Ontario is reducing how long you can camp at provincial parks this summer
As of this coming summer, Ontario Parks will be reducing its maximum length of stay for the camping season at select parks across the province.
Due to the rise in demand over the past several years, Ontario Parks acknowledges in their recent blog post how frustrating it can be to miss out on a summer camping reservation, with campsites booking up immediately.
At select parks, we’ll be reducing the maximum length of stay from 23 nights to 7 or 14 nights for campground sites during our busiest camping season.
— Ontario Parks (@OntarioParks) January 21, 2023
This applies to trips between July 1 and the Saturday of the Labour Day long weekend.
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By reducing the maximum length of stay, they are giving more people the opportunity to camp and experience some of the parks this summer.
Between July 1 and the Saturday of the Labour Day long weekend, the maximum length of stay will be reduced from 23 nights to 7 or 14 nights for campground sites at select parks. Outside of these dates, the length of stay will remain 23 consecutive nights.
You can book your campsite 5 months in advance, so anyone booking a July stay next month will see the change will take effect.
The maximum length of stay does not apply to backcountry camping or roofed accommodations.
Ontario Parks that will have a reduced maximum length of 7 nights include:
- Algonquin Provincial Park
- Bon Echo Provincial Park
- Killbear Provincial Park
- Sandbanks Provincial Park
- Pinery Provincial Park
Ontario Parks that will have a reduced maximum length of 14 nights include:
- 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
You can reserve your summer campsite online or by phone.
