Bon Echo Provincial Park has long been a favorite destination for day-trippers, and this year is no exception!
On nice sunny days our park can get very busy.
Planning a day-trip to Bon Echo? Check out our top tips for a fun and frustration-free visit:
Today’s post comes from Jill Legault, Information Specialist at Quetico Provincial Park.
Summertime means puppy playtime!
Dogs love the opportunity to be outside as much as you do. A little planning means every family member is happy and safe in the backcountry.
Today’s post comes from Kristiana Wilson, Assistant Park Superintendent at Woodland Caribou Provincial Park.
2021 was quite the fire season in Ontario.
Last year alone, approximately 55% of Woodland Caribou Provincial Park burned due to natural forest fires.
The park is no stranger to forest fires — fire is key for regeneration in the boreal forest.
Still, when most people think of picturesque park landscapes, they typically don’t think of park areas that have been burned.
We’re here to change any preconceived ideas you have about travelling through large burns and share some tips to make your next post forest fire park paddling trip a little easier!
Continue reading Paddling Woodland Caribou Provincial Park after a forest fire
Today Yvette Bree, a Discovery Leader at Sandbanks Provincial Park for over 30 years, shares some thoughts about this season.
I am pretty lucky: I live in a great country, a great province, and have enjoyed a career in a stunningly beautiful park.
Usually my job is to inspire visitors to appreciate the natural world around them, to breathe life into history, and to encourage stewardship so they will respect not only this park, but take these ideals home with them.
Continue reading Worst of the worst: a naturalist’s list of the most harmful types of litter
Ontario Parks beaches are prime summer destinations, particularly on weekends with beautiful weather. Our beaches welcome tens of thousands of visitors every year, and we’re proud to be part of so many happy memories.
Here are our top tips to help keep our parks safe and protected, and practice good beach etiquette:
With a busy summer of camping, we all need to do our part to respect the parks we love.
Lately we’ve noticed some improper behaviour at the water taps. We’ve put together the ultimate guide for you on how to properly use the water taps at the park.
Conveniently located off Highway 400 in beautiful Muskoka, Six Mile Lake Provincial Park is an excellent family camping park with tons to do.
That said, the park can get extremely busy for both day use and camping. We want to make sure our visitors have all the information they need to have a fun visit, while also keeping the park safe and protected.
Did you know park roads are just as official as the roads in your neighbourhood?
It’s true. The Highway Traffic Act is enforced by wardens in our parks. If you speed, forget your seatbelt, or commit other infractions, your actions could result in a fine, a license suspension, or worse: a tragedy.
Here are four critical road rules to remember when visiting parks:
We know our campers want to do everything they can to protect the parks they love.
Sometimes showers may be unavailable during your visit. Some parks do not offer showers, or they may be closed due to a facility outage.
If you need to get cleaned up during your trip without access to a shower, here’s what you need to know:
In today’s post, our Algonquin Zone Marketing Specialist Andrea Coulter shares how a summer of cleaning washrooms turned her into a public washroom etiquette crusader.
After more than 15 years with Ontario Parks, I still remember my first position most vividly (you never forget cleaning poop off the beach…). I was eighteen years old, and spent the summer working maintenance with Ontario Parks.
After that season of wiping footprints off toilet seats, cleaning clumps of hair from washroom sinks, and scraping waste off the floor, there are some things I started doing (and some things I would never do again):
Continue reading What it’s like to be a washroom cleaner at Ontario Parks
