Valens
Rattlesnake Point
I answered before I checked the sites. Looks like Valens is closed in December and that Rattlesnake is open all season under varying degrees of utilities.
Put it simply, it depends on what you're looking for.
If you're an experienced winter hanger looking for more of a back-country experience then Rattlesnake is the way to go. True you sacrifice some amenities in favour of scenery, but that's fine by me. The washroom's a five or ten minute walk or a one minute drive from camp depending on the nature of your bathroom emergency and we brought big jugs of water for cooking. I believe we camped on site 17 (16?) and it was quite nice. The cliff-top trail was about 5 minutes from camp and you could wander along that for a couple of hours, enjoying some beautiful vistas along the way.
Valen's is much more comfortable, car-camping kind of experience that I'd recommend to anyone just testing the waters of winter hanging or just looking for a simple place to get out and hang. It's just that, for me, there's not too much to do except mill about. Granted you can check out the little lake or walk some trails, but that's about it. Now don't get me wrong, the heated washrooms and showers are a huge attraction (my 20 minute hot shower last Sunday was amazing!!) and the warm building offers an excellent, and sensible, bailout option in case the weather takes a turn for the worse and you find you've gotten in way over your head.
Here's an idea... Do both
As far as other sites between Cambridge and Windsor go, I'm sorry but I haven't really ventured out that way too often.
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