If I could describe this park in one word it would be "friendly". This has got to be the most friendly park anywhere, ever!
When we pulled up to the office we were greeted by a somewhat shy but sweet girl named Mallory. She went out of her way to take the time to consult the park regulation books for us to see if she could get us the best deal she could, and we didn't even have to ask. She confirmed that since the RV was considered a shelter and we only had one other car that and there are allowed 3 shelters per site, we did not have to pay any extra fees for the car.
Though the office was small it had a great selection of T-shirts, ice cream, toys, games and souvenirs. In addition to that they had something I have never seen anywhere else before.....you could borrow tackle and fishing rods here! I am pretty sure that you could borrow kids toys like soccer balls and such as well, despite the fact that I didn't see a sign indicating this. I saw a basket of used toys near by as well as a tricycle that stayed parked on the side of the road the whole time we were there so I am pretty sure they were there for lending out too.
Mallory asked us if we wanted an electrical site don by the lake and she assigned us one that she thought we would like. Number 20.
It was a super spot too. There was a short trail off to the side of this particular site that led down to the edge of the lake.
This campsite came with it's own little private beach that was big enough for maybe two or three people. This site was almost perfect . Unfortunately the electrical outlets on this site were so far in the bush that our electrical cords for the RV would not reach. Wouldn't have been a problem for me since I use a tent anyways, but it was important to my daughter and my parents. So we ended up having to move to another site near by.
Instead we chose campsite 21 which was directly across the road. My brother went back to the office to let them know that we had to change sites and why. Mallory said that was not a problem and that if we found that the electrical cords still didn't reach, she could contact a park administrator to see if they could get us an extension cord that we could borrow to make sure that we were able to hook up to the electrical outlets. I was very impressed that they would not only lend one to us if we needed it but that they would actually go out of their way to find one and bring it to us!
This was the second park in two days that I came across that made a rake available to borrow if you needed one. It was hanging on the outside of the bathroom.
The bathrooms looked like your typical Ontario camp ground bathrooms with the green roof on top. This made everything inside look green. The two notable things that made this washroom different though was the extra safety bars available. As well, the flush mechanism was a foot pedal that you stepped on, much like the kind that you would find in a motor home. It was a good compromise between an outhouse type toilet and a regular flushing system. May not have been the prettiest to look at, but meh...it's camp.
There are a lot of poplar trees around in the park and it was neat to see the leaf imprints left in the cement of the bathroom floor.
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The comfort station was a typical comfort station sitting on top of some nicely landscaped steps.
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Even the Pepsi machine to one side had a nice looking picture panel on it. It's just a shame that it was a Pepsi machine and not a Coke machine. But I guess you can't win them all.
Once again, Fushimi Lake Park impressed me with it's friendly customer service. Posted to the door of the comfort station was a sign that invited you to go down to the office to purchase coffee and hot chocolate in the morning that they have ready for you. Perfect for those campers who don't eat breakfast and don't want to pull out all their cooking gear or start a fire just to get their morning coffee. I know some of you out there know exactly what I am talking about.
Behind the comfort station was a large field with a badminton net set up.
I took the dog for a walk down the wide quiet roads to enjoy the nature and plant life that is found here. I didn't enjoy all the black flies (.....Wait ! What? Black Flies in August? They have usually died off by the end of June. What gives?) and mosquitoes but they were nearly non-existent once I got down to the beach.
From time to time I would come across some moss covered pine trees that looked like they were prematurely getting ready for Christmas.
I started off down by the dock where you can rent boats or go fishing off the dock. Or sit on one of the benches and watch others do the fishing.
The boat rental office was nestled off to the side along the shore line.
Next I walked down towards the beach and crossed a little board walk path to get to it.
The path opened up to a nice sandy beach lined with benches and an occasional picnic table.
The beach seemed to go on and on. I continued to walk it's length for awhile to see if there was anythng interesting down at the other end.
There were some nice mossy trees to sit under.
The hole in this tree had my curiosity. I wonder what lives in here?
On the walk back from the beach to the campsite there were many flowers in bloom decorating the sides of the road.
At one point I had to stop beside one campsite and stare in wonder. They had not one TV satellite hooked up, but two. Really??? Who needs even one TV satellite on a camping trip, let alone two? They only had one RV on this site and no other tent or trailer. Do they have one TV in each end of their RV or something? Maybe one inside and one outside? I just don't know......
I continued on and went back to looking at the plants and trees.
It was sad to have to leave this park but at the same time it was good to be going home. This was a fantastic park to conclude our trip out west . I will make every effort to try to come back to this one again some time and try to spend more time on both of the two hiking trails and at the beach. It's a little piece of northern Ontario heaven here.
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