S05E13 Rockwood Conservation Area Review
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2024
- We camped at Rockwood Conservation Area from October 6th to the 9th, 2023. This was our annual family Thanksgiving weekend. We had our adult children Amy (Eric), Brian and Allison with us. We had our furry children, Kingston and Jax join us too. Our friends the Funstons also joined us on this weekend. Rockwood is a little jewel of a park just outside of Guelph.
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00:00 Intro
02:34 Arriving at the park
03:22 Our site - #65 Maple Lane Campground
03:43 Campground Map
04:44 Checking out the campsites
05:36 Park amenities
06:43 Hiking the Pothole Trail
08:55 Cheryl's Loo Review
09:39 Camping with the Coles Merch
10:52 More park amenities
12:30 Hiking the Cedar Ridge Trail
13:14 Exploring the caves
15:55 Kayaking the Eramosa River
18:34 Thanksgiving dinner
21:03 Cell service
21:16 Coles Notes
24:38 Park Rating
25:56 Bloopers
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This UA-cam channel is for entertainment purposes only. We are not camping or RV experts. We simply share our opinions and what works for us. As always you should do your own research and make your own decisions.
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Thank you for showing the campsites
Love this park. It is less than a hour from home for me. Every September the park hosts GHAGAFAP, Canada's longest running annual Geocaching Event!
My son and I (Ben) used to geocache a few years back but have drifted away from it. He was on the trip with us, I wish I wouldn't have thought of it.
It's okay Cheryl, I have been calling them small mouse baths.
Thanks for the review. We live nearby as well and we had never visited. We took a drive up a few days ago for an afternoon paddle. We parked near the ruins and had easy access to the launch area. They have installed a canoe /kayak launch which was great to try - sure made it easy. The cliffs/rock formations are stunning but we were a bit disappointed/surprised at the small size of the kayaking area. The water had a lot of algae blooms unfortunately and I presume this will increase as the summer warms up. A nice little park and glad we did a day visit. Thanks as always! The bloopers had me cracking up - love it!
Glad you liked it. It's a nice little park for a day trip or a weekend.
We are from the KW area and we go to Rockwood often for hiking, when we cant make it up north I find this place still gives us the same vibe with all the rocks! :) Great gem in the area!
Hi Ben and Cheryl! Nice park review. I’m looking forward to visit this gem hopefully this year, if I’m fortunate to get in and book a site. Btw The song on video at 6:45 min is very nice! Who is that?! Beautiful song writing and tasteful chord voicing. It brings those video to whole exciting feel. Good job!! We met at Arrowhead last year(August2023) at the dump station on our way out. Out of all places in the park right? I was like Hi Jacques! You brought your parents camping didn’t you? Way to go bud!! Ben came over and met our goldendoodle in my car too. It was so nice to meet you both! You guys are lovey! ❤
Another great video.
I love the music you select for the videos; it fits so well.
Also I want to rent a canoe for 22 hours 😉🤣
Thanks!
I'm loving the bloopers! You guys are adorable!
We have way to many bloopers! Good thing this isn't the old days of using film.
I like the cedar valley area looks more secluded / private.m WOW the pot hole trail is right up my alley isnt it lovley. But than again so is the other, love the ruiens as well hope the repair the damage so it can reopen for pictures what an interesting area loving the rock formations and waterways going to have to check this place out next spring./ summer. thanks for the review. lots to do at this place .
We have went here many times just to kayak and have a picnic. It is so gorgeous but can be very busy through the summer and a lot of geese poop. I’m glad we had our own kayaks and didn’t have to rent for 22 hours🤣. You’s are the best , love your videos❤️
Thank you for a great review! I’ve been curious about the conservation areas for camping. More concern that it feels like urban camping if the sites are side by side with no to little privacy. Looking forward to the PEI videos!!!
Another wholesome video. Have you been here in the summer? Looks like a cool little spot.
You guys should start doing other small town campsites or conservation campsites. A few neat ones in bruce grey counties up in my neck of the woods
This is our third time at Rockwood. The previous two times were during the summer. Once the beach was shut down due to poor water quality but the other time it was open for swimming. It's a really nice park and a great weekend spot close to home. I probable wouldn't want to spend an extended time there as it is very small and you'd probably run out of things to do.
@CampingwiththeColes yes, we'd probably be using it on the same weekend you just did. My wife's aunt hosts Thanksgiving for her side of the family and she lives in kitchener. I'd love to take the trailer down and make a weekend of it, instead of driving home at 8pm with two little ones lol
We went to Rockwood the weekend after you! Brrr! But it was also a family thanksgiving weekend for us! It was eerie almost as we were one of the last to leave on Sunday when everyone had to check out (last day of the season). Just to note: We were in the Pineview loop backing on to the park, and Did not hear road traffic. This may be specific to your area and the proximity to the road.
It must have been a strange feeling being one of the last to leave the park. Driving past all the empty sites. Can't wait til next year!
We were inspired to try camping on thanksgiving by your videos! Fall is a beautiful time, and now my favourite season to camp. Thank you so much for your videos. I know a lot of work goes into filming and editing. They’ve been so helpful.
Fall is the best time to camp! Glad you're getting some inspiration from our videos. We love making them. Happy camping!
I was there Thanksgiving weekend too!!!
I keep forgetting you can camp at some conservation areas, great video, I might actually try this place out when PP’s are booked up
Another great video and neat to see the drone shots. Looking forward to seeing the PEI videos.
Actually no drone was used in this video. I got a new camera and was trying it out for some unique shots. I used the Insta360 X3 camera with a 10 foot selfie stick. It's pretty good for faking drone shots.
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That part in the cave omg made me so claustrophobic omg I was like having a hard time breathing watching that part hahaha
Woo! A new video!
OMG! The bloopers made my day! 😅
Luckily, we make lots of them! Thanks for watching. Happy camping!
Close to our home too. We loveRockwood. Great Video guys!
Such a beautiful upload guys, bravo for this video!
Thank you very much! Happy camping.
17:34 I think you can start teaching video editing on top of camping too! 😂 very nice videos
LOL, thanks. I bought a new camera that I was trying out on this trip.
Because of this video.... We're going for a ride today! look forward to seeing it for next years camping! Great review.
That's a good idea. Pick out some good sites in advance of making a reservation. There's some really nice campsites and some really jammed in campsites. Happy camping!
Rockwood is my home town you did a great accurate review. I would point out the water is small as my mom saw an angry kayaking commenting "Well that was short!" If you don't explore the rock formations, and go around the little islands it's a quick paddle. Unfortunately there is theft there, lock up your trailer and take your coolers in. Your family is brave, my heart was pounding watching them inside the cave.
The kids wanted to do more spelunking but couldn't find any more caves. We'll have to figure out where the other caves are so they can go back and check it out.
Hey it’s Ian the pumpkin carver lol. Love the name Gordy. Thx for the great camping season reviews soooooo helpful. We have purchased a Camping with the Coles T and sweatshirt so we will be taking them on the road next year. THX CHEERS!!!!!!
Awesome, thanks for supporting us. Every bit of money we make from this channel goes right back into making more videos. Hopefully we'll see you out there in the wild, wearing the gear. Happy camping.
My trailer is winterized, 7 trips this year, not bad for my first year. Miss it already. Looking forward to your P.E.I. videos...one day I will head east!
Loved your videography of the park. I live close to this park but have never been. Adding it to my list next year for sure. Watching the kids go through the caves was cool! Thank you!
The kids love the caves! They wanted me to go in too but I think they'd have to butter me up and then I'd making a popping sound coming out the other end of the tight entrance. 🤣I just handed them the camera and said go.
Another great video. You guys keep improving your presentations. That's awesome. We were in Point farms for this TG weekend. It was a challenge regarding weather but we still like camping the TG weekend.
You never know what you're going to get for weather on the Thanksgiving weekend. We love it, and we always make the best of it no matter what the weather is like. It's just great getting the family together for one last camping trip of the year.
Great video,great music
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video! You had me sitting on the edge of my seat when your kids were in the cave.! Beautiful park, but you won’t be getting me in those caves.
The kids tried to get me (Ben) in the caves too. Not a chance! Mostly because you'd have to slather me in grease to fit through the entrance. 😂
I have been wanting to go to this park. Not sure what has stopped me in the past. Going to put this on my list for next year. Thanks again for the great review.
It's a surprisingly good park for a weekend trip. Happy camping!
Thank you very much for your videos, very inspiring. I have a quick question, do you have a new toy? a new camera? ;-)
You have a good eye! Yes I bought an Insta360 X3 and this was the first park review I tried it out on. I'm still learning how to use it and how to edit the recordings in the Insta360 Studio to bring it over to edit in Premiere Pro.
Great video as usual and as all your reviews. Watched it when you first posted it and watched again yesterday cause we wanted to book hopefully the same site you had. And we got lucky and secured the site this morning. I have a question if you don't mind. How long of a black tank hose would I need to connect. Thanks
It's a pretty good site with better privacy than most in that area. We backed the trailer all the way back, then used a standard black tank hose. I'm not sure if it's 10 or 15 feet. Depending on where your black tank valve is and how far you want to pull back into the site, you may need a longer one.
Ummm Caving no thank you... looks like someone had fun with their drone.
Glad I could fool you with some fake drone shots. No drone used. I was playing around with my new Inst360 X3 with a 10 foot selfie stick.
We always end our season on Thanksgiving at a place close to home, as well. I'm looking forward to your PEI videos! We loved our trip to PEI but it was pre-trailer days so I'd like to see what it's like in a trailer as we are planning a trip out east soon.
PEI is awesome. I'm working on the videos now and hope they show just how great it is.
looks like an interesting pace to go. We had to bail on our thanksgiving plans in Grundy beause of too much rain. if you are looking for another conservation area to go to with interesting hikes , paddling and caves try Warsaw Caves In Warsaw.
We've heard other people also mention Warsaw. We may have to check that out. Thanks for the tip.
That's a nice area....just about an hour for us....beautiful landscape, but the camping looks a bit to tight for us.......Looking forward to your PEI trip.....we would like to head out that way sometime.
They have some pretty big sites for trailers and then some cramped sites. Not much privacy anywhere there though. That's often what you get at a Conservation Area, since they're generally a lot smaller than a provincial park.
@@CampingwiththeColes We love fall camping, the crunching of the leaves and smells on the trails are the best ........doesn't look like we are going to get that " last " one in for this year though........
Are there pictographs there ?
Yes there are. You can kind of see them at 17:59 in the video.
@@CampingwiththeColes From what I saw in your video, I'm pretty skeptical of their authenticity. They looked a lot like someone had just duplicated some of those from the Agawa Rock (Mishipeshu, the war party canoes, the caribou, ...)