Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Emily Provincial Park

Length of stay: 4 nights, 5 days

Temperature: average of 26c plus high humidity.
3rd day, cool and breezy which was nice
because I got to snug into my sweater :)

Weather: Heavy, pouring rain, thunders,
and lightning during our first 3 nights.
Very cloudy during these days, several peeks of sunshine.

Park Quality: Has four different campgrounds,
Cedars, Hill, Circle and Lookout Sites.
Environmentally clean, big sites, accessible ramps
to comfort stations, good campgrounds for children
since they have a nice big playground and an amphitheatre.
Provided plenty parking spaces and numerous rentals
such as biking, fishing, canoeing, BBQ, etc
nearby swamps, has a lifted boardwalk
over the marshes but was closed.
Has two beaches but one was closed,
beach that was open was small and busy, there were boating docks beside
that dogs are found swimming there when no boats were pulled out on the ramp.
Hardly seen any poison ivy plants. Very open (meaning not closed
to plants when walking by) and organized in paths and roads.
Surrounded by busy chipmunks, moths, lady bugs and flies, few spiders as well as
raccoons who are our true thieves again :) Had a visit from a skunk, too!


Our Site Quality: (#97)
Good size, 3-wall designed by trees,
far from
comfort station and water tap
if sites surrounded are occupied for short-cut.
Spotted grass, more dirt, under a few covered trees,
partially shaded when sun peeked through in the afternoons
Walked on main road to reach the beach.



Quality of workers: Young staff, always seen patrolling

Quality of neighbours: Camped by the main road,
seen a lot of passerbys, but trees around our site
provided good privacy

Attractions: Kawartha Lakes

RATE?

Did I like this Provincial Park? It was a manageable park.
Did Matt like the Park, too? I'm not sure. Gotta ask him.
Did Tanner, too? High five could be higher if access to swimming was easy.


Pictures, stories and movies to share!
COMING SOON!

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