Inverhuron

On the weekend of June 21-24, the camping group visited Inverhuron Provincial Park on the shores of Lake Huron. Inverhuron is located about 20 minutes south of Port Elgin. We were in the Gunn Point Campground. It is a lovely park, with good sized sites, both pull-thru and back in. The privacy is quite good and the terrain is flat. Most of the sites offer a combination of both sun and shade. The ground cover on the sites is gravel.

The electrical service offers 4 - 15 amp plugs, and either 2 - 30 amp plugs or 1 - 30 amp and 1 - 50 amp plugs. We found that on many of the sites, the electrical post was quite a distance away from the actual sites. Some of us had to use 2 or more extension cords. However, the office is well aware of this problem and have both adapters and extra extension cords that campers may borrow.

Here is a summary of the best sites in the pull-through section -
30, 49, 35, 41(needs a little leveling), 43, 52 (this was our firepit for the group because it was the only only where we could sit all the way around), 53(needs leveling), 54(needs leveling), 56.
Here is a summary of the best back-in sites -
40, 42, 45(just ok), 58, 60, 61, 63, 64, 65 66, 67, 69, 70, (60-70 back on the shoreline trail so they are very private with good access to the trail and the lake beyond), 72, 75, 76.
If you want sunny sites, then try 31, 33, 39, 51, 53, 54. Avoid site 37(uneven and on the small side).

Site # 41

The variety of bird life is unbelievable! Many different song birds were both sighted and heard.

Either a female or juvenile American Redstart

We saw some beautiful wildflowers in the park. Here are some pictures that I photographed while there.

Mallow wildflower

Tiger lilies

Unidentified wildflower found on the shoreline



We had a super potluck on Saturday evening on site 39 (Curtis's), followed by a lively campfire at Rosemary and Cookie's site (52).

The great potluck

The major drawback to the park is the poison ivy which is quite prevalent along the trails and even the campsites. In fact the sign post for site 41 (ours!) had a 5 foot healthy growth of poison ivy surrounding it. And the foolish ranger wondered why we didn't have our ticket on the post! We invited him to put it on but when he noted the ivy, he declined and told us "Just stick it on the back of your camper."
Other than that, it is a very nice park with good water, nice scenery, great sunsets and excellent sites. About 2 hours or so from Guelph.

The surf along the shoreline

A fitting end to a wonderful stay

Port Burwell Provincial Park

According to the Port Burwell brochure you have to be careful with swimming because of the dangerous tides there. The beach is downhill from the campground and a little way away but if you take the trail it is about a 1/2 mile trek. About 3 km if you drive because you have to go around to get to it.

From Puslinch the park is about an hour and 40 min drive and easy to get to. They have large sites that are fairly private and it is much easier to get into the ones on the right, where the ones on the left require quite a sharp turn. We didn't mark down any particular "good" ones since most of them fell into this category. We did mark down ones we wanted to avoid as being not large enough or too difficult to get into. These were 219, 225-228. We were in a site which was treed with partial sun and shade, a great combination.

Camping at Elliot Lake

On the way to Elliot Lake from Perth, we went through North Bay where we stopped at a visitor centre. On display there is the original Dionne quintuplets home.
Dionne Quints Original Home

On all of our visits to Elliot Lake we camped at the Municipal Campground. It is convenient to town and heading out north from there, takes you to Mississagi Provincial Park, about 20 minutes away. Mississagi Park has great trout fishing but no electrical hookups, plus the road to get there is paved but not the greatest. Besides the camping fee at the Municipal Park is only $20/night and that includes electricity and water. There are never many campers there and you pretty much have the park to ourselves.

Camping Spot at Elliot Lake




These trout were caught in Helenbar Lake which is one portage away from Semiwhite Lake. These lakes are located in Mississagi P.P.

Speckled Trout

Murphy's Point

Murphy's Point is located about 20 minutes south west of Perth in eastern Ontario. It is a little bit hard to get to if you are coming to it via 401. There is no short cut to it; one has to head towards Perth on highway 15 and follow the small signs to Murphy's Point. Do not cut off on Road 14 thinking it would be shorter - the road is not suitable for vehicles hauling RVs. If you are coming to it via highway 7, then you go through Perth south on highway 15 and follow the signs.
The park reminds me of Silent Lake Provincial Park in many ways. The terrain is rolling and the water is beautiful. Some of the sites are suitable for RV. We were in site #55 and it was fine. Many of the sites though were sloped so make sure that you read the descriptions of the sites well before selecting them.

Wild Columbine


Paul shining his wheels

Unidentified Centipede