Backgrounder
Beginning on June 1, 2020, Parks Canada began to gradually resume day use of some trails and outdoor spaces at national parks, national historic sites and national marine conservation areas across the country. Starting on June 22, 2020, the Agency will begin to gradually offer camping at some national parks and national historic sites.
Camping
· Camping will resume at these Parks Canada places on June 22, 2020, or shortly
afterward (from East to West):
Newfoundland and Labrador:
o Terra Nova National Park
o Gros Morne National Park
Nova Scotia:
o Cape Breton Highlands National Park
o Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site
Prince Edward Island:
o Prince Edward Island National Park
New Brunswick:
o Kouchibouguac National Park
o Fundy National Park
Quebec:
o Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve
o Forillon National Park
o La Mauricie National Park
Ontario:
o Thousand Islands National Park
o Bruce Peninsula National Park & Flowerpot Island (Fathom Five National Marine
Park)
o Point Pelee National Park
o Pukaskwa National Park
Manitoba:
o Riding Mountain National Park
Saskatchewan:
o Prince Albert National Park
o Grasslands National Park
Alberta:
o Elk Island National Park
o Waterton Lakes National Park
o Banff National Park
§ Lake Louise
o Jasper National Park
British Columbia:
o Kootenay National Park
o Yoho National Park
o Glacier National Park
o Mount Revelstoke National Park
o Gulf Islands National Park Reserve
o Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
Northwest Territories:
o Thaidene Nene National Park Reserve
o Wood Buffalo National Park
o Nahanni National Park Reserve
Yukon:
o Kluane National Park and Reserve
· Camping at a number of other Parks Canada places may resume at later dates.
Please visit pc.gc.ca for regular updates.
· Initially, camping will be limited to visitors with existing reservations. Parks Canada will gradually start accepting new online reservations for some campgrounds over the coming weeks. Please visit pc.gc.ca for regular updates on campground openings and reservation windows on the Parks Canada online reservation system.
· Visitors are required to have a reservation to camp at a Parks Canada place.
