Parks Blog

Category: Safety & Regulations

  • Paddling Woodland Caribou Provincial Park after a forest fire

    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…

  • Worst of the worst: a naturalist's list of the most harmful types of litter

    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…

  • Beach basics

    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:

  • How to use water taps responsibly

    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.

  • How to plan your visit to Six Mile Lake

    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,…

  • The rules of the road in provincial parks

    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…

  • Can I shower on my campsite?

    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,…

  • What it's like to be a washroom cleaner at Ontario Parks

    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…

  • Why is that a rule?

    Excessive noise. Transporting firewood. Have you ever wondered why certain rules exist? Thought, research, and science go into the laws and policies that cover provincial parks and conservation reserves. And it helps to understand the rationale. Today, we’re sharing the logic behind a few of the rules our visitors ask us about most frequently:

This site is registered on wpml.org as a development site. Switch to a production site key to remove this banner.