Jacques Cartier Provincial Park
Prince Edward Island Campground #18 for us!
Since it's our vacation time and we are still living in a pandemic we decided to go on a PEI camping trip.
So, up west is where we headed for. All the way up to Jacques Cartier Provincial Park to check off our 18th Prince Edward Island Campground!
We arrived around 3:30 in the pouring rain and my husband got us set up in no time. The mosquitos were out too but compared to where we live they weren't that bad. Though, we all definitely left with a few bites, especially our youngest! Mosquitos really seem to love him.
We enjoyed the view under the awning until my sons grandparents arrived and then we helped them get settled. The sites we were at were kind of small and I found it hard to tell what was your area but there was a lot of larger sites around us. The rain had settled at this point, enough for us to eat outside. We had got a shelter from Candian tire that fits the picnic table and more underneath it! It was a definitely a great buy!
The rain even left us alone for the evening to have a campfire! The boys enjoyed making some smores and telling campfire stories.
We also saw a skunk roaming around the sites across from us, while there was still light out and he didn't seem to care that we were around as we watched him walk back and forth to the garbage cans scavenging for food.
While, we were sleeping it poured and I was very thankful to be in a camper, nice and dry! I do like the sound of the rain on the camper though, it is very calming.
The next morning we had a nice breakfast and then went on our campground walk.
The campground wasn't to big so our walk wasn't that long. We saw the staff putting on some games for the children and they do have a little playground for the kids that is pretty updated. We walked around the unserviced sites and some of the sites were really nice and large. Others were laid out a little small and I found the lay out a bit confusing on some sites. During our walk my 12 year old said that he thinks this is more of a couples campground. (Though there were a lot of other kids around)
My 5 year old finally got on his bike, after many camping trips of refusing to even get on it! He enjoyed it so much, even though our time was rainy and cold he always wanted to go out for a bike ride. The way the campground was set up it was great for him to do a loop and we could still see him. The cars also were not very plenty full so that helped too, though that could have been because the weather was definitely not the best. We did hear a lot of people canceled!
The afternoon was pretty cold wet and windy but we had an awesome heater for the top of our propane tank that threw off some great heat for us to be able to sit outside under our shelter.
Our afternoon was actually pretty relaxing and definitely a great mental break even if it was rainy and cold the whole time.
Before we knew it, it was supper time so we enjoyed a meal together and spend the rest of the evening having some great laughs in the camper till we parted for bed.
The next day was still pretty cold but the warmest it had been. My little one wanted to venture to the playground so we did. It was pretty updated and had some cool things at it. Like, a pirate ship playset with slides and climbers, swings and modern day merry go rounds. We played there for a bit until it was time to pack up and go home.
My 5 year old said his favorite thing about this campground was riding his bike.
My 12 year old said he didn't have a favorite part and thought it was more of a couples campground.
My favorite part was probably the mental break and doing nothing for the weekend.
I would have loved to have had a beach day here as the beach looked like it would have been beautiful on a nice day, Unfortunately the weather didn't agree.
This campground is very pretty and has some nice sites, especially the unserviced ones. However, I am happy to have experienced this campground and get another one off the list I don't think it's a campground for our family. Though if you like water, being away from cell service and small simple campgrounds then this is definitely a campground for you. Hopefully you will have nicer weather then we received on our time here!
Just an FYI, the government is being pretty cheap this year and charging extra for a lot of things it never did before, like moving sites, changing dates etc. This is happening at all Provincial campgrounds this year, hopefully the extra money is going to the staff.
