There are a few small beaches within about a 10 minute walk from the yurt. The deck is covered so you can still sit outside (2 people at least, more would be crowded) if it is raining. Outside the yurt is an 8' X 10' deck with a few shelving areas and a meal prep area that is covered in stainless steel and has an outdoor electrical outlet available. If you are a light sleeper, you might want to have some ear plugs handy. Also the wind noise can be loud given your proximity to the lake so if you love the sounds of nature (including Loon calls) this will give you that and maybe more. It rained on us every night and even though it actually wasn't raining that hard it sounded like it was raining much harder based on how loud it was inside the yurt. Keep in mind that this is a structure covered in a thick tarp so you have basically no noise minimization. We were more than able to keep the temperature in the yurt comfortable however we didn't have warm weather. There are three windows and a skylight so you can get lots of natural light and airflow in the yurt. There were two electrical outlets, a mirror, a fire extinguisher, an electrical "bug deterrent", a small dresser, garbage can, fly swatter, and a broom/dust pan. The yurt had electricity with lighting inside, a fan, and a heater. There is also a futon and a table and 4 chairs. Mattresses are included and while they are covered in a thick plastic, we felt they were more than comfortable and beat hauling our own air mattress. A bunk bed with a twin up top and a double below. You can easily walk down to the lake and likely even jump in the lake if you just turn to the right once down the path from the yurt (a few reeds right at the bottom of the path). You have a decent lake view which was great. There is a picnic table and fire pit (with cooking grate) just outside the yurt. There is a water tap about 40 feet from the yurt which was great. There is a main path to the Lodge that passes near the yurt but that wasn't an issue. For us we felt we had a good deal of privacy compared to any other yurt and basically any campsite we saw on the grounds. At yurt #6's fire pit you are mainly out of view of yurt #5. If the vegetation grows between yurts #5 and #6 a little more it should block out the view between the two decks. On the other you can see a portion of yurt #5's deck from yurt #6's deck and are definitely easily within earshot of yurt #5 but it is better than most traditional campsites would be. Yurt #6 has good privacy from the other yurts. No yurt is more than 150 meters from these facilities. Clean, big, flush toilets, multiple sinks, hand soap, hand dryer, etc. The bathrooms were as good as you'll get for a campground. There were six individual shower rooms that will give you about 3 minutes of water for a loonie. Near the parking lot is the main building for modern showers and toilets. There is an assigned parking spot per yurt and each yurt also has a wagon to haul your things to and from the yurt. The park staff brought our permit to us the day following our arrival. With the online registration system we proceeded direct to our yurt with no check-in required. Childs Lake campground is not overly large (3 camping bays plus the yurt area). It was our first yurt experience and also our first time to Duck Mountain PP. We stayed in yurt #6 at Childs Lake in early June, 2021.
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