Darlington Provincial Park
About
There are two dump station lanes available at this location. You can find both potable and rinse water, with the rinse water being non-potable. To reach the station, take Highway 401 Exit 425 and head south on Courtice Road. Then, make a right turn onto Darlington Park Road.
Amenities & Services
Water
Reviews
Based on 3,685 reviews
Beautiful camp ground, nice trails and clear beach when the wind is calm. Nice sites. Hilltop site was private with trees dividing each site, but train/ traffic noise are a bit annoying. Facilities were not well maintained, we had to bring our own toilet paper each time because it was always out. But the campsite was fully booked on a long weekend.
Darlington Provincial Park is a very convenient campsite, it is less than 1 hour drive from GTA. $38.75 per night for no electricity campsite. Our campsite is #103, it is close to the comfort center with washrooms and showers but there is no electric plug for hair dryer! Besides our site has a moderate pad slope and we keep sliding downwards during the night, well…a minor factor to consider. The site ground is covered with grass which is comfortable but we find the footprints a bit moist after one night. The site size is not big, only have a picnic table, sufficient for 2 parties. Privacy is good though. The very down side of this campsite is frequent train noise. The train noise runs from morning to midnight, quite disturbing. If you want to enjoy a quiet nature, Darlington is not the campsite. Short trail and will lead you to the Ontario Lake. You can see nuclear stations at both ends of the lakeshore.
Beautiful provincial park near to Toronto. The trails are nice for hiking. The beach was also good. We had visited for day. The campground looked perfect. Definitely going again for camping. Lot of activities to do.
The park has a long shoreline and a beautiful view. It gets very busy on weekends and one might end up not finding a parking spot if they arrive late. We got to the park at 9am and it was already busy. We made a registration in advance to skip the line and didn't wait to wait long. This provincial park is very beautiful though it could have been managed better in terms of washrooms and showers. Despite this, we enjoyed paddling in the Bay Area and swimming in the lake. We won't probably visit it again because of the poor management, however, the park with its natural habitat is a gem that everyone needs to explore.
Good location for camping. You have to book in advance. Electricity connection is good. Bathrooms are fairly maintained. Walking 10 minutes trail to the beach. Price is around 50-60 cad per night. The only problem is that you can hear noise of passing train sometimes and noise of ongoing vehicle moving as it is close to the highway. Rest, we enjoyed a lot as we had a good group with us.