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Can any of our Canadian members tell me what the situation is like for camping(Cheap!) in the Land of the Maple Leaf?

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lots of cheap sites, lots of free sites. the forestry commision ones are generally best... (BC and yukon). can be cold though and keep an eye out for bears.

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As Dan said there is plenty of camping space at reasonable rates. If you email the tourism department of the provincial governments they will post you plenty of information.

You can also get most of this information online at sites like;

www.travelalberta.com/

What time of year are tou planning on coming over as a lot of the sites close for the winter.

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Rick makes a very good point about 'time of year'. My guess is that over 75% of campsites in Canada are only open from Victoria Day (May 24) until Labour Day (first weekend in September), and very, very few are open over the winter. Not that you would want to camp in Canada during the winter...
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Thanks Fellas,

Your info is much appreciated. As I'll be starting from Toronto in mid-May and travelling across the country to arrive at the Travellers Meeting in Nelson then on to Copper Canyon, I shouldn't have a problem with sites being closed. Perhaps our paths will cross, if so I owe you a !

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Hi Derek,
It was nice to meet you and Dennis in Belgium last month.

Check out this site http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/topo/map it really is one of the best map sites on the web, and I've visited dozens of them this last few months. You can zoom in so that individual houses are plotted in some places. Also it shows campsites and both National and Provincial Parks are plotted. These make good, cheap campsites, even in the backwoods, so it's said. When you find one you think you may be stopping near, based on your average days planned milage, check the local town website, it often has details. Search the National Parks here for 'camping' in the search box. http://www.pc.gc.ca/agen/index_E.asp
Each State also has a web site which details the Provincial Parks and camp grounds.

That's what I'm doing, they even chop the wood for your cooking fire in some of them

I have been told that in an emergency situation Canadians won't mind you using their hunting cabins, provided you either replace or leave payment for stuff you used. (not sure how true) Hope that neither of us come to that though.

Are you using a GPS? Someone just gave me an old Magellan 315 hand held, and it's ace. hours of fun in fact.
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