Bass Lake Campground
Simcoe · ON
Source: OpenStreetMap — Canadian campsites · imported Aug 17, 2026
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Price
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Type
Campground
Camping status
Unknown
Facility phone
705-326-7054
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Can you camp here?
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Season and hours
Season opens
2026-05-08
Source: Ontario Parks (official park pages)
Season closes
2026-10-13
Source: Ontario Parks (official park pages)
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Where it is
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Province / territory
ON
County
Simcoe
Elevation
850 ft
Coordinates
44.60299, -79.48449
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Published record details
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Campsites stated by the park
182 sites
Electrical campsites
90 sites
Car camping campsites
182 sites
Comfort stations
3
Vault toilets
2
Trailer dump stations
1
Park stores
1
Picnic shelters
3
Park size
247 ha
Year established
1957
Official park name
Bass Lake Provincial Park
Open season as published
May 8, 2026 to October 13, 2026
Park phone
705-326-7054
Current notices from the source
Visitors are encouraged to familiarize themselves with information about blue-green algae and follow recommended precautions.
Campgrounds in this park
- Cedar
- Eastside
Roofed accommodation at this park
- Soft Sided Shelters — 5 at park
Activities the source lists
- Biking
- Boating
- Discovery Program
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Swimming
- Winter Activities
Facilities as published
- All of Bass Lake's campgrounds, with the exception of Cedar Campground offer fully serviced comfort stations with showers and flush toilets.
- Flush toilets are located in the comfort stations found in Lakeview, Eastside and Hilltop Campgrounds. Smaller washrooms are located throughout the park.
- We also offer a Personal Floatation Device (PFD) loaner program where you can rent a PFD for a refundable $30.00 deposit for each jacket. PFDs are available at our Registration Office or our Park Store.
Camping information as published
- Car Camping: Bass Lake's car camping consists of four different campgrounds: Lakeview, Eastside, Cedar, and Hilltop. Each campground has access to washrooms and three of our four campgrounds have a shower building located inside the campground. Lakeview is a non-electrical campground. There is a fully serviced washroom and shower building located in this campground with smaller washrooms located throughout.
- Car Camping: Cedar Campground is also a non-electrical campground and is the closest campground to our day use and waterfront area. This campground does not have a shower building but does have vault washrooms located close by. Showers can be accessed in adjacent campgrounds.
- Car Camping: Hilltop Campground is features both electrical and non-electrical campsites. This campground has access to the shower building in Eastside Campground and has washrooms located throughout.
- Car Camping: Eastside Campground is a fully electrical campground and campsites #5 and #6 are barrier free and reservable.
- Soft Sided Shelters: These are a prospector-style canvas tent supported by timber framing. Please see reservation website for pictures.
- Soft Sided Shelters: Sleeps 6 maximum in two bunkbeds; upper bunks have single mattresses and lower bunks have double mattresses.
- Soft Sided Shelters: The Prospector Tents have two bunkbeds with mattresses with protective covers. A dining table with seating for 6 and storage shelves are available inside. There is a propane BBQ, BBQ utensils, a firepit, and a picnic table available outside. The tent is within a short walk of a vault toilet, and water tap. There is an accessible ramp leading to the deck.
- Soft Sided Shelters: Visitors should bring their own bedding (including pillows), food, pots, pans, dishes, cutlery, fireside camp chairs, and other personal items.
- Soft Sided Shelters: Please note that domestic animals (pets) are not permitted in the tent or on site; and smoking is prohibited in all facilities.
- Soft Sided Shelters: There is a 2-night minimum stay and a 3-night minimum stay on long weekends.
- Soft Sided Shelters: Parking for three (3) vehicles maximum is available in each parking lot near each shelter. One (1) vehicle is included with the cost of the reservation, additional vehicles require an Additional Vehicle Permit.
- Soft Sided Shelters: Reservations can be made online or by phone .
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Camping
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Experience & practicality
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Experience
Published recreation and setting.
1.3/ 10
Documented depth: 2 of 16 evidence weight, from 9 published facts. A low number means little is published, not that the place is poor.
Why
- Hiking
- Fishing
- Swimming
- Boating
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- Stargazing
- Climbing
- Horseback riding
- Hunting
- Skiing
Practicality
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5.0/ 10
94% of the 7 published facts are positive, scaled by how much is documented (53% of the 16-weight target). Thin data coverage · 20 still unpublished. A thin record reads low because little is published, not because the place is poor.
Why
- Restroom
- Drinking water
- Electric hookup
- Dump station
- Shower
- Picnic table
Published as not available
- Laundry
Fully supported: both dimensions earned a score from 16 published facts.
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Overview
Why this place?
- Campground.
- Located in Simcoe, ON at 850 ft.
- Source lists 5 recreation activities here.
- No source publishes pricing for this location, so cost is unknown.
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Source
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Last source update
Aug 17, 2026
Source record
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