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Spring is near & these Ontario parks open for the season soon

Spring is less than two weeks away and the one thing I’ve been waiting for is the chance to spend more time outdoors! Some Ontario Parks are slowly starting to open for the season and if you’ve been itchin’ to explore nature as spring trickles in, be sure to keep track of these parks opening soon.

Ontario Parks operates over 340 parks around the province and naturally, they can’t all open for the season at once! Some parks operate year-round, while others open in the spring.

Opening dates also depend on if the park is a day-use park only, or if it accommodates backcountry/roofed camping.

Here are some of the parks you can look forward to visiting soon:

  • Algonquin – Achray: April 25, 2025
  • Algonquin – Brent: April 25, 2025
  • Algonquin – Day Use – Basin Lake: April 25, 2025
  • Algonquin – Day Use – Kingscote: April 25, 2025
  • Algonquin – Day Use – Shall Lake: April 25, 2025
  • Algonquin – Day Use – Tim River: April 25, 2025
  • Algonquin – Kiosk: April 25, 2025
  • Algonquin – Tea Lake: April 25, 2025
  • Batchawana Bay: May 2, 2025
  • Biscotasi Lake: May 2, 2025
  • Craigleith: April 11, 2025
  • Darlington: May 2, 2025
  • Inverhuron: April 25, 2025
  • Lake Super: May 2, 2025
  • Mark S. Burnham: May 2, 2025
  • Pancake Bay: May 2, 2025
  • Port Burwell: May 2, 2025
  • Presqu’ile: April 25, 2025
  • Rondeau: April 11, 2025
  • Sauble Falls: April 25, 2025
  • Spanish River: May 2, 2025
  • The Massasauga: April 25, 2025
  • Turkey Point: May 2, 2025
  • Wasaga Beach: April 7, 2025
  • Wheatley: April 11, 2025

While other parks continue to open through May and even June, these are spots to get excited for soon. If you’re heading to any of these parks for the day, you’ll need to pay a vehicle fee of $12.25, and if you’re staying at a park with camping, you can book your spot ahead of time. 

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