Calling all new campers!

We know camping or visiting a park for the day for the first time can be intimidating.

What supplies do I bring? What are the rules? How can I make my trip as comfortable as possible?

Don’t worry, Ontario Parks Ambassador program is here to help you make your trip easy and memorable.

Meet our park ambassadors

They’re staff located within 19 parks across the province. Their goal? To make sure you have a great park experience.

Park ambassador with program participants

Book time with a Park Ambassador for a free 30-minute one-on-one or sign-up for free online workshops before your visit to a park. You can choose the camping skill you would like to learn.

Learn more about:

  • building the perfect campfire*
  • setting up your campsite
  • wildlife at Ontario Parks
  • camp cooking skills

* Please note that the How to Build a Campfire Workshop will be replaced with the Camp Cooking Skills Workshop when a park is under a partial or full fire ban. Check whether your park is under a partial or full fire ban on our alerts page.

If you’re not quite ready to stay overnight at parks, purchase a daily vehicle permit for a participating park and explore for the day!

Our ambassadors will have drop-in sessions all throughout the summer so you can ask your camping questions, take a guided walk, or visit a demonstration campsite.

This year, we have three new parks joining our program!

Park ambassadors are located at the following 19 parks:

Registration is easy!

Visit the Book an Ambassador page to see availability of one-on-one sessions at our participating parks!

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Sign up for a webinar!

Running weekly for June, July, and August, our park ambassadors will virtually show you:

  • where parks are located
  • how to travel to parks
  • how to book your trip
  • what to do in our parks
  • types of camping at Ontario Parks
  • and more!

Visit the Book an Ambassador page on our website and select “Webinar” from the drop-down menu to see when the next session will be taking place.

book an ambassador webpage

Check out our first time visitors section of our blog for more information on exploring and camping in parks.

Our park ambassadors can’t wait to see you in parks this summer!

Don’t forget to follow our Park Ambassador program on Instagram and Facebook to hear what’s happening throughout the season!


The Ontario Parks Ambassador program would not be possible without the help of our sponsors:

Thank you for your ongoing support.

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