Sep 12, 2023
I was there as a: Overnight RV'er, Single person/couple
Nice clean Campground with cement pads. 1 inground and 2 outdoor pools, also very close to Lake Huron beach. Shuffleboard courts are great, also horseshoe pits available. Great spot for seniors to enjoy the month of September.
Jun 30, 2023
I was there as a: Overnight RV'er, Family with children
Too expensive. Pool was not open despite being very hot out. We booked in for the month. Was only able to use the pool once. We will not be booking again next year.
Jul 23, 2022
Great place… well kept and it shows in every adpect.
Sep 4, 2021
We stayed at one of the premium sites on the East side for 7 nights. We loved our campsite as it was very generous in space. A nice sturdy picnic table was on site with a concrete pad. I was completely amazed that when it is said “quiet hours”, it really is quiet! When a whole bunch of new campers pulled in on a Friday night, I was thinking we weren’t going to get any sleep. To my surprise, it was quiet all night! It was great! Facilities were clean and the water issue was fixed promptly (no water at our site, due to an unexpected issue). Prices at the camp store were very reasonable as well as the price of firewood. The $1 for a nice hot shower was reasonable and plenty of time to get cleaned up. The kids had lots of fun biking around, playing on the zip line (huge props to this), playing on the bouncy pillow. They even enjoyed hanging by the lake and my daughter drawing what she saw. The indoor pool was awesome. Kids Enjoyed the slide that was there. Not terribly deep, but enjoyable and was able to cool down. We never got to try the outside pool as it was either closed or was at capacity. Only complaint was you were only allowed 1 car on site. Any additional vehicles had to park in overflow parking at a cost of $4 per entry. I voiced a concern at the office that one site had 3 cars at it and it went with absolutely no concern by staff stating “must be a seasonal”. It was not a seasonal as per the map and all the camping items they had at their site showed they were not a seasonal. I would have preferred to have my vehicle at my site as lugging groceries from overflow was not convenient (spouse had pass in truck as it was registered with the site and he worked during our stay during the day). Not sure what the consequences would’ve been if I didn’t park in overflow parking. The complaint is not about the $4 at all, it is more that nothing is addressed to the ones that should be asked to moved to the overflow parking. Overflow parking is quite “tight” to manoeuvre about if the lot is getting full and if the cars aren’t parked exactly in their parking spot can cause a bottle neck or a maze to get through. All in all we had a good camping experience. Thank you!
Jul 5, 2021
We stayed a week in a trailer. The site was nice, good sized and had 2 trees for shade. The end of the parking site needed to have its grass edged as it had grown over the cement a fair ways and that meant poor drainage and puddles and muc at that end..a heck of a mess due to the rain, and more rain. In fact the whole cement patio area should have been edged as there was overgrowth of grass and mud, again lots of rain made it muddier(poor general maintenance of the grass in the site in general, the grass was extremely poor and more dirt than grass. The general grounds were beautiful with pretty gardens. The wifi was terrible. There was a cost for it, but the service was poor, and iphone/iPads wont connect. My S/O was trting to work and kept getting booted off, and everything was slow. He was trying to work on a lap top, so dont expect work quality wifi. Evening service was worse, so forget about watching netflix! This was nit the campgrounds cault, it was GBTel but the campground reports high speed wifi! One laundry room with 3/5 washers and dryers out if order, then one got fixed leaving 3 washers and dryers for 900 campers, some park models would have laundry in them, but consider 100s of others that need to so laundry, it was a big problem, with line up when it opened. But too bad, theres on,y 3 working and the first ones gets started right away. Showers and toilets have short hours. Pool was closed on Saturday, while kid were waiting for it to open..with no notice on the fence as to it being closed, why or when it will open. The bathrooms and shower were also closed since the pool was closed..meaning people had come to shower when they were to be opend at 10am (too late, need to open by7am) only to find they weren't getting a shower. For the cost of this camgroups, i would expect better laudry facilties as well as extended shower hours. It would yave been nice to get a shower after a smokey campfire in the evening. It was reasonablly quiet. The beach was closed, not yet opened by the Sauble Band, so staying at a camground where there was walking distance to the lovely beach, was for naught, since we had to drive and pay for parking to go to the beach.
Aug 16, 2020
This was the most awesome campsite we've ever been to! So many great activities for kids, a peaceful place and friendly helpful staff! We will definitely be returning next year!
Jul 31, 2020
This was our first time at, Carson's Camp. Fantastic stay! Very well maintained; especially during Covid Pandemic. My boys ages 9 and 6 loved it there. So much for them to do on the campgrounds that we didn't need to leave. The playground areas were so close that they were able to walk there themselves, and this was the first time my son was able to go off and bike ride safely on his own. My boys have already asked us to book a site there next year.
Aug 19, 2019
This is our 5th year returning to Carson's, for the first 3 year there was never any issues but the last two years things seem to be changing. Last year we noticed a decline in maintenance and cleaning, but this year was the worst so far. We just spent a week, camping on the East side and the bathrooms were terribly dirty, every day. The shower floors don't look like they are ever cleaned (mildew), there was feces on one of the stall walls-for the entire week, and the floors didn't seem to get cleaned as much as they used to. The secure gate to the beach was broken the entire week and there were only two washing machines working out of 5. The site the last two years did not appear to have been cleaned before we arrived. The fire pits still have garbage in them and the site has litter from the last camper. When we began going to Carson's there were some older ladies that used to clean the bathrooms constantly and took a lot of pride in their work. The outdoor pool does not seem to be clean-always had a cloudiness to it. The rules say no golf carts but there are people with them-grandfathering should not be allowed. Not sure about next year, we do love the beach and the site are large but the campground needs some TLC.
Jul 14, 2019
Second time returning to this campsite. As a family with children, this campsite fits our needs with multiple swimming pools and so close to the beach, clean facilities and well maintained grounds. We returned back because it was so super quiet in the east campsite last year. Unfortunately, our experience this time round was less than stellar due to noisy campers next to us who were part of a larger multi campsite group who got together each night and made a ton of noise. They looked to be seasoned campers with their travel trailer and setup, so one would think that they would know how to read the rules of the campground, not really. Radio on all day outdoors and guitars and loud campfire singing well past quiet time (11pm). Front desk said they would take care of it and monitor/patrol for the following evening and we did see the golf cart patrol roll past a few times, but they did not enforce their own rules. (after 1am and still very loud conversations around the campsite) Yes we do love the place and enjoy the peace and quiet, so maybe our expectations for fellow campers to adhere to the rules to allow everyone to enjoy the same respect would be nice, so we will not be returning next season unfortunately. Even our kids were not happy with the noise issue and it it kept them and us awake each evening.
Jul 20, 2018
This was our third year returning to Carson’s because of how amazing it was. Very clean spacious sites. We stay up by the indoor pool, back in sites. Like them the best. The pull through sites have no privacy at all. East side outdoor pool is very green and foggy. West side is beautiful. You can walk uptown in 20 minutes and to the beach in 5. There is a shuttle to the beach but we won’t take it anymore as last year we waited to be picked up for over an hour. Finally we called the office and were told the bus driver went home early that day. So we had no way back with all our beach stuff. One of the staff members drive their own car and came and got us. Will return next year.
Jul 15, 2018
Our 2nd stay with Carson's. Love the campground. Great for families. Beautiful clean sites - paved for the trailer, nice firepit, lots of room and private with hedges between most sites. Paved streets (all named) for biking, roller blading, etc. Our stay was during the fire ban (the entire county) so no fires during our stay, but we found things to do. Definitely will be back. Only con - splash pad required parental supervision for our 9 year old (or a 16yr old). We have a 9 and 12 year old. We trust they can go to the splash pad as they can the park. The pool we understand. But they like their independence.
Jul 13, 2018
Always an excellent camping experience at Carsons Camp. The sites are well-maintained and just private enough to not feel like you’re even camping next to someone. Beautiful landscaping and excellent location. A+++
Jul 7, 2018
The best camping place so far! Very safe for kids to bike and walk. The fact that golf carts are no longer allowed makes the place very enjoyable and safe for the kids to roam around as they wish. The pool is a lot of fun and the covered playground is a go to no matter the weather. The place is very clean and well maintained. We had a blast!
Jul 21, 2017
I was there as a: Seasonal Camper, Family with children
Carson's camp in Sauble beach is the best campground of many we have stayed at. Collene leads the cleaning staff and does a remarkable job of ensuring the facilities are always kept very clean. The washrooms ( which are most important) are cleaned 4 times a day. Needless to say they are always super clean. All roads within the campground are paved and your trailer is parked on cement pads. The entire campground is very well maintained with a friendly staff.
Sep 5, 2016
This is one of those memorable camping experiences that the kids beg you to repeat!! The staff and owners go above and beyond to make it the best experience possible. Thank you!
Aug 22, 2016
We return to Carson's every year, one week in July and another in August. This is one of our favorite places 'in the world' and we have been fortunate to travel to many wonderful locations throughout North America and the Caribbean. The proximity to the beach and downtown Sauble is perfect. The sites are a very comfortable size and well maintained. The washrooms are great and regularly maintained/cleaned several times throughout the day. The staff are always smiling and ready to share any information they can.
Aug 17, 2016
Very clean and well tended campsites and facilities. Very pleasant, knowledgeable and cooperative staff; it was always a pleasure to meet or work with them. Very comprehensive facilities; indoor and outdoor pools, etc. Inexpensive availability of propane and firewood on site. They published an extensive list of programmed activities for seasonal residents, adults and children. We were not looking for these activities so I cannot comment directly however, there seemed to be happy laughing kids at the appropriate times and places.
Aug 3, 2016
We really enjoyed our stay at Carson's Camp...the place is spotless and staff is very friendly. My two negative points would be as follows: 1) speed limit - I find for a campground 20 km/h is way too fast...in every campground we have done over the last 18 years, the maximum is between 8 and 10 km/h and that is fast enough, especially with lots of young children on sites. 2) laundromat - the fact that it is across the street and that there are only 4 washers/4 dryers for 700 camp sites Thank you. Janik
Jul 18, 2015
Carsons Camp was very well taken care of, many amenities- ie- laundry, indoor/outdoor pools,workout room, many garbage enclosures. 15 min walk to sauble... ( however you have to walk on shoulder of highway) We stayed on the east side. nice spacious site with a great fire pit and shrub trees around. We were close to the zip line/play ground/ washrooms . They have a shuttle that will take you to the beach too. In front of us were many pull through sites- they however are open with no shade and privacy if that's your thing. I would suggest to take your bikes. If i were going back to sauble YES ! I would stay at Carsons Camp again! It was nice, and clean and quiet. Not many people stayed up late for fires, or were up early..it was nice quiet stay. we enjoyed ourselves.
May 15, 2015
Excellent campground, close to the beach
Apr 27, 2015
I was there as a: Seasonal Camper, Single person/couple
Spent the 2014 season at Carson's Camp. Was not disappointed. Staff are always friendly and helpful, keeping the park maintained at a high standard. It is a family focused camp ground. No late night partying will be tolerated. which suited our needs. Looking forward to the 2015 season.
Carson's is a very friendly and clean campground. We love the activities available and the friends we have made and spend at least 3 weeks during the summer monthes.