Camping Articles

Campgrounds Open in Riding Mountain National Park

Riding Mountain National Park has opened all of its campgrounds for the season. More than 400 serviced and unserviced sites are available for booking at the Wasagaming Campground, including 10 oTENTiks, which is a spacious wood and canvas framed structure that can...

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How to Go Camping in Style This Summer

(NC) -- Our interests can be so varied when venturing into the great Canadian wilderness – and this includes our comfort. For example, spending your vacation admiring one of the largest dark sky preserves in the world, or exploring the training site for a future...

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Manitoba Parks Accept More Than 11,000 Bookings

On the opening day of campsite reservations in the province, the Manitoba Parks Reservation Service had accepted more than 11,300 bookings by 10 a.m. Reservations for Birds Hill campground as well as cabins, yurts and group-use sites opened March 24, while...

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Online Manitoba Camping Reservations Begin March 24

Reservations for cabins, yurts and group use in Manitoba's provincial parks are opening soon. Including Birds Hill Campground, reservations will be accepted starting Monday, March 24 at 7 a.m. Reservations for all other campsites begin Monday, April 7 at 7 a.m. New...

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Manitoba Waiving Park Entry Fee This Weekend

By Sarah Klein Leave the provincial park pass at home this weekend -- you won't need it. Manitoba is waiving the entry free at all provincial parks for the upcoming Labour Day long weekend, Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh announced on...

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Spruce Woods Provincial Park Lower Campground Reopened

Spruce Woods Provincial Park's lower campground is once again open after being damaged by flooding in 2011. Conservation Minister Gord Mackintosh said Kiche Manitou campground is once again open to the public and can be reserved online at the province's parks...

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More WiFi Hotspots for Manitoba Parks

Manitobans wanting to remain connected while out in the wilderness will have more WiFi hotspots this year. The upgrades are being made to provincial parks along with more modernized washrooms and showers, new yurts. "We know an increasing number of Manitobans use...

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Riding Mountain Camping Reservations Open April 9

Campers seeking to retreat to Riding Mountain National Park this summer can book their campsites beginning on Tuesday, April 9. The Wasagaming Campground will begin taking bookings at 8 a.m. for its 500 campsites -- both serviced and unserviced, including its new...

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Record Number of Manitoba Campsites Booked

A record number of Manitobans made campsite reservations in the province's parks on Monday. The Manitoba Parks Reservation Service opened at 7 a.m. and had accepted more than 12,144 bookings by 10 a.m. This is an increase of 42 percent over the same time last year....

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Manitoba Campsite Reservations Open on Monday

Reservations to book a campsite in Manitoba open at 7 a.m. on Monday. The park reservation system has been tweaked over the years to handle the volume of bookings made each year. Reservations can be made through the province's website, by calling (204) 948-3333 (in...

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Manitoba Park Reservations to Begin on Monday

The online reservation system to book a cabin, yurt and group-use area in Manitoba this summer opens on Monday. The province's website will begin accepting reservations at 7 a.m. "The opening day for cabins, yurts and group-use areas reservations has been moved from...

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Manitoba Hiking Fees at Provincial Parks

It will cost you more to play in Manitoba's provincial parks after a series of fee hikes were announced Friday, part of the province's new park strategy. Over the next five years, fees for people who own cabins or cottages will nearly triple, rising from $280 a year...

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