S04E03 Emily Provincial Park Review

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This is episode 3 of Season 4 and we visited Emily Provincial Park from June 3rd to 6th, 2022. This park is in the Kawartha Lakes Region about 25km west of Peterborough. It is situated on the shore of Pigeon Lake. This park has many large campsites with lots of vegetation between sites, however most are wide open to the roadway. We kayaked in the park. We did 2 very, very, very short hikes in the park and we went about 1.8km outside of the park for a longer 2km hike at the Emily Tract. We also cycled from the park to the Trans-Canada Trail and checked out Doube's Trestle Bridge. We visited Peterbourough and were amazed at the Trent-Severn Waterway Locks. We watched the Ashburnham Lock and the Peterborough Lift Lock in action. All in all, another great weekend camping!
In episode 4 we'll be visiting Selkirk Provincial Park.
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00:00 Intro
01:06 Arriving at the park
02:41 Park amenities
07:43 Hiking the park trails
08:27 Hiking Emily Tract
09:44 Kayaking in Pigeon Lake
11:30 Cheryl's Loo Review
12:27 Cycling on the Trans-Canada Trail
13:14 Doube's Trestle Bridge
14:19 Visiting the Peterborough Lift Lock and Ashburnham Lock 20
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@lydiapostma6380 2 жыл бұрын

I love the addition of the ice cream rating. Very important in my opinion! Another excellent park review. Thank you.

@CampingwiththeColes 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Ice cream is an important part of any camping trip. 🍦🍨

@lizcourneyea2074 Жыл бұрын

I camped by myself at Emily this past weekend. This was my first camping trip alone. I decided on Emily because of your review. I grew up in the Peterborough area and never camped here! Thanks for the review. You guys are awesome!!

@cmarion1544 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the review. We just got back from Emily and wanted to mention that although the dumping and water fill areas were good, it was kind of confusing because the hoses for the potable water was orange and the hoses for dumping were blue. We got to the park just after a big storm. Many of the sites were filled with mud and puddles. Luckily our site was fine (205). We wanted to bike to the Doube bridge, but you are right that biking on the highway is dangerous, and there was no parking left on the side of the road. The biking in the park was ok, but the rains have left some roads with washout areas. Enjoy all your reviews😊

@carolandkenlunney5430 2 жыл бұрын

It was nice meeting you at Emily. Glad you went to the tressle. Loved the drone video there, gave it another perspective that we have never seen. Enjoy your future trips

@CampingwiththeColes 2 жыл бұрын

It was nice for Cheryl and Ben to meet Carole and Ken. Hope you had a good birthday celebration weekend. Maybe we'll run into you again down the road. Happy camping!

@clarkzhang9476 Жыл бұрын

thank you guys, your channel is my go to place for ontario parks. i have only one site availabe for the date i want to book, not sure how it was and your video showed couple seconds of it, perfect, not bad, booked! wish you two another good season!

@CampingwiththeColes Жыл бұрын

Great! Thanks for watching. Have a great camping season.

@Antuuthu Жыл бұрын

Just so you know Emily Provincial Park is on Pigeon River. I have Really enjoyed your vidoes. I have camped all my life and watching these during the times when Camping is done for the season keeps me going till Camping starts back up in the spring!

@davidabreu1718 2 жыл бұрын

a weekend is always perfect with a nice episdoe of camping with the coles. hope you guys had and are having a great weekend

@CampingwiththeColes 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. We appreciate the support.

@shawnsprague7401 2 жыл бұрын

I’m really enjoying the out of park trips you are trying, great to see other things to do in some of these places. You should add camping spot reviews, point out some of the best spots, it’s really hard to know which spots are good when you have never been to that park. Another Great Camping with the Coles video 🇨🇦

@CampingwiththeColes 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. We'll keep your suggestions in mind. Happy camping!

@nicolebragg1171 Жыл бұрын

My parents decided we're going to try out Emily park this year thanks to your review, we appreciate how thorough you are when you cover all the small details, thanks very much!

@CampingwiththeColes Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Have a good time at Emily.

@tester1ca 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review of Emily. This year we have decided to camp closer to home due to the price of gas. We normally go to parks in northern Ontario. We will be heading to Emily the first week of September and will also be kayaking, biking and hiking. You basically covered what we enjoy while camping. Because of your trip to the locks I'm adding that to the trip as well. Thanks

@CampingwiththeColes 2 жыл бұрын

The locks were an added bonus for us. We lucked out and arrived just as the tour boat was starting to go through. It's pretty amazing to watch.

@pamelaland4 2 жыл бұрын

Another great review by the Coles

@CampingwiththeColes 2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated

@susanlanglotz6461 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the ice cream review - yummy & essential part of summer.

@CampingwiththeColes Жыл бұрын

Ice cream is always a part of our camping trips! We used to say it was for the kids but now they're all grown up so now we have to admit that it was always really for us 🍦😁

@robertpearson8798 Жыл бұрын

We went there last year and I’d agree with your assessment. It can be a bit noisy because the closeness to the highway and there was a high powered boat that would roar up and down the lake quite often, but generally a decent park but not especially memorable. The ice cream was good as was the little drive to Bobcaygeon to the Kawartha Dairy Bar!

@HusbandnWifeDuo 2 жыл бұрын

Informative video! Seems like a hiker/camper friendly site! And that bridge - mega-super-awesome! I think they have a much bigger (over 300 sq km) Kawartha Highlands PP in the same region, but it is a water based park and may not have car/RV camping, which makes it out of scope for us :-)

@andrewdelroy 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for another great review!

@CampingwiththeColes 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Thanks for the support.

@dcm6073 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review guys. My wife and I were at Emily a few weeks back (first trip to the park) and we found your review to be both fair and comprehensive. You covered all the main points (and some of the minor ones) very well. We completely agree with your assessment. We liked the park due to it's proximity to our home. It is about a 45 minute drive and gives us everything we like. The one thing you may have mentioned is the park's proximity to Omemee. It is about an 8km drive and the town has all the necessities if you left something at home, groceries, hardware, etc. It also has a few restaurants and both an LCBO & Beer Store. Again, thanks for your frank and honest review from two of your regular viewers.

@CampingwiththeColes 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your support of our channel. Thanks for the Omemee tip.

@davemashinter5218 2 жыл бұрын

Good informative video,thanks for sharing,happy camping.

@CampingwiththeColes 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Happy camping!

@lizandclinton 2 жыл бұрын

Your filming at the bridge was so epic especially with the music!

@CampingwiththeColes 2 жыл бұрын

It was so nice to be able to fly the drone at the bridge. It's illegal to fly a drone in a Provincial or National Park so we rarely get to fly it. The trestle bridge is a place we could legally fly it so we took advantage of it. Thanks for mentioning it.

@SJ_DtL 2 жыл бұрын

Emily is where my son & I first camped a few years ago, site #304, and we’ve been back twice since. In July/August, campers’ beach is great with staff clearing any weeds every morning, and beautiful sunsets. As you probably noticed, Hilltop campground is the easiest walk to the beach, although I think there was a trail to Circle campground too. Another nice place to visit locally is Bobcaygeon, a picturesque town at the north end of Pigeon Lake, about 25mins by car or an hour or so by powerboat to Lock 32. Love your videos and look forward to each post! 🍁

@CampingwiththeColes 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips.

@annapacheco5996 2 жыл бұрын

Another great review. We stayed on site 303 a couple of years ago, not a very good site at all .

@stephenwebb5425 2 жыл бұрын

That Tressle Bridge bit was very cinematic, I loved it. The part where the music comes to a chescendo and Cheryl is standing on the bridge made me laugh.

@CampingwiththeColes 2 жыл бұрын

That shot of Cheryl standing on the bridge was hard to get. I tried bringing the drone straight up a few times but it kept going off to the side. I eventually gave up. During editing I realized that I could just reverse the footage from when I flew the drone straight down. Luckily no birds in the background flying backwards. That's kind of why she looks pretty bored when the drone goes up to reveal her.

@stephenwebb5425 2 жыл бұрын

@@CampingwiththeColes great idea with reversing the footage. I have a DJI Mini 2, and I'm blown away by how stable and easy it is to fly.

@ontariogs4445 2 жыл бұрын

Great drone video of the Bridge!

@CampingwiththeColes 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I love when I can get the drone out. Can only fly it outside of the parks so it's a treat when I find a good spot.

@ontariogs4445 2 жыл бұрын

@@CampingwiththeColes I met you folks at the Emily PP dump station! Shared your sticker with a neighbour who also enjoys the PP!

@chantellek3982 2 жыл бұрын

We had that site in 2020, and had to move - we couldn’t get level enough in our motorhome to be able to turn on the fridge. I find a lot of the sites nice, but very hilly!

@MsCmcginn 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a great video. We didn’t see you but we there the same weekend as you. I can see our motorhome at Hillside

@CampingwiththeColes 2 жыл бұрын

I messed up and hardly got any footage of Hillside. Pretty amazing that the little bit I got was of your motorhome. Happy camping!

@larastokes1442 10 ай бұрын

Emily Tract is a great hike - takes about 45 mins. Another great spot nearby is Windy Ridge Conservation area - about a 30 min hike with a great lookout and a nice picnic area. 10 min drive from Emily.

@CampingwiththeColes 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tips.

@jamesmerritt4032 Жыл бұрын

I grew up at the campground across pigeon river at that time Omemme had a smaller than the population at the trailer park. A bit of trivia Neil Young lived in Omemme as a kid

@CampingwiththeColes Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the trivia.

@leeandrews1072 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for covering the water fill and dump station, it’s important information for me although not glamorous

@CampingwiththeColes 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@esthers5772 2 жыл бұрын

We went to Emily in July 2020. Unfortunately due to the pandemic there were no boat rentals. It was clean ( comfort station in particular) and nice sites. Didn’t like the road noise, the beach was closed at the time due to high bacteria. Our was very un-level too. Agree with your rating . I feel it’s a good park to stay at to explore the area. There is a beautiful park in Peterborough, an oasis in the middle of the city, called Jackson Park with a river/creek running through it and a lovely pagoda.

@CampingwiththeColes 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for adding a tip to do in Peterborough. That helps others that read the comments.

@mannyn4159 2 жыл бұрын

great review as always. no need to google search sites. I can just visit your to channel and get all the info we need. we're heading to Emily in August for the weekend. we are now at pog lake site 130. absolutely beautiful. great kayaking. just a heads up since you'll be going to Mew lake this summer. we took a drive around just to look at our site which we have booked for labour day and the roads a full of big potholes. so just take it slow when you go to your Mew lake site.

@CampingwiththeColes 2 жыл бұрын

You must be having a great time at Pog. We had site 128 two years in a row. Great site with water access except it's right next to the vault toilets which blew over some ripe smells. Check out site 126. Now that's a site! Thanks for the Mew Lake tip. We've never camped there before.

@mannyn4159 2 жыл бұрын

@@CampingwiththeColes yeah wrote down numbers. Will definitely be going back. The waterfront sites at Mew lake are also really nice. We got our waterfront site through campnab thanks to you. When you're there check out the dog beach. You'll get a good laugh.

@tiffanyrobinson227 Жыл бұрын

Next time you are in the area, you need to check out the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough! It is amazing!

@CampingwiththeColes Жыл бұрын

Yeah, we went to it but it was closed due to damage from a storm. We took some outside pics but that was it. Hope to check it out at some point.

@karlmopete 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again for the review. We’re heading to Emily this weekend and looking forward to it. We’re in a motorhome so I need to pick up the firewood before setting up camp. Is there firewood available at the check-in or must wanna go to the App Store.

@CampingwiththeColes 2 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure you can buy the firewood when you check in. If not there they will direct you to the park store where you can get it before going to your campsite.

@OntarioHikingTrails 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work I have been doing hiking videos including provincial parks for 3 years now. There are so many places in Ontario its crazy

@CampingwiththeColes 2 жыл бұрын

Keep up the good work you're doing. Showing off the many great places to explore in Ontario is so helpful to people when trip planning. Maybe we'll see you out there some day. Happy camping!

@OntarioHikingTrails 2 жыл бұрын

@@CampingwiththeColes Yes I do allot of camping as well we may meet up sometime. It would be nice to do a collab together.

@mcrawford6971 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for another great review! I love your little lights on the picnic table at the end - where are they from? Thanks!

@CampingwiththeColes 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support. Cheryl got them a few years ago at Dollarama. They were $4 each at that time. She hasn't seen them there since then. Similar ones at Jisk for $15.99. The ones we have are called "Garden Deco Illumin8 Solar Lantern".

@chantalpike386 2 жыл бұрын

I love your videos. How was the ticks at the park?

@CampingwiththeColes 2 жыл бұрын

Didn't notice any ticks. The sites were all mowed like a lawn so no concern there and the trails were wide so we weren't brushing up against any long grass.

@seanliew9771 Жыл бұрын

Hi just discovered your videos and I am subscribed! Is the playground right in the middle of the circle of circle campground? I can't find it on the map. I'm debating between hilltop or circle (playground or beach). How far would you say the showers and playground are from hilltop?

@CampingwiththeColes Жыл бұрын

The playground is central in the park. It's between Circle and Hill campgrounds. Comfort stations are all pretty close by. We had about 100m to walk to get to one.

@gforce5459 2 жыл бұрын

We were there in the circle campground near highway 7. We found it quite noisy even at night so I would suggest camping away from there.

@CampingwiththeColes 2 жыл бұрын

Good to know. In the Hillside Campground we didn't notice any traffic noise.

@leeandrews1072 Ай бұрын

how is Rogers cell service at Emily? assuming you use Rogers? heading there Victoria weekend

@CampingwiththeColes Ай бұрын

Sorry but we didn't know about Rogers. We only have info for Koodo, Telus, Virgin Mobile and Bell.

@dianastanko Күн бұрын

Sorry if i missed it in the video but i was wondering what cell reception is loke at Emily

@CampingwiththeColes 21 сағат бұрын

I'm sorry but I don't recall.

@paulrioux3588 2 жыл бұрын

WiFi services?

@CampingwiththeColes 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah we realized we forgot to mention cell service right after posting the video. Excellent, full service cell reception for Bell, Virgin Mobile, Telus, Koodo. Don't know about the rest. No public wifi in the park.

@jason.3011 2 жыл бұрын

I live 4 mins from that park its a garbage park sorry

@CampingwiththeColes 2 жыл бұрын

We all have opinions. What some people see is a garbage park, others see as their favourite park. We just try to give an accurate view of the park from an objective opinion. Happy camping!