60 feet long, all sites are at a 90º angle and the roads are not overly wide, so with an over-sized RV you might have a hard time to get in and you might have to unhitch your toad. Almost all sites require front to rear leveling, but this has the advantage of draining well. The campground is on a major road into Ottawa, some road noise is present especially during rush hours, but for most people this would not be disturbing. We are fairly sensitive to road noise and did not find it a problem. Depending on the wind direction planes on their final approach into Ottawa fly overhead, but we did not hear any planes after 11 pm, nor were their any early morning flights. Wi-Fi is $5 per day, less per week or month.
04/2008
rating [ 8/10 ]
I basically agree with the last reviews, I just want to add that if at least one in your party is 62 or older the rate goes down to $11.44, very good value for the money. This rule applies also to out of state visitors.
08/2007
rating [ 8/10 ]
Modest municipal campground, 50% seasonals, wide roads, big pullthrough sites 65X45 feet, price includes free entrance to adjacent municipal swimming pool, easy walking distance to restaurants, services, historic houses from the late 1600's and still lived in, Québec Maritime Museum http://www.mmq.qc.ca/parc_en.html (has among other exhibits an experimental jet powered hydrofoil submarine hunter, probably the fastest warship ever built, capable of going 63 knots under full load), has a million dollar view with beautiful sunsets over the St. Lawrence, 15 miles wide at this spot.
08/2007
rating [ 8/10 ]
Good for an overnight on your way around the Gaspé Peninsula or for a few days, no frills but clean and very quiet. Archaeological site a quarter mile away. At dumping station sewer hose with Hydro-Flush is permanently attached so you don't have to use your own.
08/2007
rating [ 9/10 ]
A good municipal campground that is fine for an overnighter or for an extended stay. Can be very crowded in high season. Good swimming beach with surprisingly warm water for this latitude. Fast and stable WiFi. Small store in campground and restaurant across the street. A little over 10 minutes walk to town with more restaurants and services.
08/2007
rating [ 8/10 ]
Good municipal campground, sites are well spaced, quiet in the campground but you can hear the occasional truck pass by during the night, many sites are slightly uneven, this might be a problem for bigger motorhomes.
07/2007
rating [ 7/10 ]
50% seasonals, sites ok for big rigs but interior roads are tight, remarkably quiet at night for such a big campground, near world famous woodcarver village Saint-Jean-de-Port-Joli.
07/2007
rating [ 7/10 ]
An ok private campground, good for an overnight on the roundtrip around the Gaspé or for a few days, near Reford Gardens, a little road noise over night from the occasional truck passing by, very smoky from campfires at night.
07/2007
rating [ 8/10 ]
An excellent stop on your way around the Gaspé peninsula. A modest campground with clean facilities, able to a accommodate small rally groups. They do have a small common room for meetings. Do not expect to swim at the beach unless you have a wet suit. Entertainment is provided by rabbits, groundhogs and squirrels on land and by Minke whales and birds in the water. If you like to watch nature instead of TV, this place is for you.
07/2007
rating [ 10/10 ]
Great little rustic campground with million dollar view over the entrance to the Bay of Gaspé. Friendly staff. Has a homemade look to the installations, but everything works and is clean. Free shower gel and shampoo dispensers in the showers. Free coffee. Outdoor shower for divers. Well thought out tent sites along the cliff with wooden windbreaks that also have a counter space and shelves. Some spots for big rigs, not the easiest to get in to, but saw 40' class A in some places. WiFi is not the fastest, but it worked for me, and there are not many campgrounds in the area that have it. 3$ for 24 hours on the honor system. Only 20 minutes to Percé town site with all the tourist attractions, Percé Rock and Bonaventure Island with a big bird population, well known for its Gannet colony. For me Tête d'Indien is the best campground in the area, as the campgrounds in Percé are very tightly packed and often noisy.
07/2007
rating [ 10/10 ]
The price of 40$ includes the daily entry fee for two adults for the National Park. There are three campgrounds, Petit-Gaspé with 136 sites in the southern sector, Cap-Bon-Ami with 41 sites and Des-Rosiers with 113 sites in the northern sector. The electric hook-up loop in Petit-Gaspé is a campfire-free zone, Cap-Bon-Ami has no electric hookups and is suited for tents, small tent-trailers or small class B vehicles, it does have incredible views. There are no pull-throughs anywhere in the park, but there are several big rig friendly sites. For example our site, which was far from being the largest, was 55 feet long with an additional 15 by 15 feet clearing behind for a tent or a picnic table. Roads are asphalt and campsited are hard packed gravel. The park offers a full range of nature based or historical/cultural activities to keep you busy for several days. The swimming pool rivals with a resort pool, but is 7 km away from Cap-Bon-Ami and Des-Rosiers and over a km from some sites in Petit-Gaspé. The entry fee for the park is 6.90$ per adult per day, but for the quality of activities and services offered this is very little money.
07/2006
rating [ 8/10 ]
A typical KOA with the advantages (clean washrooms and showers, friendly, efficient staff, clean, well-kept grounds, good washers and dryers) and disadvantages (road noise, small sites, a little more expensive than normal for the area) of the KOA brand.
07/2006
rating [ 5/10 ]
This could be a nice campground, but maybe it attracts the wrong crowd. In the morning when we left the men's washroom had seen the camper from hell. Toilets were plugged on purpose, in one stall excrements were used to write obscenities on the wall. I hope this was an isolated incident.
06/2006
rating [ 8/10 ]
This is a campground for bird watchers and nature lovers. Lots of hiking and biking trails, a nice beach and very spacious sites. Only one single shower for males and females. In order to discourage the wrong type of person to come there it has a year round alcohol ban. Beautiful views of the water with big ocean-going vessels from almost every site.
08/2005
rating [ 8/10 ]
Very clean municipal campground with view over St-Lawrence (20 km wide here) to Charlevoix Montains. Marshes between campground and open water are snowgeese sanctuary. Modern bathrooms and showers. Only 26 km to world-famous woodcarver village St-Jean-Port-Joli, only 45 minutes to Quebec City area. Good base camp (if you don't need 50 amps or internet) to visit the Montmagny Islands, especially the Grosse Isle National Historic Site with history of immigration in general and Irish immigration in particular. Close to shopping.
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