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Algonquin Park Backcountry Camping Closure - April 1 to May 1, 2025.
Ontario Parks has closed all backcountry camping (including canoeing, backpacking, and winter camping) from April 1 to May 1, 2025. Developed camping and day use are still possible during this time.
Algonquin Park's backcountry reopens to camping on May 2, 2025.
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No included statement on the link this year about “backcountry may reopen earlier if conditions permit”.
Does this mean the park is establishing a fixed b/c reopen date to give the park a full month of “rest” regardless of actual weather conditions?
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I doubt they’d make that kind of change. That being said, there’s nothing in the long term forecast to give much hope for an April opening at the moment.
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Seems like an optimistic change to the previous announcement:
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Algonquin Park's backcountry reopens to camping on May 2, 2025, however Ontario Parks may open the backcountry earlier if conditions permit. Watch this website for updates.
Barbara
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I tried to call an audible and move my May 2-5 trip to Kawartha Highlands, but that ice storm has pushed back their opening day to mid-May.
On an intellectual level I know this is the bog-standard Ctrl-C -> Ctrl-V statement they put every year regardless of ice conditions. But if I head out from work every night and just start hitting the ice really hard with a hammer...there might be a chance...
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