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Ontario Parks (Canada) shortening reservation periods
Ontario Parks on Monday Oct 17, 2022 announced considerably shorter reservation periods.
https://www.ontarioparks.com/parksbl...ength-of-stay/
You can still only reserve 5 months in advance.
Here is a direct quote;
Starting in 2023, the seven and 14-night maximum length of stay changes will apply to all stays between July 1 and the Saturday of the Labour Day long weekend, at select parks. Anyone with stays that overlap with the beginning or end of this date range may be eligible for longer stays.
They claim this new policy applies to select parks  ; NOPE, it actually applies to the bulk of our operating parks!!
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Dear Ontario Parks visitor,
Ontario Parks is continuously looking for ways to provide more people with the opportunity to access Ontario Parks. As a result, Ontario Parks is making changes to the maximum length for campground campsite stays at some of our busier parks. Starting in 2023 for the peak summer operating season, the maximum length of stay will be reduced from 23 nights to seven or 14 nights at select parks. The changes to the campground camping maximum length of stay applies to all stays between July 1 and the Saturday of the Labour Day long weekend. Maximum length of stay rules remain the same for backcountry and roofed accommodations. Please see attached for a list of parks and their maximum length of stay rules.
As a previous visitor to one of the parks with a new maximum length of stay rule, we wanted to ensure you were aware of this change prior to making your 2023 summer plans and reservations. Over the past several years, camping at Ontario Parks has grown steadily from 4.3 million camper nights in 2014 to over 6.6 million camper nights in 2021. With reservations on the rise, it has become more difficult for people to make reservations at some of our busier parks. Reducing the maximum length of stay at select parks will provide more people with the chance to camp and experience Ontario’s Parks.
Starting in 2023, the seven and 14-night maximum length of stay changes will apply to all stays between July 1 and the Saturday of the Labour Day long weekend, at select parks. Anyone with stays that overlap with the beginning or end of this date range may be eligible for longer stays. For example, in 2023:
For parks with 7-nightmaximum length of stay:
·Arrivals between June 15 and June 30 can book a maximum stay to the departure date of July 8
·Arrivals on August 26 or later will be eligible to book a maximum stay of 23 nights.
For parks with a 14-night maximum length of stay:
·Arrivals between June 22 and June 30 can book a maximum stay to the departure date of July 15
·Arrivals on August 19 or later will be eligible to book a maximum stay of 23 nights.
You may be interested to know that Ontario Parks introduced two other features in 2022 to allow customers more opportunity to camp and enjoy Ontario Parks: Availability Notifications and Similar Experiences.
Have questions? Ask a park staff member, visit the Ontario Parks Reservations - Rules and Regulations website, or send us a message at ontarioparks.com/contact.
Sincerely,
Ontario Parks
List of parks and Maximum Length of Stay rules:
Maximum Length of Stay
7-nights (between July 1 and the Saturday of Labour Day weekend)
Algonquin
Bon Echo
Killbear
Pinery
Sandbanks
Maximum Length of Stay
14-nights (between July 1 and the Saturday of Labour Day weekend)
Arrowhead
Awenda
Balsam Lake
Bass Lake
Blue Lake
Bonnechere
Charleston Lake
Chutes
Craigleith
Darlington
Driftwood
Earl Rowe
Emily
Esker Lakes
Fairbank
Finlayson Point
Fitzroy
Fushimi Lake
Grundy Lake
Halfway Lake
Inverhuron
Ivanhoe Lake
Kap-Kig-Iwan
Kettle Lakes
Killarney
Lake St. Peter
Lake Superior
Long Point
MacGregor Point
Mara
Marten River
McRae Point
Mikisew
Mississagi
Murphys Point
Nagagamisis
Neys
Oastler Lake
Pancake Bay
Point Farms
Port Burwell
Presqu’ile
Quetico
Rainbow Falls
Rene Brunelle
Restoule
Rideau River
Rock Point
Rondeau
Rushing River
Samuel de Champlain
Sauble Falls
Selkirk
Sharbot Lake
Sibbald Point
Silent Lake
Silver Lake
Six Mile Lake
Sleeping Giant
Sturgeon Bay
Turkey Point
Wheatley
Windy Lake
Maximum Length of Stay - 23-nights
Aaron
Arrow Lake
Bronte Creek
Caliper Lake
Ferris
Kakabeka Falls
MacLeod
Missinaibi
Ojibway
Pakwash
Sandbar Lake
Silver Falls
Sioux Narrows
Voyageur
Wakami Lake
White Lake
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