We have Telus and usually camp on the river sites. Services is pretty much non-existent there. However, you can get good service by walking towards the beach sites.
I gotta say My wife and I are planning a trip to BC and Yukon. But after watching all the Ontario parks videos you produce we want to hang out in Ontario more. Lov the information you provide.. And who can't like the Loo reviews!
Welcome to the Ottawa Valley! I've been looking forward to this episode for a while, just to see what you thought about the park. We also love this park, it's a great place for the kids! Did you guys check out the view from Wilno? The view from there is absolutely beautiful as you overlook parts of the Ottawa Valley.
We drove through Wilno on Hwy 60 going from Killaloe to Lake Saint Peter PP. I wish we knew about the views before the trip. We didn't notice anything in particular driving through.
Because of your review, we decided to go to this park and we really enjoyed it. We were at the Riverloop #66. Nice and big campsite close to the beach and the canoes. We walked, took our bikes, canoed and went to the beach. It was worth the distance from Montreal, Quebec.Thank you for sharing,
Thanks for the review. Beautiful part of Ontario. Bonnechere caves are a must as well as a visit to the village of Wilno and Polish meal at the tavern.
Always excited to see a new post! Great review, as always! Thanks to your reviews, my husband and I decided we must leave our motor boat behind and hit some parks with our canoe, to experience more beautiful parks! Thanks again!
The beauty of this park is that you can put a motor boat in at the boat launch, if it's under 18 feet, and head out on Round Lake. If your boat is bigger I'm sure there is a nearby boat launch. We saw bigger boats parked on sites. The river is beautiful for the canoe. Happy camping!
My buddies as work and I were talking about your channel last week. One of them was convinced you had been hired by Ontario Parks or Ontario Tourism. I was adamant you were not. He couldn’t believe you would do this on your own accord. (In other words, it’s so good you have people thinking it’s done professionally 😉) Loved the music and the underwater effect. It was an interesting snorkel. Never seen one like that before. In my scuba days you could get one where you can talk underwater. Any fancy features? Great video, look forward to Lake St Peter
Thanks for the compliment. We wish Ontario Parks sponsored us! It would be nice to get some of that government money 💲😊💲. We make these videos for fun. We've had those snorkels for a few years now. They're really nice as you can breath through your nose and mouth like normal rather than just through your mouth like a traditional mask and snorkel. Also when you go completely under water and come out you don't have to blow out the snorkel, you just start breathing normally again.
We’ve been kayaking that river for over a decade and have never spotted a beaver! 2 in one day is amazing!! So glad you got to enjoy our little gem of a park. It’s only 35 Kms from home, so we are lucky to go often. Great rating!
Unfortunately we didn't get better footage of the beavers. I was filming from my paddleboard which is slower than our friends that were in a canoe. They always led the way and got good and close to the beavers so by the time I got there the beavers were in hiding. You're lucky to live so close so you can enjoy the park whenever you want. Happy camping!
This is definitely one of our all-time favourite parks. When the kids were young you could let them go on their bikes and not worry due to the smaller size of the park. If you are lucky enough to get a riverside campsite the experience is ten-fold. Just outside the park, take Turners Camp road into back door entrance into Algonquin and Basin Lake Depot where there are more hikes and history. I agree on the rating of 2! Shhhhhh!
In the winter, I would love to see a season overview with the loops of parks you travelled to, how long it took to drive between parks, and a summary of the scores for the parks in your camping loop.
Great idea! We usually do a video recapping our adventures each season. We're also thinking of doing one about the planning and execution of our 7 park Lake Superior Trip.
I've been looking forward to this episode. I've been wanting to go to Bonnechere for some time, and it was great to see you review it. Excellent episode as always!
Cool fact about Bonnechere....The Davenport Centre is named after Mr and Mrs Davenport who used to be the park hostesses who stayed at the campground all summer long on site #88, hence the 2 green rings on that site post. Mr Davenport also designed the fire pit that is now in all Ontario provincial parks!
The husband of one of our viewers is a Davenport. His grandparents were the camp hosts. When she found out we were going to Bonnechere she told us the story of the naming of the Davenport Centre after them. We love hearing about the background of places we go. People really have attachments to the parks.
Had been going to Bonnechere since I was 2 years old. Lots of memories throughout my childhood and into my adult years. Kinda gave up trying to get in there through covid because how popular camping became. Canoe tip.....it's a full day trip but canoe the river back up stream under hwy 58 up to the rapids. We had a big group and would take water toys and have water fights while canoeing up and stop at the rapids for lunch and then g head back for a family bbq
Yup, definitely a 2, maybe a 1.5. That's why we go back AT LEAST once a year... Other suggestions for day trips - Barry's Bay is fun to poke around, Grumblin' Grannies for all kinds of knick knacks (check out the discount GG's Annex just south of town for great deals), and a well-stocked Metro for groceries. Also Charlie D's for poutine (16 varieties!) at the edge of town. For beer lovers, Killaloe LCBO claims the coldest beer fridge in Ontario - I concur! Try it on a hot August day. Round Lake Station Food Market in Round Lake Station smokes their own bacon (buy a few pounds) has basic groceries and is a well-stocked LCBO outlet.
It's definitely a sad time of year with camping season coming to an end🥹 The stressful season of making reservations is just around the corner. At least we have a few more park reviews coming out before the end of the year so that's something to look forward to. We still have Lake St Peter, Balsam Lake, Algonquin Mew Lake and Bronte Creek.
Great video as always. Bonnechere is not far from our place & thanks to your video that is where we will be going this summer. I wish you were talking just a little bit more about pet friendly beaches. My puppy love to swim & I am always looking for park where I can take her swimming.
We stopped bringing our old dog, Kingston with us camping so we didn't think of saying much about dog friendly facilities. A year ago we got our new dog, Jax. We bring him most of the time so we talk a lot more about that stuff now.
Thank you, Ben and Cheryl for all the awesome park reviews. We just returned from 10 days at Canisbay Lake in Algonquin with our pop-up and had a fantastic trip thanks to your great review on that campground. We did 9 different trails, some kayaking and a canoe trip to Ragged Falls, it was beautiful . We are planning on going to Bonnechere next summer and I want to ask you about Black Fly's and Mosquito in late June or early July at this campground or should we wait until late August? Thank you again for your very informative videos. John and Lisa
Hi John and Lisa. So glad to hear you had a great time at Canisbay Lake. We love it there and we're going back in a couple weeks for the fall colors. No video to make, just enjoying the area. When it comes to black flies, dear flies and mosquitoes, we try to avoid them by staying as far south as possible for June and July. We save the near north and northern parks for August and September. I don't know specifically about bugs at Bonnechere but your best bet is August or September.
Looks like a sweet park, wanted to stop at the caves on a return trip from Ottawa, but there was not enough time. I'll have to check it out in the future!
Another park we have to check out. We just went and stayed at Algonquin and drove through but headed south. Missed the chance to check this park out. Was wondering if at some point you could do a review on how your Coachmen is holding up. Thanks for all the hard work this past Summer. Your effort is greatly appreciated!
As always an excellent review you two! We are looking for a camping route with easy paddling at each destination and it seems this fits the bill. THX CHEERS!!!!😊
I've been alway wondering if any body ever done the whole bruce trail, and here we are finally! BTW, I'm heading out to Awenda Provincial Park this weekend and as well as this summer, Midland foor tour could be one of my options.
Perfect rating! I always compare your rating of a specific park with your other ratings and I think it is not in the 9 range as were two Lake Superior parks, Grundy Lake, Killbear, etc. Nicely covered, especially canoeing and kayaking trip to the river. I was wondering if those privately owned caves (Bonnechere caves?) are in the vicinity too.
I know..wood being well...fallen trees(wood) some burnes better than others, in a few of the parks we've visited some of the parks wood was damp,did not burn very well. So do the Coles recommend parks wood or help the community with the purchase of wood by private sellers outside the park? If yes..what have been the experiences with this route? Cheers, love the videos.
We don't recommend the provincial park wood. We hear all the time how wet it is and the few times we had to buy park wood we experienced how wet it is. We almost always bring skids made of hardwood with us to burn. When we did our 7 park, 3 week trip we didn't bring skidwood for 3 weeks worth of fires so we had to buy wood along the way. We always tried to get it from a local seller near the parks and it was always good burning wood. When we bought a bundle of park wood, we mixed it with the little private wood we had left, to try to get the park wood burning.
@Camping with the Coles Thank you for the quick response! Although we have purchased the parks wood for additional support for the park and ecosystem. We more often attempt to buy local as well. Sometimes, from both parties. We are looking forward to this year's camping season. Perhaps we'll meet yous out there! Happy and safe travels. The Atkinsons.
We stayed at the river watch cabin at the end of september for 6 days and I gotta say this park is a real gem. Such a peaceful experience, less busy than some of the other parks :)
The cabin looked great! People were staying in it so I didn't get real good footage of it because I didn't want to bother anybody. Beautiful little park!
Wow! Now that's a drive for us! It looks amazing! The furthest west we've camped is Sleeping Giant. If we head out on a western Canada trip we'll look into that as a possible stop. Thanks for the tip.
We've had the full face snorkel for a few years. I forget where we got it but here is a similar one amzn.to/3FOF1Mk . They are very easy to use as you just breath normally with your nose and mouth rather than just your mouth with a traditional mask and snorkel. They're pretty inexpensive. You should give it a try!
@@johnogee yeah, the beard definitely prevents a good seal. Back in the days that I used to scuba dive I would always go clean shaven to get a good seal with the mask. But just messing around at the beach when camping it's not a big deal that I have to empty it frequently.
This is just a terrible park...don't go there...nothing to do !! The Coles don't know what they are talking about Cabins are awful...river is too twisty and the lake is too round . Stay away...especially in the fall😂😂😂
Cell Phone Service: If you've been to this park please let us know your experience with cell service.
We have Telus and usually camp on the river sites. Services is pretty much non-existent there. However, you can get good service by walking towards the beach sites.
I gotta say
My wife and I are planning a trip to BC and Yukon. But after watching all the Ontario parks videos you produce we want to hang out in Ontario more. Lov the information you provide.. And who can't like the Loo reviews!
Nothing beats a Saturday morning then watching an episode of camping with the Coles :) 🍩🍩☺️
Love that!
these videos are so helpful in deciding where im gonna go camping this summer
Glad we can help. Happy camping!
Great video. The trails close to Algonquin are spectacular. Great views and a wonderful waterfall.
Thanks for the tip!
Cool underwater music edit!! Great video and review, my family and I must check out this park.
We also had a great time at Bonnechere! Paddling the Bonnechere river was fantastic! Great video :)
It's a beautiful little place.
Thank you for another great review. This park is now on my bucket list! Looking forward to watching the rest of your adventures.
Thanks for watching. Still a few more park reviews left for this season.
Absolutely stunning work folks, cinematography here is simply beautiful! Gorgeous shots and composition! 🔥🔥
Glad you enjoyed it!
Welcome to the Ottawa Valley! I've been looking forward to this episode for a while, just to see what you thought about the park. We also love this park, it's a great place for the kids! Did you guys check out the view from Wilno? The view from there is absolutely beautiful as you overlook parts of the Ottawa Valley.
We drove through Wilno on Hwy 60 going from Killaloe to Lake Saint Peter PP. I wish we knew about the views before the trip. We didn't notice anything in particular driving through.
Another great video about a beautiful park and a fun adventure with friends.
We'll have some more fun together next season. Can't wait!
Great vid your rating is spot on. One of my favourite parks!
Love the video. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Because of your review, we decided to go to this park and we really enjoyed it. We were at the Riverloop #66. Nice and big campsite close to the beach and the canoes. We walked, took our bikes, canoed and went to the beach. It was worth the distance from Montreal, Quebec.Thank you for sharing,
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love that you did all the parks thank you this is my first vid and I'm gonna watch them all! Subscribed now 😁
@@KM-hc2jq woohoo! Glad you found us. You have a lot to catch up on. Have fun!
Thanks for the review. Beautiful part of Ontario. Bonnechere caves are a must as well as a visit to the village of Wilno and Polish meal at the tavern.
Thanks for the tips!
Always excited to see a new post! Great review, as always! Thanks to your reviews, my husband and I decided we must leave our motor boat behind and hit some parks with our canoe, to experience more beautiful parks! Thanks again!
The beauty of this park is that you can put a motor boat in at the boat launch, if it's under 18 feet, and head out on Round Lake. If your boat is bigger I'm sure there is a nearby boat launch. We saw bigger boats parked on sites. The river is beautiful for the canoe. Happy camping!
Beavertails come too our city at different times, setting up at malls and shopping centers, guuuuud stuff!!
That was amazing. Can’t imagine what that was like to paddle in such history😘
My buddies as work and I were talking about your channel last week. One of them was convinced you had been hired by Ontario Parks or Ontario Tourism. I was adamant you were not. He couldn’t believe you would do this on your own accord. (In other words, it’s so good you have people thinking it’s done professionally 😉)
Loved the music and the underwater effect. It was an interesting snorkel. Never seen one like that before. In my scuba days you could get one where you can talk underwater. Any fancy features?
Great video, look forward to Lake St Peter
Thanks for the compliment. We wish Ontario Parks sponsored us! It would be nice to get some of that government money 💲😊💲. We make these videos for fun.
We've had those snorkels for a few years now. They're really nice as you can breath through your nose and mouth like normal rather than just through your mouth like a traditional mask and snorkel. Also when you go completely under water and come out you don't have to blow out the snorkel, you just start breathing normally again.
Thank you for another great review, this park is now on my list . Thanks for telling about the ghost walks.
Glad you liked it. Happy camping.
Great video as always. This park is not far from our home, so we will give this a try this summer. Thank you for sharing. Love you guys
Thanks. We think you'll enjoy it!
We’ve been kayaking that river for over a decade and have never spotted a beaver! 2 in one day is amazing!! So glad you got to enjoy our little gem of a park. It’s only 35 Kms from home, so we are lucky to go often. Great rating!
Unfortunately we didn't get better footage of the beavers. I was filming from my paddleboard which is slower than our friends that were in a canoe. They always led the way and got good and close to the beavers so by the time I got there the beavers were in hiding. You're lucky to live so close so you can enjoy the park whenever you want. Happy camping!
This is definitely one of our all-time favourite parks. When the kids were young you could let them go on their bikes and not worry due to the smaller size of the park. If you are lucky enough to get a riverside campsite the experience is ten-fold. Just outside the park, take Turners Camp road into back door entrance into Algonquin and Basin Lake Depot where there are more hikes and history. I agree on the rating of 2! Shhhhhh!
We get it as being one of your all time favourite parks! The riverside sites looked amazing. Thanks for the tips.
Same, first time there 24 may 22. Went there 3 more times that summer. Love it!
Such a great area, we love this park
It really is!
In the winter, I would love to see a season overview with the loops of parks you travelled to, how long it took to drive between parks, and a summary of the scores for the parks in your camping loop.
Great idea! We usually do a video recapping our adventures each season. We're also thinking of doing one about the planning and execution of our 7 park Lake Superior Trip.
I've been looking forward to this episode. I've been wanting to go to Bonnechere for some time, and it was great to see you review it. Excellent episode as always!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Cool fact about Bonnechere....The Davenport Centre is named after Mr and Mrs Davenport who used to be the park hostesses who stayed at the campground all summer long on site #88, hence the 2 green rings on that site post. Mr Davenport also designed the fire pit that is now in all Ontario provincial parks!
The husband of one of our viewers is a Davenport. His grandparents were the camp hosts. When she found out we were going to Bonnechere she told us the story of the naming of the Davenport Centre after them. We love hearing about the background of places we go. People really have attachments to the parks.
Had been going to Bonnechere since I was 2 years old. Lots of memories throughout my childhood and into my adult years. Kinda gave up trying to get in there through covid because how popular camping became. Canoe tip.....it's a full day trip but canoe the river back up stream under hwy 58 up to the rapids. We had a big group and would take water toys and have water fights while canoeing up and stop at the rapids for lunch and then g head back for a family bbq
@@gearjammer81 We only paddled to the bridge at Hwy 58. I wish we would have had enough time to keep going to the rapids. Thanks for the tip.
I love this park. Lots to do both in the park and around the area
Next time we'll have to do some more in the area around the park.
Yup, definitely a 2, maybe a 1.5. That's why we go back AT LEAST once a year...
Other suggestions for day trips - Barry's Bay is fun to poke around, Grumblin' Grannies for all kinds of knick knacks (check out the discount GG's Annex just south of town for great deals), and a well-stocked Metro for groceries. Also Charlie D's for poutine (16 varieties!) at the edge of town. For beer lovers, Killaloe LCBO claims the coldest beer fridge in Ontario - I concur! Try it on a hot August day. Round Lake Station Food Market in Round Lake Station smokes their own bacon (buy a few pounds) has basic groceries and is a well-stocked LCBO outlet.
WOW! Thanks for all the great tips.
Love Bonnechere Provincial Park, visiting Foy and going down Basin Road in Algonquin, amazing park!
We'll have to explore the area around the park a little more next time we're there.
Another great video. So sad that camping is over for another year. Might eventually cross paths with you at an Ontario provincial park.
It's definitely a sad time of year with camping season coming to an end🥹 The stressful season of making reservations is just around the corner. At least we have a few more park reviews coming out before the end of the year so that's something to look forward to. We still have Lake St Peter, Balsam Lake, Algonquin Mew Lake and Bronte Creek.
This is right in my parents backyard. Almost. They live in Barry`s Bay. Will have to camp their next year. Great video as always.
We're headed up there this weekend and I can't wait! I haven't been back since 1997 or 1998.
It's a wonderful little park. Have a great time.
thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching!
The river appears to be the ideal river for those who are new or has limited experience kayaking! I’ll definitely add this to my bucket list!
Great video as always. Bonnechere is not far from our place & thanks to your video that is where we will be going this summer. I wish you were talking just a little bit more about pet friendly beaches. My puppy love to swim & I am always looking for park where I can take her swimming.
We stopped bringing our old dog, Kingston with us camping so we didn't think of saying much about dog friendly facilities. A year ago we got our new dog, Jax. We bring him most of the time so we talk a lot more about that stuff now.
Thank you, Ben and Cheryl for all the awesome park reviews. We just returned from 10 days at Canisbay Lake in Algonquin with our pop-up and had a fantastic trip thanks to your great review on that campground. We did 9 different trails, some kayaking and a canoe trip to Ragged Falls, it was beautiful . We are planning on going to Bonnechere next summer and I want to ask you about Black Fly's and Mosquito in late June or early July at this campground or should we wait until late August? Thank you again for your very informative videos. John and Lisa
Hi John and Lisa. So glad to hear you had a great time at Canisbay Lake. We love it there and we're going back in a couple weeks for the fall colors. No video to make, just enjoying the area.
When it comes to black flies, dear flies and mosquitoes, we try to avoid them by staying as far south as possible for June and July. We save the near north and northern parks for August and September. I don't know specifically about bugs at Bonnechere but your best bet is August or September.
Thank you :) enjoy your trip to Algonquin @@CampingwiththeColes
Looks like a sweet park, wanted to stop at the caves on a return trip from Ottawa, but there was not enough time. I'll have to check it out in the future!
Yeah, we didn't have enough time to get to the caves either.
Great review. Love this park went a few years ago had a site on the river. Lovely park.
The riverfront sites look amazing!
Bonnechere is a hidden gem!!
Another park we have to check out. We just went and stayed at Algonquin and drove through but headed south. Missed the chance to check this park out. Was wondering if at some point you could do a review on how your Coachmen is holding up. Thanks for all the hard work this past Summer. Your effort is greatly appreciated!
We'll see about doing a video about the trailer. Right now it's in the shop having the rear axle replaced.
As always an excellent review you two! We are looking for a camping route with easy paddling at each destination and it seems this fits the bill. THX CHEERS!!!!😊
Sounds great!
I've been alway wondering if any body ever done the whole bruce trail, and here we are finally! BTW, I'm heading out to Awenda Provincial Park this weekend and as well as this summer, Midland foor tour could be one of my options.
Great info guys. Oh yeah got my wife following you guys on instagram and youtube as well.
Awesome! Thank you!
Going to have to add this one to next year's list. 😁
Great mobility access with the mat to the beach as well as the ramp and wooden deck right on the beach. Have fun!
Really enjoyed this with my tea@toast debs xx
Glad you enjoyed it.
Perfect rating! I always compare your rating of a specific park with your other ratings and I think it is not in the 9 range as were two Lake Superior parks, Grundy Lake, Killbear, etc. Nicely covered, especially canoeing and kayaking trip to the river. I was wondering if those privately owned caves (Bonnechere caves?) are in the vicinity too.
Thanks for the support on the ratings. The Bonnechere Caves are about 57 km away from the park. We didn't go there on this trip. Maybe next time.
@@CampingwiththeColes 57 km is pretty far away. I don't think it is worth it.
I know..wood being well...fallen trees(wood) some burnes better than others, in a few of the parks we've visited some of the parks wood was damp,did not burn very well.
So do the Coles recommend parks wood or help the community with the purchase of wood by private sellers outside the park? If yes..what have been the experiences with this route?
Cheers, love the videos.
We don't recommend the provincial park wood. We hear all the time how wet it is and the few times we had to buy park wood we experienced how wet it is. We almost always bring skids made of hardwood with us to burn. When we did our 7 park, 3 week trip we didn't bring skidwood for 3 weeks worth of fires so we had to buy wood along the way. We always tried to get it from a local seller near the parks and it was always good burning wood. When we bought a bundle of park wood, we mixed it with the little private wood we had left, to try to get the park wood burning.
@Camping with the Coles Thank you for the quick response! Although we have purchased the parks wood for additional support for the park and ecosystem. We more often attempt to buy local as well. Sometimes, from both parties.
We are looking forward to this year's camping season. Perhaps we'll meet yous out there!
Happy and safe travels.
The Atkinsons.
We stayed at the river watch cabin at the end of september for 6 days and I gotta say this park is a real gem. Such a peaceful experience, less busy than some of the other parks :)
The cabin looked great! People were staying in it so I didn't get real good footage of it because I didn't want to bother anybody. Beautiful little park!
Are those the summer nights candles from the scented market?? 👀
The two solar lanterns and the two color changing candles we got from Dollarama.
This has been one of my family's favourites, its not a very well known park and pretty out of the way and we like the sites on the river
The sites on the river look amazing.
Nice park, thanks, 13 foot Trillium trailer was my very first unit
It's a real nice little trailer. Cheryl loves it but there is no way she could downsize all our STUFF to travel in a little trailer like that.
I’ll have to get another camping with the Coles sticker as ours disappeared
If you are in that area, I also recommend visiting the Barron Canyon Trail on the east side of Algonquin (north of Bonnechere)
Thanks for the tip.
We go there every year. There is a couple tiny bike trails.
It's a great little park.
Hi Ben & Cheryl! Could you add the dates you are there. It would be great to have an ideal. Thanks.
That's a good idea. We were there August 13-16.
I called it the Cadillac of Bolers
Great video. If you want to see a great and shaded beach and crystal clear water, come west to Blue Lake Provincial Park. It's amazing.
Wow! Now that's a drive for us! It looks amazing! The furthest west we've camped is Sleeping Giant. If we head out on a western Canada trip we'll look into that as a possible stop. Thanks for the tip.
What kind of mask/snorkel is that? Do you like it and was it easy ro learn to use? I want to try snorkelling.
We've had the full face snorkel for a few years. I forget where we got it but here is a similar one amzn.to/3FOF1Mk . They are very easy to use as you just breath normally with your nose and mouth rather than just your mouth with a traditional mask and snorkel. They're pretty inexpensive. You should give it a try!
@@CampingwiththeColes thank you !
@@CampingwiththeColes In your opinion, would a beard interfere with the mask to face seal and cause the mask to leak?
@@johnogee yeah, the beard definitely prevents a good seal. Back in the days that I used to scuba dive I would always go clean shaven to get a good seal with the mask. But just messing around at the beach when camping it's not a big deal that I have to empty it frequently.
@@CampingwiththeColes thank you. We really enjoy your site.
This is just a terrible park...don't go there...nothing to do !! The Coles don't know what they are talking about Cabins are awful...river is too twisty and the lake is too round . Stay away...especially in the fall😂😂😂
cute channel. subbed
Thanks. Happy camping!