You can start booking campsites at Nova Scotia Provincial Parks in early April

The first day for bookings will be spread out over a three day period

CITYnews halifax \ Meghan Groff

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Nova Scotia Provincial Parks will start accepting reservations for the 2022 camping season in early April.

To reduce congestion on the website, this year, the first day for bookings will be spread out over a three day period, launching each day at 9 a.m.

On Tuesday, April 5, reservations will open for the following provincial parks:

• Blomidon
• Ellenwood Lake
• Rissers Beach
• The Islands
• Thomas Raddall
• Valleyview

Wednesday, April 6 will be the first day for reservations for these parks:

• Amherst Shore
• Cape Chignecto
• Dollar Lake
• Five Islands
• Laurie
• Porters Lake
• Smileys

And you can reserve sites at these parks as of Thursday, April 7:

• Battery
• Boylston
• Caribou-Munroes Island
• Graves Island
• Mira River
• Salsman
• Whycocomagh

Campsites can be reserved online or by calling 1-888-544-3434 toll free.

Campers are encouraged to double check their usernames and passwords before booking, and to have backup parks, sites and dates picked in case their first choice is not available.

If you’re looking for a campsite on the Victoria Day long weekend, these are the parks that open May 20:

• Blomidon
• Cape Chignecto
• Ellenwood Lake
• Graves Island
• Porters Lake
• Rissers Beach
• Thomas Raddall

Mira River opens for camping on May 27, with the rest of the camping parks lifting their gates on June 3.

“For those who love spending time in the great outdoors, Nova Scotia’s provincial parks are the perfect places for families and friends to come together to make memories that will last a lifetime,” said Natural Resources and Renewables Minister Tory Rushton in a news release.

“From camping near the Atlantic Ocean or one of the province’s lakes, to other fun outdoor activities such as hiking, canoeing, paddling and so much more, Nova Scotia’s beautiful parks and beaches offer something for everyone. That’s why we welcome more than a million visitors to our provincial parks each and every year.”

2021 was a record-breaking year for camping at Nova Scotia’s provincial parks, with more than 91,000 campsite nights booked.