This is Us
Your hosts, Cheyenne and Dwayne welcome you to Strongwater! We hope you enjoy the time you spend in our campgrounds and cabins.
Making time to live simply is a sweet reward to yourself.
Take Sunshine Coast Highway from Langdale to Egmont Road, then just watch for our big pink sign on the left. Watch for elk and turtles crossing on the road. (Yes! Turtles!)
SKOOKUMBUS Outdoor Kitchen
It all started in about 2008 with a bright pink school bus covered in hippie designs being turned into a food truck. We parked it on the north side of our 7-acre property next to Egmont Road.
The Skookumbus is now the outdoor kitchen available free for our guests to use. It includes table and chairs, fridge, stove, barbecue, sink with running hot and cold water, pots and pans, utensils, plates, bowls, and cups. You bring the food. You can also rent a propane deck heater if it’s chilly out.
We built the cabins
The campground and cabins came next. The family worked together to CARE-fully build each of the six cabins, two lofts, and the modern central washrooms to be both practical and aesthetic. Each is equipped with electrical plug ins for your convenience.
“An absolute gem. Gorgeous location, everything lovingly hand-built with much attention for detail… We will definitely be back to stay a longer period than the 2 nights we had this time. Thank you, Cheyenne and Dwayne, for making this feel like a homestead instead of a campground.” – Eric Hop
Pleasingly Ingenious and Simple = Elegance
At Strongwater the true elegance is in the details. With the cotton sheets and simple furniture you will sleep like you’re in a luxury hotel. Some good bedside lamps and an electric kettle for morning coffee or afternoon tea. A table, a couple of chairs, and a mini fridge. A deck on which to relax with your favourite beverage. A hammock for you to lay back beneath the trees with a good book.
Our Farm Family
One of the most unique features of this eclectic place is the farm settled on the hill above. Miniature horses, chickens, ducks, geese, bunnies, quail, dogs, and a Guinea hog, plus a few stray cats often sneak down to visit the guests. Guests who wish to come up to the farm for a meet ‘n greet, the Visiting Hours are noon to 2 pm daily. We appreciate your respecting our privacy and the security of our animals by following the posted hours and the rules in the Farm Etiquette tab.
Visiting Hours: Noon till 2:00 Daily
You are invited to contribute to our Donation Box to help with animal upkeep. Every little bit helps.
We welcome families with children to Strongwater. The adorable playhouse with slide offers hours of fun for the little ones to build imagination and creativity.
Please be aware that children under the age of 10 must be accompanied to the Wash House, as we have suffered damage in the past from rambunctious little ones. Damages will be charged to adults of the party responsible.
We have two canoes free for the use of our guests on a first-come-first-served basis at Waugh Lake, just a short walk from Strongwater. Look in the Paddle Shack next to Cabin 6 to find the paddles and life jackets. If they are not there, then the watercraft are already in use. Everyone must sign a waiver before using the equipment. Read the signs!
“If you are coming to visit or surf Skookumchuck - THIS IS THE PLACE TO BE!! Beautiful campground! Wonderful people! And a location that is outstanding! An unforgettable vacation with Strongwater Campground being at the center of it.” – Pat C.
Strongwater Camping & Cabins is across the road from the trailhead to Skookumchuk Narrows. Whether you’re looking for a nice hike to watch the tides collide or if you are into shooting the rapids or surfing them, this is the place to stay with your family or friends. Tides Schedule is available to help plan your visit.
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.
This website is created and maintained by Lynn McDonald. lypmcd@gmail.com. 306-227-6712.
Cheyenne’s Mom, Tina is her best friend and a great supporter of Strongwater! Tina often comes up with a car-full of surprises she has found on her many shopping trips. She supplies the comfy, beautiful, and eclectic bedding you will find in your cabin that Cheyenne lovingly calls the “Tina beds”.
You may see Tina helping out with cleaning cabins or making up the sumptuous beds or petting and feeding the farm animals and feathered friends. Stop and say Hi and maybe thank her for your comfortable beds!