CELL PHONE SERVICE: Bell, Telus, Koodo, Virgin Mobile we found service to be poor. Dropped calls, buffering of video and webpages but at other times had some decent service. Please let us know you experience with cell phone service at this park, especially if you have a different service provided than what's listed.

@pamsilverstein4594

4 күн бұрын

Very happy you're including this info/question (as a Rogers customer). Look forward to the responses on this campground - and previous reviews. As always, a fantastic video.

@user-wn1yy4rv1f

4 күн бұрын

As for Rogers /Fido cell service was good enough last year for us to watch videos, phone calls and emails. We watched one of your videos while we had breakfast. We were in high bluffs

@_carsonjones

4 күн бұрын

Re. Netflix - recommend downloading whatever you want to watch to your device and then poor cell service won't interfere with your entertainment time!

@netteluceno1293

4 күн бұрын

Same with Fido, poor signal and very slow if you're able to connect. We stayed at Lakeview campground.

@PaulineWashburn

3 күн бұрын

We have Rogers and the cell service was terrible. You have to make sure you have roaming turned off if your site is close to the water as it appears that you are in the US. The same thing happened to us in Darlington at our site near the water. We were notified we were being charged roaming fees and I called Rogers right away (not an easy task when service is bad) when our bill came in the roaming charges were still there and they insisted we had been in the US. This during the first year of Covid when there was no travel. I now keep roaming turned off.

Great review, this seems like a really nice park & looking forward to seeing the Awenda video, we are going for a week in August.

I go to presquile all the time because I know the superintendent, I use Roger’s and it’s perfectly fine for me watching videos and simple web searches, I enjoy your videos!

@CampingwiththeColes

4 күн бұрын

@@Fatfishing thanks for letting us know

Was wondering if you had a list of the Parks and their ratings on your web site. On ongoing list would be nice to see since you have so many videos out now. Great job guys and looking forward to more of the same. Scott and Janet

We were there last year and my fido service worked fine for everything.

@HANDYMANDAN51

3 күн бұрын

Also we found it muddy at our site in high buffs.

We've seen all your vids and were excited to see ourselves watching your presqu'île video at high bluff! One day we'll get to say an actual hello

@CampingwiththeColes

3 күн бұрын

You saw yourself in our video but we didn't meet? That's too bad. Maybe next time. We're like bears or moose, you'll never know when you'll see them so you have to keep your eyes open.😊😊

@robertricard3564

3 күн бұрын

Yep, we had our backs turned to the road watching the lake, but we did enjoy your falls just a little bit, so silver lining😂

Thanks for a great video. Hope you are both well after your little accidents! On your notes about privacy, I would perhaps note that this is not generally a quiet park to camp at in our experience, except in the shoulder seasons. We have had some noisy neighbours on many occasions. However, we love the park for day use. When you get a calm hot day, the paddling on the calf pasture side is beautiful. So many swans were nesting last summer. There is also a small boat launch before you get to the park road on the other side of the bay. It is a lovely walk or cycle along that pathway too. Hope you have a great trip to Awenda.

@CampingwiththeColes

3 күн бұрын

Thanks for your concern. We both survived our spills. Thanks for letting us know about the calf pasture paddling.

We just experienced this park !! We had the best site in the entire park ❤❤ I think the site makes the trip ;) we have a dog that loves swimming and the rock beach was not great her feet full of blood by end of day one!! We had to get boots for her to enjoy the rest of the week ! I wish they could make a tiny portion of the sand beach dog friendly !!

Nice looking campground! Hope you guys are okay after those spills lol. Also Ben I like the "Les Stroud" shots of walking away from a stationary camera. More work, but the shots look great. Keep up the good work and happy camping!

@CampingwiththeColes

2 күн бұрын

No lasting injuries from the falls, thanks. I gotta admit, I sometimes feel silly running back and forth setting up the camera to get a shot of myself walking. but ya gotta do what ya gotta do.

This is a great park to stay at if you're a cyclist travelling along the trail system. Pro tip - if you ask at the main gate, you can pay for firewood and a Park Ranger will drop it off at your site later in the day. For sites I recommend the walk-in sites (335 is a favourite of mine) in the Elmvale campground. It's about a 10 km loop in the park from the main road. Just before the park entrance there's a food truck area where you can grab a bite to eat. Brighton is a short ride away if you're looking for supplies. Thanks to the Coles for another great and informative video!

One thing unique to Presquille (as far as I know) is the wonderful dish washing sink. I can only confirm for the bluffs campground, but the back wall of the comfort station has a huge sink like you'd find in a commercial kitchen for washing dishes. It's so handy.

@CampingwiththeColes

4 күн бұрын

Yes, they don't have that at many parks.

Never been to this park. Looks like a good one. I have also passed by the Big Apple and have never stopped in. Might have to check both out. Thanks again

I love this park

Another nice review, and great music for a Saturday morning.

@CampingwiththeColes

4 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Nice park with a lot of emphasis on preserving and protecting wild life, like the Piping Plovers! There are several shallow banks along shoreline where you can walk out quite far into the lake. The surrounding towns are nice too - would recommend checking out a local winery, the town of Picton, and the Lake on the Mountain. The park and surrounding area are also birding migration hot spots...

@CampingwiththeColes

3 күн бұрын

The area around the park is so nice with much to do. Unfortunately we only had limited time there and the park is so big and fun we didn't get out of it. Thanks for the suggestions though.

Love when you go to a park that we know and love too. Pines is our favourite campground as well. Seems to be very central to everything. Great park spring, summer and fall.

@CampingwiththeColes

4 күн бұрын

@@johnbaxter6313 glad you enjoyed it.

Regarding cell service: I noticed that there are Apps that measure cell signal strength. I wonder if they would be helpful?

Great video guys. Enjoy Awenda Provincial Park. Been there many times it's beautiful.

@CampingwiththeColes

4 күн бұрын

We're at Awenda right now. It's amazing but the cell service is virtually non existent. I'm sitting on a bench at the edge of Kettle Lake right now which is about the only spot I can get a connection. Not a bad spot to be sitting right now though.

@louannekeast8575

4 күн бұрын

​@CampingwiththeColes we love Awenda and we go every year in Sept. Yes cell service is basically none exsitant but I have come to truly embrace that 2 weeks out of the year. We love going into Penatang so if we need to make calls or touch base with people we do it then. We have told family in case of emergency to contact the park. Enjoy your stay.

Saturday mornings, means camping ⛺️ with the Coles 🎉.

@CampingwiththeColes

4 күн бұрын

Woohoo!!🎆🎆🎉🥳

Great video guys! I was just there a couple weeks ago and had a real nice time. My campsite was a grassy site down at the beach...... I sure lucked out.

@CampingwiththeColes

4 күн бұрын

Those beachfront sites are real nice!

My wife and I were just there this past weekend. Our phones are Roger’s and we had very poor cell service, could barely send a text.

Use Citrobug for Jax helps with Deerflies. All natural, humans can use it also. It works! Just need to reapply more but it works!

@CampingwiththeColes

10 сағат бұрын

Thanks for the tip.

I knew you guys were going this summer and made a joke to my friend we would be there at the same time, we stayed the 23rd-24th on your way to New Brunswick. Trails End 371, it was the last one on that little dead end. The vault toilets in Trails End were awful, we used them once and that was it. The beach was right behind us, we spent quite a lot of time there and could hear the waves all night. It was beautiful but unfortunately we didn’t have time to explore. We’ll be back for sure!

We stayed on a waterfront site in high bluffs last year and mainly stayed on our site since we loved it so much. It rained a bit and yes for sure the interior sites got a bit flooded and people were walking in boots and bugs were terrible for those sites. Cell service for us was good but we were on the waterfront. Big Apple many years ago actually had a sit down restaurant with waitresses and the best breakfast. Been going up that way since childhood since we have family near Cornwall area. So glad you all enjoyed, we just got back from Long Point ❤

@CampingwiththeColes

4 күн бұрын

I can't believe we've never been to the Big Apple before. I wish we had known about long ago.

we went to this park in 2022 and the toilets were horrible like the ones you showed in the example so it hasn't changed

My family going to thousand islands today and will stop by Presqu'ile Provincial Park per this review to see how it is 😃🥰

@CampingwiththeColes

4 күн бұрын

That's a great way to do it. You get to have a quick, first hand look at it. Have a good time.

We were there the same time as you. You got a great view of our motor home on high bluffs. We try to get there twice a year. We love this park, its a favorite, but weather can be crazy with wind and rain. Rogers worked so well that we watched game 7 using a Hotspot, but it doesn't always cooperate.

@CampingwiththeColes

4 күн бұрын

@@SandyFoulds-b2o I'm guessing you were the folks on that huge site #100 watching the game while sitting outside. Looked like fun.

@SandyFoulds-b2o

4 күн бұрын

​@@CampingwiththeColesthat was us. You should have joined us.

Thanks so much. I think if we ever get to Presque'ile, we'll try to book the High Bluffs campsite. The wind would actually be a plus in my books although it would make for a bare campsite. I'll take almost anything if it assured me that there'd be no bugs.

@CampingwiththeColes

4 күн бұрын

@@SamBarge1 it's definitely good to keep the bugs away!

Unfortunately all the rain this year has made for lots of mud. Grundy lake was very muddy last week and the potholes were terrible

How's your back Ben? You piggybacked Cheryl through the entire park lol Not to mention that fall from the limb.

At about the one minute mark you are talking about Presqui'le park location being 2 hours West of Toronto, it is actually 2 hours east of Toronto, I'm sure many will recognize that with the reference to Brighton

@CampingwiththeColes

19 сағат бұрын

I was just checking to see if people were paying attention. You were! Congratulations!😜 That's what we call an oopsy. Thanks for letting me know.

Great review as always, for us it was a nice park but won't rush back because of the drive from Waterloo Region to Brighton through TO. We had Fido our service was almost non-existent!! Our biggest issues with Presqu'ile was water logged sites and not many comfort stations. The trails and the water was amazing but again not a fav just a good.

Hello and good day. I thought it was you folks on that Saturday. I was walking by your campsite as you were filming. Otter (our black Golden Doodle and I walked by as you were filming. Sorry. Wonderful to see you folks. Just so you know, I changed out my power converter to recognize LiFePO4 batteries. I asked if you were going to add a dc to dc charge controller to protect your alternator. Further research after my question to you, shows that you don’t need to install a dc to dc charger if you don’t rely on your engine to charge your LiFePO4 battery. Love your series. Maybe someday we’ll meet. Be well.

@davevernon6315

4 күн бұрын

Ha! Ralph, I spotted you in the background of their video and shouted out "I think that's Ralph!"

Have you ever rated a park a 9 or 10? This is such great information! Thank you!

@CampingwiththeColes

3 күн бұрын

Never a 10 but I think Lake Superior PP and Sleeping Giant PP were in the 9 range.

Saturday morning with the Coles! Just curious, do you book all your trips 5 months out or are some/all booked less than the 5 month mark?

@CampingwiththeColes

4 күн бұрын

Most of our reservations are made exactly 5 months out. However we just booked four more parks for this season for August and October and were lucky enough to find spots.

How are the showers and bathrooms. I just went to MacGregor point and the bathroom and shower at hawk ridge campground were needing updates 😕

@CampingwiththeColes

4 күн бұрын

We had a comfort station with just toilets next to us and it was newer and clean. We showered at the Maples comfort station and it was good.

@MariaPereira-is4me

4 күн бұрын

@@CampingwiththeColes I am going to Craig campground radio free I see the showers are shared with the other campground ☺️

I noticed you purchased firewood outside the park. This is generally not a good practice as it could introduce invasive insects into the park. Otherwise, great video as always.

@CampingwiththeColes

3 күн бұрын

As I understand it, you want to get firewood from the same region as the park. We got this a few kilometers from the park so definitely in the same region. You don't want to be bringing wood into the park from hours away.

Presqu'ile appears to be hazardous to both of you's health! #GravityWorks

@CampingwiththeColes

3 күн бұрын

Yeah, it was a rough one for both of us. Luckily neither of us got hurt too bad, other than our egos.

@dominiqueroy1495

3 күн бұрын

@@CampingwiththeColes Glad to hear it! Injuries suck!

We live on the Bay of Quinte shoreline and can attest to the high winds. Prior to Covid we would go for day trips to walk the dogs. Now that you have to make reservations we have not ventured to Sandbanks or Presquile.🥲 We have guests coming in August and they would like to visit the Sandbanks so I guess we will have to endure the reservations process. 😂😂😂If you drove from Brighton to Belleville on Hwy 2 , you would have driven past our home. ❤️

@angelahall6461

3 күн бұрын

The day use reservation system isn’t bad at all. We use it often and have not yet been disappointed. You can book in advance too which is helpful. Happy travelling.

@Nausome_nana

3 күн бұрын

@@angelahall6461 thanks ❤️❤️

Another amazing video Cheryl and Ben. You guys are amazing at showing us the parks to give us all an idea what to expect. One my fav youtube channels out there. Up there with @mrbeast