Charleston Lake Provincial Park, Lansdowne

Lovely couple of beaches, with a small area near the second beach that is designated as dog friendly, multiple trails, including a long 10km loop trail. One trail includes unique rock formations that were briefly inhabited by people circa 500-900AD. Negative is lots of campers and the parking lots being almost always full. But the lake scenery is breathtaking. Beautiful park.

Very serene. It was a picture perfect view of the Charleston Lake. So inviting and very relaxing. Not hard to hike. The trees are beautiful the grounds are soft feels like there's cushions due to the fallen pine leaves. Lots of shares while hiking. The camp sites are beautiful ang big areas. I love the built in gazebos in the middle of sites. Love to camp here again.

We went for a quick trip. We stayed at site 256 and it was right on the water. The bugs were not bad at all as long as you had some bug repellent. The beaches are beautiful, all sand and the lake has a sandy bottom for easy wading. They have a decent area for the dogs to go swimming. My dog absolutely loved the water and we mostly stayed at the dog swimming area as it was easier with our dog. The park is kept very clean and maintained. I was able to catch a beautiful sunset. Will definitely be returning for future camps!!

This is another great Ontario Provincial park with plenty to do and see for anyone who likes the outdoors. There are multiple hiking trails of various difficulty levels and distances from a sort accessible trail to a more difficult 10k loop trail. Plenty of water for canoeing, kayaking, and paddleboarding and lots of rentals available if you don’t have your own. Most of the campsites are nice and there are a few that have their own water access which is super helpful if you’re bringing a canoe or kayak. There’s a small discovery Center with a small park store selling souvenirs. We saw some cool wildlife with various warblers, turkeys, snakes and a few garbage panda raccoons. There’s a good dumping station with two lanes that seems able to handle a reasonable flow of trailers. This is s favourite park and we’ll be back!

This Provincial park has everything you need. It has your clean comfort stations, electrical hook-ups, challenging trails, 2 beaches, amphitheatre, and a dog beach(big bonus). The three campgrounds are unique to satisfy your individual camping style. One is more in the woods, another situated along Charleston Lake, and the third kind of in between. We have been here several times and enjoyed our stay each time. We do love the dog beach, very few provincial parks have such. It's not far from Kingston and about 1.5 hours from west of Ottawa.