Bon Echo Cottage
This spacious cottage is located in the center of Bon Echo Family Campground and overlooking the beach. It has two bedrooms, a huge kitchen, living room, sunroom, and a 3 piece washroom. Fully furnished and fully equipped, fire pit and BBQ with outdoor chairs. All you have to do is bring your own pillows, bed linen, and towels. This is a basic, rustic cottage with lots of space and including: Full kitchen with ample kitchen utensils including stove, oven microwave, toaster, and coffeemaker Gas barbecue as well as fire pit Outdoor patio area and patio furniture Sun porch with windows. Satellite TV Toilet Paper 2 hours free use per day of watercraft (canoe, kayak, paddleboat, paddleboard and life jackets) You will be only 60 feet away from the beach. NOTE: There is limited privacy at this cottage with campers walking about the grounds and there are RVs(trailers) positioned nearby and along the water front. If you don’t mind staying in a cottage with lots of other people around then you will be ok. Quietest times are during the week, and the months of May/June, Sept/Oct. Rental DOES NOT Include: Bedding, Soap/Shampoo, Food, Towels. Along with this cottage Bon Echo Family Campground has overnight and seasonal camping spots, trailer rentals, and spots for RV's. There is also: Wifi throughout the campground Cell reception if you are on Rogers or Fido. Telus is hit or miss. A boat launch. Horseshoe Pits. Playground area for kids. You'll see the owner when you check in and he's around if you need something. Just press the call box button if you need something. Otherwise you will be left alone to enjoy your vacation. Bon Echo Family Campground is located a five minute drive into Cloyne, Ontario where you will find ATM's, grocery store, a general store. More information It is located a ten minute drive into Northbrook where you can also find ATM's, a LCBO, a medical centre, restaurants, grocery store, and dollar store. Area Attractions, Activities & Amenities You and your family will never run out of interesting things to do at Bon Echo Family Campground and surrounding area. At the campground enjoy; canoe, kayak, pedal boat rentals, swimming, fishing, water sports, boat launch, soccer, bocce ball, horseshoes, children’s play area. The local area offers even more; Fishing & Boating They don’t call this area the Land O’Lakes region for nothing! They should also call it the Land O’Fish region. We’re right on Little Marble Lake which will amaze you with it’s calm and quiet waters. A small lake, there are few motorized boats on it yet you can expect to catch some good sized bass and trout. If you are an avid boater, fisher, water-skier, or long-haul canoeists, you can keep busy for hours on the huge Lake Mazinaw and other lakes nearby. No boat? Rent a motorboat or pontoon boat at Smart’sMarina. Canoeing/Kayaking Bon Echo Family Campground is located right on the headwaters of the Mississippi River—a waterway and popular canoe route that flows 200km from Mazinaw Lake in the west to the mighty Ottawa River. This route offers a mix of river and lake travel with class I – IV whitewater depending upon water levels and flow conditions. A trek through the area lakes and streams is a journey through history; rocky shores scraped by advancing glaciers; potholes gouged out of the granite by swirling rocks and water; ancient paintings by native people; old log slides, dams and mill ruins. Canoes and kayaks are available for rent from Bon Echo Family Campground as well as the Provincial Park. Start planning your trip by viewing the campground area canoe route options as well as the Mississippi River route complete with portage locations. ATV Trail Riding We’re in ATV country! You will love the vast network of ATV trails in the area, allowing you to explore hundreds of kilometers. Bring your map or GPS so you can make it back for dinner! Check out the local ATV trail information as well as the trails closest to the campground. Golf & Tennis If camping doesn’t provide enough green in your day, hit the links! Hunters Creek Golf Course is only minutes away. Also, just down the road on Hwy 41 is a free outdoor tennis court. Mountain Biking Mountain bikers will enjoy remarkable scenery and differing terrains to challenge bikers of all skill levels. With over 58 kilometers of Crown access roads and a multitude of off-road trails through the forests and around the lakes of the North Frontenac Park Lands, bikers will take in stunning vistas from sandy beaches, pristine lakes and upland hardwood, to igneous substrata, granite slopes, rocky bluffs and outcroppings. Hiking Literally miles of old trails, utility right of ways and old logging and Crown access roads wind their way through the forests and between the lakes making the nearby Bon Echo Provincial Park and North Frontenac Park Lands a hiker’s paradise. Museums & Culture Discover how life was like for the early pioneers of the area at the Pioneer Museum. Get up close and personal with a variety of bird life at the nearby Bird Zoo. Handle live snakes and learn about wildlife and history at the both wildlife and history Bon Echo Provincial Park visitor’s centre. Enjoy pony rides and learn all about animals at the Land O'Lakes Petting Farm just minutes down the road. Bon Echo Provincial Park Why drive all the way to Algonquin when you can enjoy the same here? A favourite destination for painters and photographers, this massive nature park is renowned for Mazinaw Rock; an almost 2 kilometre cliff rises 100 metres above Mazinaw Lake, one of the deepest in Ontario, and features over 260 native pictographs estimated to be over 1000 years old – the largest visible collection in Canada. More. While visiting the park, you can enjoy the following activities; Mazinaw Lake & Cliffs Tour Boat: a 26 passenger boat provides a casual tour of Upper Mazinaw Lake. The cruise is led by an interpreter who explains points of interest along the way. Learn about the fascinating features of the majestic Mazinaw Rock, the 1000 year-old native pictographs, and the ancient cedar trees that have survived for hundreds of years. Read more. Mugwump Ferry Ride & Cliff Hike: a 12 passenger pontoon boat takes you across Mazinaw Lake to the massive Mazinaw Rock. Once there, you can ascend the 200 foot cliff using safe stairs and then hike to some spectacular lookouts. Read more. Bon Echo Visitor’s Centre: handle live snakes, view captive animals, get up and close with a black bear and other animals (stuffed). See exhibits depicting life in the 1800s and learn about the rich history of the area. Hidden Cave Adventures Explore these natural underground caves along with scenic nature trails at: Bonnechere Caves Hell Holes Nature Trails & Caves Events Bon Echo Art Exhibition and Sale (late July): This annual event attracts dozens of artists and hundreds of visitors from all over Ontario. Read more. Flinton Country Bluegrass Jamboree (Early August): Toe-tappin' fun is guaranteed at the Annual Flinton Country Jamboree this Civic long weekend. Festivities include over two dozen entertainers. More Area Historic Towns Kingston (1hr, 20min): Visit the personal residence of Canada’s first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, tour historic Old Fort Henry, go back in time in one of Canada’s oldest cities. More. Napanee (1 hr): Discover Avril Lavigne’s historic home town. With it’s beautiful downtown, numerous mansions, Napanee was also frequented by Canadian Idol Ryan Malcolm and Canada’s first Prime Minister, Sir John A Macdonald. (1 hour drive) More. Other area cities/towns include: Tamworth(40 mins), Tweed(40 mins), Renfrew(40 mins).a The cottage faces the water and the beach and is next to the main office and entrance to the park. This means there will be people walking about and vehicles driving close by. However the cottage has it's own little front yard area for sitting, fires, and BBQ and a row of cedars so there is some separation. The waterfront view includes looking out onto the beach but there are also RVs(trailers) situated along part of the waterfront in front of the cottage. If you are looking for an excluded hidden away cottage in the wilderness, this isn't it, but the cottage and campground still offers a peaceful and relaxing getaway. It's a small campground with only 60 sites and everyone is friendly.
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