A campsite is the most important part in a trip.
Choosing a good campsite would contribute to the good comings of a trip.
A bad campsite may result in problems.
To choose a good campsite, you have to know exactly what you want from the site.
Many great campsites offer access to recreation opportunities, attractions, and beautiful environments.
With all the beautiful campsites it may be very difficult to determine an area to camp.
Where would you like to have your camp? Would you camp on the private or public campsite? Campsite brochures can be obtained in the chambers of commerce and tourist offices in the villages, towns, and big towns in your region.
This guide includes an overview of all campsites.
The guide displays all the parks in the region with their photos and the information about fees, reservations, facilities, activities, rentals, and when these parks are open.
You can also search brochures for specific provincial parks, conservation areas and national parks and private parks from informational and travel or tourist officers.
You can also get some information about campsite from the library or internet.
Another good source of information is the word of mouth.
There is nothing like listening to good experiences that other people have had.
Often, campers can give tips on the best natural features, activities, and campsites that are offered in particular parks or campsites.
When you talk to other people about their camping experience, you should make notes and add the campsites and parks to your list of visiting areas for future camping trips.
Internet has also become the best way of obtaining resource for researching campsites.
From your home computer, you can research campsites, parks, events, and activities and you can even make a campsite reservation anywhere in the world.
All the campsites are classified into either public or privates.
The public campsites can be national, provisional packs or conservation areas that offer camping or a day-use facilities and services.
Public campsites: Public campsites tend to have less facilities as compared to private campsites.
However, public campsites tend to be suited in larger, undeveloped environments that offer hills, lakes, rivers, beaches, forest, wildlife, and other features to explore.
Activities include hiking, canoeing, kayaking, boating, fishing, biking and swimming.
When your family plans to engage in outdoor recreation, we usually choose the public campground instead of a private because we enjoy hiking, canoeing, biking, and swimming in natural environment.
For the most part, public campsites also tend to offer campsites of greater privacy.
Campsite facilities are not offered at all parks.
Some parks are only used in the day with no overnight camping.
Other parks are desert parks which are designed for back-country hiking or canoeing, but with less facilities and services.
You have to be aware of which facilities and services are offered before booking a campsite to ensure that you shall not be disappointed.
The amount you will pay on the campsite can vary in all parks and is usually based on the number of facilities and services, what the park has to offer, and the quality of campsite.
Most expensive campsites offers facilities such as electricity hookups, local water availability for drinking and cooking, flushing toilets, showers, laundry trailer sanitation, better privacy and other facilities.
PRIVATE CAMPGROUNDS: Private campsites are owned and managed by people instead of the government.
Private campsites tend to be commercially developed, providing enough facilities and services and include laundry, games, swimming pool, recreational facilities, transportation to attractions, electrical and water-hookups, cable hookups, stores, restaurants, internet, TV, movies, and many more.
Private campsites tend to have a lot of equipment put in place with drive-through campsites which can easily accommodate large recreation vehicles.
Private campsites are often suited near cities, towns, villages, and other areas of your desire that tourists travel to.
We prefer private campsites when we are to camp close to cities, towns, or villages, or major attractions.
Usually, you can arrive at the campsite and set up quite easily, and have access to everything necessary.