REGINA — Saskatchewan Provincial Park reservations will open at 7 a.m. on April 1 for all seasonal campsites.
Reservations for nightly, camp-easy, group campsites and swimming lessons span from April 2 to 9, with different locations becoming available each day throughout the week.
Booking a campsite can be done online through . Campers are encouraged to set-up or log-in to their online account in advance, so that they can quickly identify their favourite campsites and start planning their trip on reservation launch day.
New features of the reservation site include improved group camping search functionality, enhanced recreation hall functionality and the ability to book a site at Porcupine Hills Provincial Park.
New this year is the addition of 28 new seasonal sites across Buffalo Pound, Candle Lake, Echo Valley, Greenwater Lake and Meadow Lake Provincial Parks due to the seasonal camping program's popularity. Also new this year, Camp Easy tents at Cypress Hills will be replaced with yurts and a new pavilion will open for reservations at Rowan's Ravine.
Events and programming await visitors, including Canada Day celebrations, Summer Cinema, Sask Express, Back in the Boreal at Meadow Lake, Trade Days at Fort Carlton, Cannington Fair at Cannington Mannor, Wind and Waves at Rowan's Ravine, Harmony at the Heron at Great Blue Heron and many others.
For more information and to reserve your spot, visit . Campers are reminded there is a queuing system in place, and they need to refresh the page at 7 a.m. to be placed in the queue or pushed through to make a reservation on launch day. Campers can purchase an annual, week or day entry permit online for $11 to $82 plus postage or in the park upon arrival.
The complete reservation schedule for 2024 is as follows:
- April 1: All parks participating in the seasonal camping program.
Nightly, Camp-Easy, group campsites and swimming lessons:
- April 2: Candle Lake, Good Spirit Lake, Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan Landing.
- April 4: Douglas, Echo Valley, Makwa Lake, Narrow Hills, Pike Lake.
- April 5: Danielson, Great Blue Heron, Greenwater Lake, Rowan's Ravine, The Battlefords.
- April 8: Buffalo Pound, Bronson Forest, Duck Mountain, Moose Mountain, Porcupine Hills.
- April 9: Blackstrap, Crooked Lake, Cypress Hills, Lac La Ronge.