Nice site - bring your own toilet
We had a nice visit to Aspen Grove. The beach was less than a 5 min walk, and we usually had it to ourselves. The walk into Site 3 (where we stayed) was a lot shorter than anticipated, we could actually still see the parking lot. There was a ton of cute paths to explore and fun things to do in the area. We did camp with young kids, so it was really nice to let them run around and explore without the extra traffic of a provincial campground.
However, there was only 1 porto-potty style outhouse for the entire campground. When we arrived it was already quite full, and then add in the mix of a 15 adults who were drinking and had visitors… It was not a pretty sight. Our friend actually had to take a stick and push down some of the “overage.” I’m glad I had my daughter’s portable toilet with us because there was no chance I’d let her use that outhouse.
I’m sure if the sight was monitored a little more over the weekend, it would have been a perfect place to stay. But when one large group comes with 5 vehicles (I thought it was a 2 car max) it was a little frustrating. Especially when they were up til the wee hours of the night and we have little ears listening to it all.
Anyways, those small things didn’t wreck our trip. It was a really nice little get away and I’m so grateful we were able to check this place out. I would definitely come back here if the outhouse situation was improved or if the 6 adults/2 car max rule was properly enforced.