Tag: camping etiquette
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Considerate Camper: keep our trees healthy
Welcome to our “Considerate Camper” series. These are posts with tips and reminders on how to keep our provincial parks clean and healthy. Already know how it’s done? Please share these posts along for less-experienced campers 🙂 We’re taking a leaf out of the Lorax’s book and speaking for the trees today! When maintaining our…
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Can we bring painted rocks to the park?
Art and nature go together like columbine flowers and hummingbird tongues. Indigenous artists express their relationship to land through art; Canada’s Group of Seven found inspiration in several Ontario Parks; parks offer residency programs, and our park visitors find many artistic ways to capture their memories. We love it when visitors share their artistic creations with us.…
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Considerate camper: washing dishes
Welcome to our “Considerate Camper” series. These are posts with tips and reminders on how to keep our provincial parks clean and healthy. Already know how it’s done? Please share these posts along for less-experienced campers 🙂 When it comes to keeping your campsite neat and tidy, doing your dishes properly is key. However, many…
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Keep it down: a quiet camper is a respectful one
You’re at the park. You’ve set up your site, and now you can spend the evening relaxing. You had a long drive, and you are unwinding by talking to your friends and playing music. There’s no harm in that right? In steps the park warden. You may be surprised when a park warden stops by…
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Turn down the noise, turn up the fun: your guide to generators
Generators. These compact power packs have become a more common sight at campsites, providing RVs their electricity during summer months and keeping campers warm during winter stays. While using a generator can help you enjoy your stay, it’s important that your power source doesn’t become a drain on the campers around you. Considering bringing your…
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#ForTheLoveOfParks: 5 ways to help keep parks clean and safe this year
Last year, Ontario’s protected areas experienced record-breaking demand. Ontario Parks received 11 million visits, and Parks Canada reported over 2 million visits. That’s 13 million visits to Ontario’s provincial and national parks in one year. That’s roughly equivalent to the population of Ontario!
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Low-impact backcountry camping
Today’s post was written by Brooke Michell, a Park Biologist at Kawartha Highlands Signature Site Park. “The love of wilderness is more than a hunger for what is always beyond reach; it is also an expression of loyalty to the earth, the earth which bore us and sustains us, the only paradise we shall ever know,…