Camping & Hiking · Ontario
A lakeside campground with sandy beaches a few kilometres from Sault Ste. Marie, liked for its water views and friendly office staff, though washrooms, noise and site layout draw mixed reviews.
Bell's Point Beach Campground sits on the water just outside Sault Ste. Marie, on Indigenous land, and the view is what most people remember. Campers describe sunrises over the water, sandy beaches kept clean, tall pines for shade and a separate beach for dogs. Many sites are right by the water, and a fair number of reviewers say they'd happily camp here again.
The woman running the office gets praise across many years of reviews for being kind and accommodating, whether that's setting up late arrivals on a beach site or helping a family whose car broke down out front. Much of the campground is taken up by seasonal campers who return every summer, which gives it a community feel. Several visitors thought the prices were fair, especially compared with provincial parks, though a recent guest felt around $50 a night was a lot for the basic washrooms.
It suits tent campers and smaller trailers looking for a beach stay close to town. Swimming is popular, one visitor caught a pike, and the campground sells firewood on site. Kids have space to play, and families have been coming back for years.
The complaints are consistent enough to plan around. Washrooms are described as basic, with only a couple of flush toilets for the whole campground and portable toilets that some found dirty. Weekends can be loud, with parties, generators and barking dogs mentioned. Site numbers and the map are hard to follow, sites can be close together, and several owners of larger trailers and fifth wheels couldn't fit, with no pull-throughs. A couple of campers found the $20 firewood too wet to burn. If you're in a big rig, call ahead to confirm a site that will fit, and bring your own toilet if you're fussy about facilities.
Summarised from visitor reviews on Google Maps. Based on 87 Google reviews. Details change — confirm hours, prices and bookings with Bell's Point Beach Campground directly.
