Tag: Learn to Camp

  • How to become a park ranger at Ontario Parks

    Applications for the 2024 season are open! Read on to learn about how you can spend your summer with Ontario Parks. Calling all Ontario students! Do you enjoy the outdoors and have an appreciation for Ontario’s natural and cultural resources? Are you self-motivated, with a positive attitude and a desire to learn? Do you enjoy…

  • 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.

  • 5 reasons to visit Earl Rowe Provincial Park

    With hundreds of parks in Ontario, it’s easy to overlook one that’s right next door. But you don’t need to drive far for great camping options! Here are five reasons you should consider Earl Rowe Provincial Park when you’re planning your next (or your first!) camping adventure.

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Healthy Parks Healthy People Day 2022

    We know that spending time in nature is good for us. Sometimes, we just need a little push to get outside and feel the effects! That’s why on July 15, we are offering a variety of activities in parks across the province in celebration of Healthy Parks Healthy People Day. All parks that normally charge…

  • How our partners helped us protect our parks in 2019

    We are privileged to work with partner organizations that help us keep our parks accessible for the millions of Ontarians who use them every year.

  • 201.9 fm Learn to Camp: we’ve been everywhere, man

    You are tuning in to the 201.9 fm Learn to Camp station. We will be your disc jockeys for this blog, and will be playing some of the sweet, sweet sounds of summer. Sit back, relax, and enjoy reading about the “sites” and scenes of our Learn to Camp season!

  • True beginnings in nature: four generations of campers

    Today’s post comes from Rebecca van Massenhoven, a Learn to Camp leader at Grundy Lake Provincial Park. In 1951, at the age of forty, my great-grandmother crossed the Atlantic Ocean with her family on the ocean liner The Volendam. She wanted a better future for her family, and moved to Canada in search of this…

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