Ontario has announced that the province is reducing the price of the popular seasonal day-use vehicle permits by up to 36 per cent and increasing the number of day-use vehicle permits that can be borrowed free of charge from public libraries.
Ontario manages and protects 340 provincial parks and 295 conservation reserves, totaling 9.8 million hectares or over nine per cent of the province.
Jeff Yurek, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks said, “Getting outdoors and spending time in nature can have a profound positive impact on our health and well-being, and this has become even more evident during COVID-19. Cost should not be a barrier to enjoying these important benefits, which is why we are helping to make Ontario Parks more affordable and accessible to all.”
The Ontario Parks Seasonal Day-Use Vehicle Permits can be used at any of the more than 100 parks where fees are collected.
The expanded list of participating libraries for the vehicle permit lending program will be available at ontarioparks.com by early January 2021.
Price of 2021 Park Permits
- 2021 Annual permit from January 1 to December 31 is reduced from $155 to $99
- 2021 Summer permit April 1 to November 30 is reduced from $111 to $75
- 2020-21 Winter permit from December 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021 is $75
- The 2021-22 Winter permit from December 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 will also be reduced to $60 starting next year.
Park passes are available online.