Alberta Parks Camping Reservations Are Up As Much As 5000%
COVID-19 has caused a lot of turmoil across Canada this year including causing a delay in the opening of camping reservations at Alberta Parks. Camping reservations were actually refunded however once camping season actually opened on May 14th (at 50% capacity) the numbers started to ramp up.
Alberta Parks Campsite Reservations
Now looking back at the season, it was pretty incredible how many people visited parks. In September alone the numbers went from 5,209 in 2019 to 286,657 in 2020!
“This year was absolutely bananas. It’s not necessarily our regular backcountry users going out more than normal. That may have been happening but in reality it was just so many new people. New pairs of hiking boots going out the door with people who have never had hiking boots, that was common to see.”
Banner image from Alberta Parks’ Facebook page.
Evan Holt
