WINNIPEG – Manitobans are obviously eager for some summer camping fun, whenever the seasons finally change.
The province said its website for reserving a campsite at provincial parks across Manitoba set a record for opening day.
The Manitoba Parks Reservation Service website opened Monday morning at 7 a.m. and by 10 a.m., more than 12,144 reservations were booked, a 42 per cent increase over the same time in 2012, officials said.
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Most campgrounds will open May 1.
For information on specific campgrounds’ opening dates, go to www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/parks/camping/dates/index.html.
In a news release Monday, the province also said the May long weekend will be liquor-free in all provincial parks and some liquor-free campsites will be available all season in designated spots at Grand Beach and Birds Hill provincial parks:
- bays six, nine and 10 at Grand Beach Provincial Park, and
- Oriole and Grackle bays at Birds Hill Provincial Park.
Manitoba parks had five million visitors in 2012, the province said. A record 67,500 camping reservations were made, an increase of five per cent over 2011. In 2012, 75 per cent of reservations occurred online, up from 26 per cent in 2003.
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