Lac Philippe Campground — Hotel in Pontiac

We arrived here today to camp. Upon entering the registration building there were two staff members inside. Neither of them greeted us. The lady simply ignored us and turned her back and the man said wait. He proceeded to count a huge pile of coins. We stood there dumbfounded so I read the park rules board. I noticed that no dogs are allowed in the campsites. I mentioned this to my husband. We waited a few more moments and the two staff still ignored us. So I said to him, "to save us time if dogs are not allowed in campsites is there anywhere nearby we could go?" Well finally that got their attention. To say this was the worst welcome we have ever experienced would be an understatement. I have had better reception at my local landfill in BC. Not like we are shabby travellers. Would also have appreciated a sorry we cannot accommodate you, anything. Basically a KMA. A no dogs sign at the entry too would have saved me some time as we had to go to the nearest church lot as I was done driving for the day with my 95 year old mother in tow. I'm sure it's a lovely park and facility, but please ask the staff to have...

We had a nice quiet spot in the R section of the campground and were impressed with the well-maintained bathrooms, groomed grass at the road edges, security pads at the entrance, lifeguards on the beach, and opportunity to hike to Lusk cave. Raccoons are definitely brazen and noisy at night, but it is their home, after all. Imperative to clean up all garbage/food/dishes etc. (Take small candles/lights to surround the perimeter of your site to deter them). Saw wild turkeys, lots of blue-jays, a deer, tons of chipmunks and of course groundhogs. Loved the proximity to the city of Ottawa-beats driving on the 400 series! Great to see young...

Stayed twice in the Taylor Lake section and loved it. Sites are a good size, almost all directly on the lake. Fishing is terrific, caught some nice bass. But black flies and mosquitoes were really bad. You're literally in the deep woods so come prepared. Around Taylor Lake you only have vault toilets so you'll need to go to Philippe Lake area for showers and convenience store. We brought along a portable toilet and privacy shelter which worked out great. This area is very popular so book well...