Written by Maury Wrubleski

In what seems to be the dead of winter, a summer’s campsite may seem like a distant dream. However, for those who want to partake in Saskatchewan’s park campsites, there are some important dates coming up. Online booking for seasonal campsites begins on April 18 and April 19 - 26 are the opening dates for nightly, Camp-Easy and group campsites.

"This time of year is always exciting, as many residents across the province begin to plan their summer holidays," Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Laura Ross said. "After a record-breaking year in 2021 with more than one million visits to provincial parks, we are looking forward to kicking off another great camping season."

Reservations will begin at 7 am each day. Here’s a rundown of the reservation season opening schedule:

Seasonal campsites:

April 18: all parks participating in the seasonal camping program

Nightly campsites:

  • April 19: Saskatchewan Landing, Good Spirit Lake, Candle Lake, Meadow Lake
  • April 21: Echo Valley, Douglas, Pike Lake, Narrow Hills, Makwa Lake
  • April 22: Rowan's Ravine, Danielson, Greenwater Lake, Great Blue Heron, The Battlefords
  • April 25: Moose Mountain, Buffalo Pound, Duck Mountain, Bronson Forest
  • April 26: Crooked Lake, Cypress Hills, Blackstrap, Lac La Ronge

This year’s online reservation system boasts some new features to help with the selection. Not only can campers compare up to three sites online, they can also create a list of favourites to save on their accounts. Waitlists are another new feature along with park permit purchases online. Saskatchewan parks will be implementing more interpretive programs, events, and movie nights, and those can be browsed and booked at the online site at parks.saskatchewan.ca. 

Thirty-six seasonal sites have been added to the park system due to the popularity of the seasonal camping program. Also new for the 2022 season, two Camp-Easy tents at both Buffalo Pound and Blackstrap Provincial Parks will be replaced with yurts. Greenwater will have its first Camp-Easy yurt and Duck Mountain will receive their second yurt.

Additionally, historic parks will no longer charge individual programming admission. Instead, daily, weekly or annual Sask Parks entry permits will allow access to historic parks. All other camping fees remain the same from 2021.

For more information on campsite reservations, visit saskparks.com.