Long Lake

M C

Spent the September long weekend here camping. First the positives... Clean warmish lake with plenty of clean soft sand. A roped off area for kids/swimming that isn't deep. Beautiful large pull through site in D loop. Lots of trees. Free sewer disposal. A gas station just outside the park with all sorts of things to buy plus great pizza and ice cream. A great beach to take kids. The negatives. Absolutely NO cell service phone or internet anywhere. You have to drive up to Gold Happy gas station on the highway to make calls and go a few miles down the road to get internet. Showers had dirty floors covered in dirt and hair and cost $1 for 2.5 minutes. The women's had hot water and decent spray but one stall with no door lock. The mens had wimpy spray and some were out of order or ice cold. Not much for patrols by park rangers. Someone was setting off either fireworks or loud bear bangers after 11pm one night which was disruptive. Beach got crowded. Motorized boats were largely ignorant coming too close to canoes and people floating when they could have gone far away given the lake is big. Wasps were horrific. Outdoor toilets were pitch black with no lights. The showers had sinks and no soap or hand sanitizer. C loop had a children's park but the RVs in the loop were packed in like sardines with no privacy and a full beach (campers only). The campground was full and is spread out over loops A, B, C, D, E, and F, making most of it unwalkable. The playgrounds are only really accessible by driving depending on the loop you are in. Same thing with the shower building located near the beginning of the park. You have to drive there, five to 8 minutes depending on your loop. Ditto for the beach. You need to drive there if you want to take floaties or have kids to haul. It's too far to walk. Overall the really nice beach has to be weighed against the lack of cell service and other inconveniences.

Robert H

great park with beach, swimming, playground, and picnic tables. There is also a concession with food and ice cream. There are flush washrooms and outhouse facilities available The family had a great day. Dogs are not allowed at day use area.

Lolvee

Pro: Lots of lake front camp sites. Varying sites (some hilly, some in the open, some in between trees, some right at the water, some close to each other, some further apart). Water is relatively clean. Road is well maintained. Check-in process was quick and easy. Great walking trail along the length of the lake. There is a place to rent paddle boards, kayaks, canoes, peddle boat. Nice little beach area. Great day area and overnight stay. There is concession stand and grocery store— didn’t go in so don’t know the extent of items they may have. Cons: because of the water the is A LOT of bugs so be prepared for that. Some sites can use a bit more space between. Some RV sites directly obstruct lake views for a lot of people which is unfortunate. Lot of the area doesn’t have reception so it’s hard to keep in touch with family that couldn’t make it camping. At the dump area the fresh water you have to hold the handle while it fills and it fills extra slow… took us 25 min for an average tank size. I understand the safety reason for that but maybe a different system or a faster system would be better instead of holding it for so long? Otherwise dump station is very accessible and generally clean. Bathrooms are outhouses, unfortunately no flushing toilets. Our fire pit was full of ash when we arrived.

Amy Marie Collins

Beautiful scenery! We had our camper that was 37 feet so the camp site we had was not private at all and only had power. There was some private ones around the camp ground but for tents or smaller campers. Fire place could have been dug out and pinic table was worn down greatly. The swimming area isn't large and doesn't look the cleanest but we swam. Showers are loonies and the water was perfect. The shower curtain is half in the shower if you close it... leave it opened and just shut the door to the changing space outside of the shower. Bathrooms were clean. Everyone was very nice and being so close to the water made up for most shortcomings. Bathrooms near by were not bad. The public beach wasn't that big but it was nice. Store was closed on a Tuesday-so change for loonies had to be made at the little shack when you enter. They can only change money for money... not off credit or debit. There is a Playground on beach which is basic but kids enjoyed it. Northern lights made an appearance. 11pm everyone is quieter, but thankfully people are still out

Judy Pritchard

Really nice campground. Sites have lots of space between them so you don't feel like you are in your neighbors space. Restrooms were cleaned everyday. We were in area E which had a playground and beach. We also backed onto the lake. It would be a busy area in the summer but we were there in September. Great walking trail thru the park.