Reviews

For Astotin Lake Campground - Elk Island National Park: Great Park for hiking and canoe or kayaking no motorized boats allowed.lots of islands and wild life.

Posted Sep 11, 2019 by Gerald Popplewell from SK. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Astotin Lake Campground - Elk Island National Park: We were looking for a place to stay in Elk Island NP that would be central to hiking trails and other park offerings. We're self-contained and don't use the facilities except for an occasional shower. We stayed on weeknights in mid-July in our 8 metre (25 foot) MH. This an interesting campground. The staff was friendly and helpful. There are 3 parts - general, walk-in tents and overflow (aka the RV loop). The general section is built into the side of an incline and has (mostly) back-in sites arrayed wherever they can be level. Although this part of the CG has trees for shade, there aren't many trees between the sites and not much privacy. The walk-in tent sites are a short walk from a parking lot with open spaces for 2-3 tents in each. The overflow/RV Loop area, where we stayed, is like a gravel parking lot with picnic tables and fire rings up on the curb. Half is set up for RVs or cars to parallel park while the other half is curb-lined perpendicular/back-in parking spaces with grass dividers. There are trees around the perimeter for some shade. There's no privacy. We chose a site in the back-in area. As it was half-full on weekdays, it was pleasant. All sites are primitive/no hook-ups. There's a dump station nearby and potable water in the CG. The showers were clean with ample hot water. We had intermittent ATT data coverage while roaming on weak Rogers service. Verizon was good with roaming on a stronger Telus signal. While the CG loses points for parking-lot-ness, it gains them back for convenient location and so many activities within walking distance. The parkway through the park was great for bicycling. There are 11 trails in the park with 4 leaving from the CG, and 6 within 12 km (8 miles) of the CG. There's a sandy beach and canoe/kayak rentals. (No motor boats allowed in Astotin Lake.) There's a nature centre with daily presentations near the CG and a vsitor center near the So entrance to the park. Wildlife viewing is available throuhgout the park.

Posted Jul 13, 2018 by DSVT from VT. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.