Camping reservations at provincial parks to open April 1 ckom.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ckom.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
This April, a new campsite reservation system was released, Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Laura Ross said. With nearly 44,000 campsite reservations made during launch, the new system successfully managed a very large volume of users and transactions at once and minimized the time customers spent waiting in a queue. Many campers were able to successfully secure a site this season. Though most weekends during the summer months filled up quickly, there are still plenty of campsites available throughout the weekdays this summer, or in to September. Those who were unable to reserve their desired site are encouraged to check back to the reservation system often as changes and cancellations do happen and sites may become available. Also, new this year, a feature called Camping this Weekend will help campers find a last minute spot.
By Gord Wiebe
May 20, 2021 | 9:17 AM
Saskatchewan Provincial Parks’ annual campsite reservation launch saw thousands of successful bookings take place over a two-week period, from April 12 to 23.
A total of 43,566 nightly, group and seasonal campsite reservations were made during the launch, which was an increase of 110 per cent compared to the 2020 bookings; but then, only 50 per cent of sites were available due to COVID restrictions. 2021 numbers were an increase of 65 per cent compared to the 2019 bookings.
The province says there are still plenty of campsites available throughout the weekdays this summer, into September. Those who were unable to reserve their desired site are encouraged to check back to the reservation system often as changes and cancellations do happen.
This April, a new campsite reservation system was released, Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Laura Ross said. With nearly 44,000 campsite reservations made during launch, the new system successfully managed a very large volume of users and transactions at once and minimized the time customers spent waiting in a queue. Many campers were able to successfully secure a site this season. Though most weekends during the summer months filled up quickly, there are still plenty of campsites available throughout the weekdays this summer, or in to September. Those who were unable to reserve their desired site are encouraged to check back to the reservation system often as changes and cancellations do happen and sites may become available. Also, new this year, a feature called Camping this Weekend will help campers find a last minute spot.
Sask parks set for another great camping season weyburnreview.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from weyburnreview.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.