Quinte Isles Campark Family Recreation Resort Review

In May of 2025, the family and I attended the Ontario Grand Design Owner’s Rally at Quinte Isles Campark in Cherry Valley, near Picton, Ontario. First impressions pulling in was that the property was well-maintained and the check-in parking area was enormous, more than enough room for rigs of any size! As this was a rally, the organizers were set-up in the parking lot to assist with check-in and site locations. Had this not been the case, check-in would have been completed at the camp store, which was a large, well-maintained building with various camping supplies and friendly staff to assist. There is a small cantina within the camp store which we did not utilize, but good to know it’s there.

Campsite: Our campsite was immediately off to the right in the area I would consider to be the “main campground” as Quinte Isles has a clear division between the beach campground “Pebble Beach” and the main campground near the camp store. Ours was a back-in site with plenty of room to manoeuvre our 32’ foot trailer, with water and 30Amp electrical on site, no sewer. We were able to pull forward into our site so that our trailer could face our friends, despite the site not being a pull-through. The fire pit was standard and site sizes were generous.

Campground: To help you picture the campground layout, as you pass the main gates and keep straight, on your left is the main campground pool and splash pad behind the camp store / registration area which also houses very large and very clean bathroom and shower facilities. To the right are trailer sites in the dozens, all with plenty of space and mature trees for privacy. To the left are permanent trailers for seasonal use by their owners. Continuing ahead, you come to more permanent, but newer, trailers for seasonal use by their owners, well maintained with beautiful landscape. Following the main road further in to Pebble Beach, you’ll reach a split with water view cottages to the right and pull-through beach-front trailer sites to the left.

Also found in Pebble Beach is a full-size basketball court, playground, two swimming pools, foosball and Ping-Pong tablets, a small camp store with a beautiful rustic bar inside the attached restaurant, the Dockside Grill & Chill, with a wrapping waterfront deck. Note that the pools were not open during our visit in May, however, the website indicates that one is deeper with a climbing wall feature, and the other is a shallower wading pool with water dump buckets designed for young children. There are additional bathroom and shower facilities here, with laundry. There was also boat launch area and small marina with a number of boat slips.

Back at the main campground area there was a dog park, mini golf, a playground, tennis courts, second basketball court and baseball diamond. Plus, an area to rent golf carts – call ahead if this interests you, as availability can be limited.

Value: As we attended Quinte Isles for a Rally, we paid a set rally-fee which included rally-related activities as well as our campsite. Campsite fees are posted on their website and vary depending on time of year and services provided. Price – regardless of time of year or services required – this campground is worth the cost.

Caution! Although, beach front sites look amazing and have amazing views, it gets very windy at the waterfront and because it is directly on Lake Ontario, these sites can get very cold at night. The beach was very pebbly, you’ll want to wear Crocs if you go swimming.

Tip! If you are camping in the main campground and plan on visiting the beach, be prepared to drive down as it is about a 2km trek from the main campground to the beach. There is plenty of parking, so driving down shouldn’t be a problem.

Final word: We absolutely loved this campground, everything was extremely clean and well-maintained, and the staff were super friendly and helpful.

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~ Jason