Silent Lake Provincial Park Tour and Review | Ontario Camping

Hi campers! In this video we camped at Silent Lake Provincial Park in Bancroft, Ontario. This video includes a Silent Lake Provincial Park review and tour to help any future campers know more about the park. We also ventured into Bancroft to try out a brewery and the Kawartha Dairy!
Camping dates: May 24 - 26
0:00 - Intro
0:39 - Permit office
0:58 - Water filling station
2:07 - Granite Ridge Campground / Site 131
5:52 - Pincer Bay Canoe Launch
6:40 - Day 2 Kayaking
7:21 - Beaches from the kayaks
8:27 - Bancroft Brewpub and Kawartha Dairy
9:05 - Hiking Trails - Lakehead Loop Trail
10:08 - Day Use Area, Beach, Cabins
10:51 - Evening at the campsite
11:27 - Bonnie's Pond Trail Fail
12:18 - Lakeshore Trail
12:58 - Overall Thoughts (Likes & Dislikes)
14:47 - Final morning & Site 131 Tour in Granite Ridge Campground
15:36 - Closing
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From: www.ontarioparks.ca/park/sile...
Silent Lake’s two campgrounds, Pincer Bay and Granite Ridge, are located in forested settings.
Granite Ridge Campground offers a small number of electrical campsites. These sites are reservable and fill up quickly.
For those who want to camp with friends or extended family, Silent Lake has a number of double campsites. Two campsites share one driveway and one firepit. These double campsites can occupy up to twelve people and must be reserved together.
In the winter, Silent Lake offers car accessible, plowed, electric campsites on a reservable and first-come, first-served basis.
What You'll Like:
Over 19 km of hiking trails and 17 km of mountain biking trails
Beautiful lookout point over Silent Lake
No motor boats or electric motors are permitted on Silent Lake
Two sandy beaches
Some campsites are walk-in for camping enthusiasts
Four season roofed accommodations (Yurts & Camp Cabins) available
More than 34 km of groomed winter cross-country ski trails and heated camp cabins

[@MrSujano]

I love Silent Lake! Awesome place!

[@TheAverageTourist]

Agree!!

[@KayandGogo]

This place is so peaceful and beautiful You guys had a good spot Kayaking looked like lots of fun. Another great review

[@StepsbyKaatje]

I had a laugh when you were setting up your camp, it looked pretty hard. Your husband has a great laugh! Great kayaking and musquitos were a pain... Hiking, i guess you better go prepared. Thanks for the tips!

[@TripsCultureTC]

Silent Lake truly deserves its name. The place is very peaceful and relaxing, making it the ideal escape from the stress of daily life and the noise of cities.

[@rightrecipefortravel]

Thanks for another detailed and informative park camping video. Nice and calm park.

[@TheAverageTourist]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@carlandre8610]

I appreciate these reviews. My wife and are in a tent year round but the information is still quite valuable. Thanks for including activities including ones you may not be involved in yourself thanks

[@TheAverageTourist]

Thanks so much! We try to share a broad range of info and activities as well as our preferred activities, which are generally kayaking, visiting breweries, sightseeing, and leisurely hikes. 👌

[@clararodrigues2252]

Stayed in a yurt here during this winter, first time in the yurt for me and it was amazing! Opened up a whole new season to enjoy the Ontario parks!

[@TheAverageTourist]

Oh I'd love to stay in a yurts next winter. Seems like a great park for winter camping. We did a cabin last winter at MacGregor and had a great time.

[@outfishontario1272]

Great show of the place 👍🏻. Thanks for sharing, this is great!

[@TheAverageTourist]

Appreciate it! Thanks for watching.

[@Travelsheesh]

The lake is so calming surrounded by greenery, It is a perfect place for people who loves silent place and nature. Your detailed review is always so helpful and useful for all the travelers. Keep sharing the good stuff guys.

[@KJFTravelAdventures]

so many great trail options right there - looks like a great camping option!

[@TheAverageTourist]

We enjoyed it!

[@ChasingQuiet]

Silent Lake is one of my favourites. But ya, the skeeters are intense! I always have a thermocell, but I would not attempt it in June or July without a screen room at camp, and bug jackets with face covers for the trails. Plus a bug zapper racket on hand for the camper as well. I'm a little envious that you got to enjoy calm water! That lake can be very windy. Glad you liked it as much as I do!

[@TheAverageTourist]

Oh we loved this park! Definitely want to return for fall or winter camping if we can. Good tip about the mosquito protection! We don't have a screen for our dining tent but should have been using our face bug nets for sure.

[@RachaelMartin]

This looks like such a fun and beautiful park! 😄

[@TheAverageTourist]

Definitely is, we enjoyed it.

[@patriciadelorme9006]

Another great video! Thank you for sharing your experience at Silent Lake. I was there in Sept 2021 with my mother & aunt in September. Unfortunately we hit a week with a lot of rain and I couldn’t check out the trails. I appreciate when you share your thoughts and experiences on them. We were at site 132. I believe it was worst than yours. It was down in a valley with poor drainage. It was an experience!! I do want to return to Silent Lake. I did enjoy it. We did have 1 gorgeous day to walk in the water at the beach. Looking forward to your next Ontario Parks review video. Happy camping!

[@TheAverageTourist]

Thanks so much! Some of the sites there were definitely not ideal. But we really enjoyed the park overall. Hopefully you can get back on a visit with better weather to really experience the trails and beaches!

[@nabilDZ431]

This channel is one of the few that makes you excited about travel and adventures in nature..

[@TheAverageTourist]

So glad to hear that!! Hope you can find some time to get out in nature and explore.

[@hen1903]

I agree with that

[@OutWestwithJeff]

Looks like a lovely place! Cheers from Vancouver! 🇨🇦

[@TheAverageTourist]

Thanks so much! We really enjoyed it.

[@AndysWorldJourneys]

the lake is gorgeous and the trail near/along/crossing the river was really pretty, but those bugs and mosquitoes!

[@wrxs1781]

I enjoyed the video and love your sunglasses, anyway we were were on our first outing a week ago and yes the insects were overpowering. Last year we purchased a clam shelter and would not go without it. I know Bancroft and area well because of my interest in minerals, and it is the mineral capitol of Canada.

[@TheAverageTourist]

Thanks so much! Got em at a fleaarket in Port Elgin. Didn't know that Bancroft was a mineral capitol... that's pretty cool! Bugs haven't been as bad the last couple of weeks luckily, but they were quite aggressive that weekend! Might have to look into a clam shelter for future.

[@AdventuresOfATravelingDon]

This one seems more of a park to get away and not run into mass people. It's not as busy looking as the last spot. I appreciate the shade. Buggy and non linear on the ground. At least you guys made the most of it. Always down for a kayaking trip. The brewery looked great. The trails all seem great and the seclusion of the place seems to off set the stinky toilets 😂.

[@AdventuresOfATravelingDon]

Howuch was this park per night to stay at?

[@TheAverageTourist]

We try to make the most of our camping even in bad weather. The parks range in price per night but I think it was about $45 CAD plus tax

[@ibrahim_im]

i love it thank u

[@TheAverageTourist]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@ashlynngalluzzo1589]

Beautiful lake and camp site. I think the mosquitoes would of drove me nuts.

[@TheAverageTourist]

Yes the mosquitoes were the worse we've had this season.

[@KitatheExplorer]

Oh gosh with all those mosquitoes I probably would left there with an allergic reaction if I didn’t have the proper tools. So it’s a must for me to have a net and bug repellent if I visit here.

[@TheAverageTourist]

The mosquitoes were really bad - the worst we've seen this season so far!

[@SaltyBeaverExplores]

Beautiful lake! Doesn’t it figure that it gets sunny when you want to leave. Too bad there were so many mosquitoes.

[@nancybrouillard8689]

We have to bring kayaks and don’t have a roof rack. I see you have the clip on kind. Do they stay well? Do they scratch the paint in the truck? What brand did you get ? Thanks.

[@TheAverageTourist]

We have the Thule kind and the j hooks are standard ones from Princess auto. We haven't noticed any issues with the paint.

[@nancybrouillard8689]

Thank you

[@wildernesscanoeassociation]

Rent a Yurt! Silent Lake is awesome in winter.

[@TheAverageTourist]

I'd love to do that next winter!

[@carlandre8610]

Take a tent lol for real fun.

[@20pump]

You don’t hear much about Silent Lake………………………….

[@TheAverageTourist]

It's a nice place 👌

[@carlandre8610]

We have only camped there in the winter. 🏕 awesome for Nordic skiing. Snow shoeing There is a walk in section in the winter they provide sleds to bring in your gear. That area has a few yurts it is near the Bonny trail. Some people use their trailers in the section you were in.

[@TheAverageTourist]

I'd love to try camping in the winter. Seems like it would be a great experience.

[@carlandre8610]

You can take a camper or rent a yurt.