As part of a province-wide plan to make camping more accessible to more people, three-week-long stays at campsites in some provincial parks in Ontario will be unavailable most of the summer. This includes Marten River Provincial Park 56 km north of North Bay on Highway 11.
During the peak season from July 1 to Labour Day weekend, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks will reduce the maximum length of stay from 23 nights to either 14 or seven nights at the more popular parks across Ontario.
Maximum 7-night stay:
Maximum 14-night stay:
In the northeast, it affects Marten River, Arrowhead Provincial Park north of Huntsville, Finlayson Point Provincial Park in Temagami, Restoule Provincial Park, southwest of North Bay, Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park near Mattawa, Killarney, Chutes, Esker Lakes, Fairbank, Fushimi, Grundy Lake, Halfway Lake, Ivanhoe, Kap-Kig-Iwan, Kettle Lakes, Lake Superior, Pancake Bay, Rainbow Falls, and Rene Brunelle.
See the full list here.
"We've heard from countless visitors how frustrating it can be to miss out on a summer camping reservation," the ministry stated. "With reservations in high demand, it can be difficult to get a campsite at some of our campgrounds."
According to the ministry, camping in provincial parks has grown steadily from 4.3 million reserved campsite nights in 2014 to over 6.6 million in 2021.
More information about booking and staying at provincial park campsites is available online.
Ontario continues to allow campers to stay at the same campsite on Crown land (outside provincial parks) for a maximum of 21 days, although it's proposing to change some regulations related to Crown land camping.
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