Category: Park Products
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Where to rent winter equipment at Ontario Parks
What’s winter without snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and skating? These essential experiences all have one thing in common: you need the right gear to participate! Here’s where you can rent or borrow winter gear in 2024:
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Our holiday collection will leave you starry-eyed!
You’re ready for bed after a long day of hiking or paddling at your favourite park. In the hush of crickets and rippling leaves, you catch yourself in a moment of stillness. You click off your flashlight and turn your gaze skyward where countless bright stars twinkle back at you. How could anything be better? At…
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Feel the nostalgia with our limited-edition vintage collection
This fall, we’re kicking it old school! Celebrate roads less travelled and long-cherished memories with the Ontario Parks vintage collection. These iconic designs — inspired by vehicle permits from the ’50s and ’60s — capture the timeless beauty of the province’s natural spaces, thoughtfully designed and produced right here in Ontario. Functional, durable, timeless. This…
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How to use Bonnechere as a basecamp to explore the Ottawa Valley
Located along the meandering Bonnechere River, Bonnechere Provincial Park is the perfect place to explore with your family. Bonnechere — located in Killaloe, ON (just 2 hours from Ottawa) — is one of the Ottawa Valley’s hidden gems. It’s also a great spot from which to explore all the region has to offer. Here’s how…
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Book your daily vehicle permit in advance!
Did you know that you can obtain your daily vehicle permit up to five days in advance at many provincial parks? Check the list to see if your favourite park is one of them!
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6 things to know about your seasonal permit
Is there only one type of seasonal permit? Do seasonal permits guarantee entrance? Is there a way to test out a seasonal permit before buying? Read on for six key facts about Ontario Parks’ seasonal permits:
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Your purchase helps parks: revitalizing Killarney’s aquatic ecosystems
Did you buy something from our online holiday store last year? In today’s post, Ontario Parks staff talk about some of the vital protection work your purchase helped fund! Ontario Parks — as part of a bigger provincial effort — has been working hard to assess and repair ecological integrity in many of our inland…
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Give the gift of parks
Starting your holiday shopping? Our 2022 holiday collection will have you feeling merry and bright in no time!
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Ecological integrity in southeastern parks
In today’s post, Protected Areas Intern Katelyn Vardy highlights a few of the projects that staff have completed to improve and maintain the ecological integrity in southeastern parks. When you’re standing in a favourite nature spot or within a park, it’s easy to embrace the beauty and calmness that surrounds you. While campers and day…