There are cabins for rent from ~$85-200, and rooms in a hotel may be about the same. Many of these are good value if you have a larger group and share the costs. Campground fees may be $15 for a campsite up to 6 people with no electric or water hookups, to may be $30 for a caravan trailer with all hook-ups electric, water, sewer. You may camp at sites with outhouses drop septic latrines, toilets with cold water, and others with hot and cold water shower and toilet houses. You may also hike to wilderness camp grounds which have no services, no lights except for stars and moon and animals for neighbours! You must pay a small fee for these also.
camping
Major camp ground at Waskesiu is Beaver Glen, which is good for tents, trailers which want electricity only service there. It has hot and cold showers and flush toilets. You must walk to the lake and to the town or drive. You may have campfires if you buy a fire permit for $1 per day.
There is a trailer park for caravans and motor homes and RVs with hook-ups next to the Beaver Glen campground. No fires are allowed there
The Narrows is 30 minutes drive from Waskesiu and it is on the lakeshore. It was flush toilets, cold water there and no showers. No services for the trailers. Fires with fire permit.
Two self-register campgrounds are at two lakes south of Waskesiu. These are at Sandy and Namekus lakes. Many boaters and fishers like to camp here. There is one other small camp ground at Trapper's Lake which has 5 or 6 sites only.
lodging
Hotels, drive up motels, cabins, camping grounds. Book ahead for all is possible and recommended to avoid having no place to sleep in June, July and August.
backcountry
Accessible by hiking, bicycle, and canoe. You may camp after registering and getting a permit. A particularly popular trip to from Waskesiu to the Kingsmere River Portage which has a railcar you can put a small boat or canoe on and take to Kingsmere Lake free. Then you can canoe 12 km to the north end and walk to Ajawaan Lake where grey Owl's cabins still stand. If you prefer to hike to the cabin, a trail is on the eastern side. You will need to get an early start to hike almost 30 km and spend time at the cabins also. Grey Owl has one cabin half in the water with a beaver lodge house taking up half the cabin. His wife lived in the cabin up the hill!
There are many good bicycle trails and hiking trails. The terrain is mostly through bush country and to see lakes.