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
Ай 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
Ай 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
Ай 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
Ай бұрын
Same with Fido, poor signal and very slow if you're able to connect. We stayed at Lakeview campground.
@PaulineWashburn
Ай 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.
@mikemcinnis4303
13 күн бұрын
Great video! I went there for the first time this year and I especially enjoy watching your reviews of parks I’ve been to. Great park, especially for the bird watching. Lots of deer there as well. Glad you survived your accidents!
@_carsonjones
Ай бұрын
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!
@shawnsprague7401
Ай бұрын
Great review, this seems like a really nice park & looking forward to seeing the Awenda video, we are going for a week in August.
@Fatfishing
Ай бұрын
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
Ай бұрын
@@Fatfishing thanks for letting us know
@patricketheridge7853
Ай бұрын
Another nice review, and great music for a Saturday morning.
@CampingwiththeColes
Ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@lisam7036
Ай бұрын
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
@MuskokaAdventures
Ай бұрын
Great video guys. Enjoy Awenda Provincial Park. Been there many times it's beautiful.
@CampingwiththeColes
Ай 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
Ай 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.
@johnbaxter6313
Ай бұрын
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
Ай бұрын
@@johnbaxter6313 glad you enjoyed it.
@Ketocamper17
Ай бұрын
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 !!
@thewanderingwicksteds
Ай бұрын
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
@cwqrpportable
Ай бұрын
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
Ай бұрын
Those beachfront sites are real nice!
@robertricard3564
Ай бұрын
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
Ай 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
Ай 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😂
@davevernon6315
Ай бұрын
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
Ай бұрын
Yes, they don't have that at many parks.
@SamBarge1
Ай бұрын
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
Ай бұрын
@@SamBarge1 it's definitely good to keep the bugs away!
@devintimmins-litt748
Ай бұрын
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
Ай 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.
@angelahall6461
Ай бұрын
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
Ай бұрын
Thanks for your concern. We both survived our spills. Thanks for letting us know about the calf pasture paddling.
@jingrassmama
Ай бұрын
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
Ай бұрын
I can't believe we've never been to the Big Apple before. I wish we had known about long ago.
@carolinevandyk3382
Ай бұрын
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
Ай 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.
@marscasasanta627
Ай бұрын
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!
@Dave-he7js
Ай бұрын
My family going to thousand islands today and will stop by Presqu'ile Provincial Park per this review to see how it is 😃🥰
@CampingwiththeColes
Ай бұрын
That's a great way to do it. You get to have a quick, first hand look at it. Have a good time.
@user-ez3zt6lj8b
Ай бұрын
Thank you guys.
@user-ez3zt6lj8b
Ай бұрын
Looking forward to seeing your Awenda review
@CampingwiththeColes
Ай бұрын
Our pleasure!
@HANDYMANDAN51
Ай бұрын
We were there last year and my fido service worked fine for everything.
@HANDYMANDAN51
Ай бұрын
Also we found it muddy at our site in high buffs.
@blsanto1136
Ай бұрын
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.
@mattmartinolc
Ай бұрын
I am booked for this park July 27 at what appears to be the only non-electric site in Trails End Campground - 406
@SandyFoulds-b2o
Ай бұрын
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
Ай 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
Ай бұрын
@@CampingwiththeColesthat was us. You should have joined us.
@christinasagos9322
Ай бұрын
Saturday mornings, means camping ⛺️ with the Coles 🎉.
@CampingwiththeColes
Ай бұрын
Woohoo!!🎆🎆🎉🥳
@ElliottBanville
Ай бұрын
I love this park
@donmcconnery5080
Ай бұрын
Unfortunately all the rain this year has made for lots of mud. Grundy lake was very muddy last week and the potholes were terrible
@ralphblom136
Ай бұрын
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
Ай бұрын
Ha! Ralph, I spotted you in the background of their video and shouted out "I think that's Ralph!"
@JRC1939
Ай бұрын
Regarding cell service: I noticed that there are Apps that measure cell signal strength. I wonder if they would be helpful?
@michellestuck1785
Ай бұрын
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
Ай бұрын
Thanks for the tip.
@alexgpaterson
18 сағат бұрын
New to the channel! Family is headed to Presq’uile this weekend and this was very helpful - thank you so much. Curious, what’s the music playing under your interpretive centre section? Around 18:54
@CampingwiththeColes
5 сағат бұрын
Welcome to the channel. We get all our music from Epidemic Sound. That song is Salt Lake Seagull by Chris Shards.
@gordvernon6321
Ай бұрын
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
Ай 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.
@colespence5449
Ай бұрын
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.
@jwatchorn
Ай бұрын
How's your back Ben? You piggybacked Cheryl through the entire park lol Not to mention that fall from the limb.
@maximevilleneuve4188
Ай бұрын
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
@braincord6480
Ай бұрын
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
Ай 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.
@RuthanneMacGregor-to9lp
Ай бұрын
Have you ever rated a park a 9 or 10? This is such great information! Thank you!
@CampingwiththeColes
Ай бұрын
Never a 10 but I think Lake Superior PP and Sleeping Giant PP were in the 9 range.
@GF-pc5bt
5 күн бұрын
Enjoy your reviews… you never include generators…allowed not allowed ? Not just here but all these parks …. When booking online at parks ontario sometimes it says generator free… so does that mean if not stated gen free it’s okay to use ? Would appreciate your knowledge….thanks.
@CampingwiththeColes
5 күн бұрын
@@GF-pc5bt in all Provincial Parks generators are permitted unless they say they are generator free. Often certain campgrounds in a park are generator free. They may also have hours that generators are permitted to be used. Often in our videos when we show the campground map we say if any campgrounds are generator free, radio free or pet free.
@dgloeppky
Ай бұрын
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
Ай 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.
@RawRawly
Ай бұрын
What is that dohickey in the filling hose for?
@CampingwiththeColes
Ай бұрын
That's our water filter on the filling hose amzn.to/3WvI2Jr
@MariaPereira-is4me
Ай бұрын
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
Ай 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
Ай бұрын
@@CampingwiththeColes I am going to Craig campground radio free I see the showers are shared with the other campground ☺️
@CiaWellness
Ай бұрын
what do electric sites mean?
@CampingwiththeColes
Ай бұрын
Electric sites mean that there is access to electricity at your site. It is usually one 30 amp outlet meant for a travel trailer and two 20 amp outlets which are your standard household electrical outlets.
@dominiqueroy1495
Ай бұрын
Presqu'ile appears to be hazardous to both of you's health! #GravityWorks
@CampingwiththeColes
Ай бұрын
Yeah, it was a rough one for both of us. Luckily neither of us got hurt too bad, other than our egos.
@dominiqueroy1495
Ай бұрын
@@CampingwiththeColes Glad to hear it! Injuries suck!
@user-ez3zt6lj8b
Ай бұрын
😅@@CampingwiththeColes
@OutdoorAdventurer
Ай бұрын
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
@Nausome_nana
Ай бұрын
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
Ай 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.
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