March Break & Ontario Parks
Ontario: are you looking for fun outdoor activities for for the whole family over March break? Ontario Parks staff offer these suggestions:
Join a March Break Event
March Break events in Ontario Parks include a Maple Syrup festival, two big birding festivals, a unique cross-country ski touring event, guided hikes and plenty more. This Park Blog post lists where and when March Break events take place.
Hike, Skate, Ski, Snowshoe, Or…
Park staff say having a goal or objective is a good idea for a park visit with kids. Plan a hike to a park waterfall with plenty of snacks en route or organize a skating or tobogganing party complete with campfire for roasting hotdogs and marshmallows. Arrowhead and MacGregor Point Provincial Parks have impressive ice skating trails through the woods. Some parks have outdoor skating rinks. There are parks with toboggan runs and parks with trails that lead to lookout points and spectacular ice-frosted waterfalls. Some parks even have cross-country ski, snowshoe and skates for kids to rent and one park lends out inner tubes for its tobogganing hill. This Park blog post has more ideas to help families and kids create their own March Break event.
Try a New Type of Sleepover
Kids love yurt sleep overs. Temperatures are milder in March and the eight-sided platformed tents offer a fun “fort-like” atmosphere for families and their young park “adventurers.” Seven provincial parks across Ontario have winter yurts for rent. The yurts are heated and have electricity, they sleep six and each includes a table and chairs. All yurt campsites have picnic tables and fire pits and some even come with gas BBQs. Winter yurt rentals are listed under ‘roofed accommodation’ at www.ontarioparks.com. Tips for booking last-minute are in this Park Blog post.
