Sinterior
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Hi, we are in Thunder Bay enroute to the East coast including the Gaspe Penninsula and are wondering if we need reservations at the various Campgrounds and RV parks along the way.
The Thunder Bay KOA is fairly busy, but right now no reservations are needed to get a decent site.
We made several reservations to here after leaving home, and found that not once did we actually need them.
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BarryD
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If your planning on staying in KOA's I would say no. They are usually terrible campgrounds and have lots of spots.
It depends where you are palnning on staying and if you want a specific service/site. If anything is fine then you won't need a reservation.
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Sinterior
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Thanks for the quick response Barry, no we're not planning on staying at KOA's, the one here in T Bay is pretty nice and the closest to family we are visiting as we pass through,
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Gadget Guy
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We did that trip last year. It is great boondocking country. The on;y time spent in an RV park was the time we spent in Ottawa and Quebec City. There are so many lakes, the places to stay are endless. We did NOT stay in any Walmarts, truck stops and the like.
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s.lawson
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Don't know how far east you are headed, but we are currently in NL and have been on the road for a little over 4wks and have not needed a reservation yet, travelling from the Ottawa/North bay area. Some places were busier on wknds, but we just made sure not to arrive or depart anywhere on a Fri or Sat.
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Turbo Diesel Dude
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Never had to do so all the times we've been there as far north to Roberval in Quebec proper/Gaspe', Nova Scotia and even Newfoundland. JMHO
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Beverley&Ken
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Sunday night to Thursday night, most likely not. The weekends maybe depending on the popularity of the CG and area that it is in. Occupancy seems to be down in central Ontario and Niagara Falls areas this year (gas prices?). Weekends (July 1st and 4th) were completely full, but lots of sites available during the week. Same in NF KOA Ontario side.
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Little Kopit
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The Maritimes, Canadian style means New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
I will concede that the Gaspe part le Provence de Quebec does see a lot like those 3 provinces.
But most Newfoundlanders and Labradorians thoroughly agree with Joey* that if you add N & L, the area is more special and must be called Atlantic Canada.
Yes, most Canucks consider Quebec and Ontario as part of eastern Canada, even though they really are pretty 'middle' of the country.
Even when I lived in The States, I would never have thought of those 'central provinces' as eastern seaboard or maritime locations, a seaport of two notwithstanding.
But yes, the consensus is that tourism is down. May your economy soon pick up - not that I expect that for over a year, mind.
* Smallwood, natch
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GPs
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We've been traveling last 2 weeks in New Brunswick & Nova Scotia & haven't needed reservations. Have been at some nice campground locations for reasonable prices and with nice staff. We have truck camper and don't require bigger spots or higher amp. We also typically don't wait until late to stop. Great travel here and ready to go to Newfoundland next....
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