If you plan to go camping this summer, Ontario Parks has announced it will be reducing its maximum length of stay for the camping season at its parks. Here’s what you need to know.
According to Ontario Parks, to ensure that more people can enjoy the campgrounds, Ontario Parks will reduce the maximum length of stay at select parks between July 1 and the Saturday of the Labour Day long weekend.
“We’ve heard from countless visitors how frustrating it can be to miss out on a summer camping reservation. With reservations in high demand, it can be difficult to get a campsite at some of our park campgrounds,” reads the post.
“This change will not impact backcountry camping or roofed accommodations.”
At select parks, the maximum length of stay will now be seven or 14 nights during the camping season compared to the previous 23 nights.
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However, outside of these dates, the maximum stay will still be 23 nights. For those looking to camp longer, Ontario Parks suggests that you either: a) visit a park with a maximum stay of 23 nights, b) road trip from park to park, or c) book an off-season stay when the maximum goes back to 23 nights.
Here are the parks affected by the change during July 1 and the Saturday of Labour Day long weekend:
Per the post, the parks with a maximum seven-night stay are:
- Algonquin Provincial Park
- Bon Echo Provincial Park
- Killbear Provincial Park
- Sandbanks Provincial Park
- Pinery Provincial Park
Ontario parks with a maximum 14-night stay:
- Arrowhead Provincial Park
- Awenda Provincial Park
- Balsam Lake Provincial Park
- Bass Lake Provincial Park
- Blue Lake Provincial Park
- Bonnechere Provincial Park
- Charleston Lake Provincial Park
- Chutes Provincial Park
- Craigleith Provincial Park
- Darlington Provincial Park
- Driftwood Provincial Park
- Earl Rowe Provincial Park
- Emily Provincial Park
- Esker Lakes Provincial Park
- Fairbank Provincial Park
- Finlayson Point Provincial Park
- Fitzroy Provincial Park
- Fushimi Lake Provincial Park
- Grundy Lake Provincial Park
- Halfway Lake Provincial Park
- Inverhuron Provincial Park
- Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park
- Kap-Kig-Iwan Provincial Park
- Kettle Lakes Provincial Park
- Killarney Provincial Park
- Lake St. Peter Provincial Park
- Lake Superior Provincial Park
- Long Point Provincial Park
- MacGregor Point Provincial Park
- Mara Provincial Park
- Marten River Provincial Park
- McRae Point Provincial Park
- Mikisew Provincial Park
- Mississagi Provincial Park
- Murphys Point Provincial Park
- Nagagamisis Provincial Park
- Neys Provincial Park
- Oastler Lake Provincial Park
- Pancake Bay Provincial Park
- Point Farms Provincial Park
- Port Burwell Provincial Park
- Presqu’ile Provincial Park
- Quetico Provincial Park
- Rainbow Falls Provincial Park
- Rene Brunelle Provincial Park
- Restoule Provincial Park
- Rideau River Provincial Park
- Rock Point Provincial Park
- Rondeau Provincial Park
- Rushing River Provincial Park
- Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park
- Sauble Falls Provincial Park
- Selkirk Provincial Park
- Sharbot Lake Provincial Park
- Sibbald Point Provincial Park
- Silent Lake Provincial Park
- Silver Lake Provincial Park
- Six Mile Lake Provincial Park
- Sleeping Giant Provincial Park
- Sturgeon Bay Provincial Park
- Turkey Point Provincial Park
- Wheatley Provincial Park
- Windy Lake Provincial Park
These are the only parks that will continue to allow stays for 23 nights:
- Aaron Provincial Park
- Arrow Lake Provincial Park
- Bronte Creek Provincial Park
- Caliper Lake Provincial Park
- Ferris Provincial Park
- Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park
- MacLeod Provincial Park
- Missinaibi Provincial Park
- Ojibway Provincial Park
- Pakwash Provincial Park
- Sandbar Lake Provincial Park
- Silver Falls Provincial Park
- Sioux Narrows Provincial Park
- Voyageur Provincial Park
- Wakami Lake Provincial Park
- White Lake Provincial Park
For more information on booking and reservations, click here. Plan your summer camping trip accordingly!