Parks Blog

Category: Summer

  • Photographing the birds of the boreal

    Nagagamisis Provincial Park is a very special place for birds — just ask camper Edith St. Martin. During her stay this summer, Edith combined her deep love of learning and teaching with paddling and photography.  Her captivating photos of birds in the park, and her willingness to share them, show us just how diverse and…

  • The fascinating world of dragonflies and their importance to ecosystems

    Today’s blog comes to us from Algonquin Provincial Park Naturalist Sarah Lamond. Picture it: a warm July day at Algonquin. You’re basking in the day’s rays and exploring an interpretive trail. It’s all picture perfect until you hear that telltale buzz and feel an all-too-familiar pain on your scalp. The Deer Flies have arrived. Swatting at…

  • What to expect: living in staff housing

    Considering applying to a park that offers staff house accommodations? Living in a staff house at a provincial park can be an incredible, unique, and memorable experience. Read on to discover what staff house living is like.

  • Off-hours road tripping with Zuzanna and Alysa

    Today’s story comes from Park Staff Besties: Zuzanna and Alysa, summer staff working at Killbear Provincial Park who spent their season visiting over 30 provincial parks! Are you interested in joining us for the 2024 summer season? Applications are now open! “You work and live in a provincial park? What do you do on your…

  • How to plan your day-trip to Bon Echo

    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:

  • Saying farewell to summer with Learn to Camp

    With the end of summer approaching, our Learn to Camp – Book an Ambassador program is winding down for the season. Whether you learned how to build campfires, became familiar with Ontario’s wildlife, or participated in another one of our educational programs, our ambassadors hope to see you in our park next summer mastering your newly-learned…

  • 2022 Piping Plover season recap

    In today’s post, Piping Plover Biologist Monica Fromberger shares the hot gossip surrounding this season’s plover population. We had TWO Piping Plover nests in southeastern Ontario this year! One at Darlington Provincial Park and the other at Presqu’ile Provincial Park.

  • How the 30×30 Challenge helped me find calmness and connection

    Ro Nwosu (WildRoga) is a yoga teacher, trainer, and fitness educator known for her infectious laugh and out-of-the-box thinking to get people moving. August is when I usually arrange the last of my summer plans and start looking forward to fall. This year I had a busy start to the summer, so I was craving a…

  • Gaining experience with the Learn to Camp program

    Today’s post comes from the family at CreateWithMom.com — a family of four living in the GTA, looking for adventure whenever possible! Our first learning experience on how to car camp was with the Ontario Parks Learn to Camp program a few years ago. After this, we invested in camping equipment and have gone on many…

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