Reservations for Canada's national parks launch in January
As the new year approaches, it’s not too early to start prepping for warmer days ahead. Parks Canada will begin taking reservations for campsites starting the first week of January and continuing over staggered dates throughout the month.
And with so many options, it’s good to start early and plan ahead.
Here are the 2019 Parks Canada reservation dates launching in January to have on your radar:
Banff National Park of Canada
2019 reservations launch on January 9, 2019 at 8 am MST and January 24, 2019 at 8 am MST (for backcountry camping)
Bruce Peninsula National Park of Canada
2019 reservation launch on January 15, 2019 at 8 am EST
Cape Breton Highlands National Park of Canada
2019 reservation launch on 21 January at 8 am AST
Elk Island National Park of Canada
2019 reservation launch on January 10, 2019 at 8 am MST
Forillon National Park of Canada
2019 reservation launch on January 17, 2019 at 8 am EST
Fort Langley National Historic Site
2019 reservation launch on January 3, 2019 at 8 am PST
Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site
2019 reservation launch on January 3, 2019 at 8 am PST
Fundy National Park of Canada
2019 reservation launch on January 18, 2019 at 8 am AST
Georgian Bay Islands National Park of Canada
2019 reservation launch on January 15, 2019 at 8 am EST
Grasslands National Park of Canada
2019 reservation launch on January 11, 2019 at 8 am CST
Gros Morne National Park of Canada
2019 reservation launch on January 22, 2019 at 8:30 am NST
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve of Canada
2019 reservation launch on January 3, 2019 at 8 am PST
Jasper National Park of Canada
2019 reservation launch on January 8, 2019 at 8 am MST and January 23, 2019 at 8 am MST (for backcountry camping)
Kejimkujik National Park of Canada
2019 reservation launch on January 21, 2019 at 8 am AST
Kootenay National Park of Canada
2019 reservation launch on January 10, 2019 at 8 am MST and January 24, 2019 at 8 am MST (for backcountry camping)
Kouchibouguac National Park of Canada
2019 reservation launch on January 18, 2019 at 8 am AST
La Mauricie National Park of Canada
2019 reservation launch on January 16, 2019 at 8 am EST
Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve of Canada
2019 reservation launch on January 17, 2019 at 8 am EST
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve of Canada
2019 reservation launch on January 7, 2019 at 8 am PST
Point Pelee National Park of Canada
2019 reservation launch on January 17, 2019 at 8 am EST
Prince Albert National Park of Canada
2019 reservation launch on January 11, 2019 at 8 am CST
Prince Edward Island National Park of Canada
2019 reservation launch on January 21, 2019 at 8 am AST
Pukaskwa National Park of Canada
2019 reservation launch on January 15, 2019 at 8 am EST
Rideau Canal National Historic Site
2019 reservation launch on January 17, 2019 at 8 am EST
Riding Mountain National Park of Canada
2019 reservation launch on January 14, 2019 at 8 am CST
Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site
2019 reservation launch on January 10, 2019 at 8 am MST
Saint-Ours Canal National Historic Site
2019 reservation launch on January 17, 2019 at 8 am EST
Terra Nova National Park of Canada
2019 reservation launch (long-term campsites only) on January 18, 2019 at 8:30 am NST
Thousand Islands National Park of Canada
2019 reservation launch at January 16, 2019 at 8 am EST
Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site
2019 reservation launch on January 17, 2019 at 8 am EST
Waterton Lakes National Park of Canada
2019 reservation launch on January 10, 2019 at 8 am MST
Yoho National Park of Canada
2019 reservation launch on January 10, 2019 at 8 am MST and January 24, 2019 at 8 am MST (for backcountry camping)