Reservations for campsites in Saskatchewan parks to open in early April

Campers in Saskatchewan can now start to plan their holidays.

On Tuesday, Sask Parks announced reservations for the 2023 camping season will be accepted April 3 for seasonal campsites and April 4 to 12 for nightly, Camp-Easy and group campsites.

On April 3, reservations will be accepted for all parks participating in the seasonal camping program. As for nightly, Camp-Easy and group campsites, the schedule is:

April 4: Candle Lake, Good Spirit Lake, Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan Landing;
April 6: Douglas, Echo Valley, Makwa Lake, Narrow Hills, Pike Lake;
April 10: Danielson, Great Blue Heron, Greenwater Lake, Rowan’s Ravine, The Battlefords;
April 11: Buffalo Pound, Bronson Forest, Duck Mountain, Moose Mountain; and
April 12: Blackstrap, Crooked Lake, Cypress Hills, Lac La Ronge.

Reservations are to begin at 7 a.m. each day.

Park entry fees are increasing slightly in 2023, which the government said is “in response to the growing number of park services provided year-round and in accordance with Provincial Sales Tax.”

Annual vehicle entry fees will be $82 (a $7 increase), weekly vehicle entry fees are to be $42 (a $2 increase), and daily vehicle entry fees will be $11 (a $1 increase).

The cost for Camp-Easy sites will increase from $80 to $85 per night, and the Mongolian Yurt at Great Blue Heron will increase from $110 to $116 per night. Some swimming entry and equipment rentals will also see a slight increase.

A new feature on the reservation system this year is a notification feature that will allow campers to sign up to get an alert if a specific campsite becomes available.

There are 37 new seasonal sites available this year: Two full-service in Good Spirit Lake; eight electric in Buffalo Pound; a mix of 18 electric and non-electric in Makwa Lake; a mix of four electric and full-service at Meadow Lake; and five electric at Moose Mountain.

New Camp-Easy yurts have been added at Pike Lake, Good Spirit Lake and Greenwater Lake, with a new yurt replacing the old Camp-Easy tent in Crooked Lake.

More information on reservations, fees and new services is available here.

(Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)