Pancake Bay

Overall, the park is a wonderful park, but there are a few drawbacks. The Trans Canada highway runs along the park. We could see it sitting on our site. We slept in tents, and the noise was enough to keep us up at night. Just check your sites location before booking. The sand beach isn't crowded and is breathtaking, especially in the early morning. The trails need work. Lots of muck to walk through, I suggest rubber boots. The beauty of the trails is second to none. We enjoyed our stay. As always, the park staff were friendly.

It was so much fun. I love this place we stayed there for 2 days and we like the weather and the people around there.

Awesome. Yesterdays late afternoon swim was refreshing. Glad for the clean comfort station afterwards. Some mosquitoes. Sad to need to move on this morning.

We had so much fun at Pancake bay this summer! This was our second time visiting the park. This year we stayed in the Hilltop Campground, site 46. This is my favourite area, with beautiful, spaced out, private sites. Previously, we had stayed on site 137 in the East Campground. I personally wouldn't recommend any of the sites right next to the highway, especially for tent campers (I think it would be okay if you had a trailer), it was very loud, almost scary at night when you are sleeping and it feels like the trucks driving on 17 are driving right next to you. There are so many sites to choose from, so there are definitely lots of options! The beach at Pancake Bay is absolutely gorgeous with white sand and clear water. The water is cool, but warm enough to swim during the hot summer months. Lots of beach access points throughout the campground, some with picnic tables available on the beach more towards the entrance of the park. There is also a dog beach near the West Campground. The bathrooms and shower facilities are well maintained and cleaned multiple times per day. Overall a beautiful and fun park to visit!

Pros - Beach. The beach is great. The bay is great. Sandy bottom and fantastic views. The large bathrooms are really clean and bright. The store modern and the staff are really nice. Cons - These are minor at best for me, but I can see where others might not look upon these in a favourable light. Noise. The Trans Canada is right next to the park and has a fair bit of traffic (relative to the area). That can be bothersome to some. Or great ‘white noise’ in the background. Sites are fairly close together and on the medium size. You aren’t right on top of each other, but some might want a bit more privacy. Again, these are minor cons imho. One of the nicer parks I have been to.