Camping and overnight accommodations
Bruce Peninsula National Park
2024 reservations launch February 5, 2024 at 8 am EST for the Cyprus Lake campground, yurts and backcountry camping.
Reservations are now available for fall and winter camping and yurts
This year yurt accommodations, Tamarack campsites at the Cyprus Lake Campground and backcountry campsites at Stormhaven and High Dump will remain open after the traditional closing date of October 31, as part of a continuing pilot project.
Bruce Peninsula National Park offers semi-wilderness, yurts and backcountry camping, in ideal locations for your park adventure.
Campers staying at the Cyprus Lake Campground can hike to the Grotto from their campsite. If you’d like to park in the Grotto parking lot, you will need to book a parking space in the same manner as anyone else.
Camping in the park is popular, reservations are required from May through October. Weekdays in the spring and fall offer opportunities with fewer people, natural attractions, bird migrations, spring flowers and fall colours.
Certain rules and regulations apply when camping at Bruce Peninsula National Park.
Cyprus Lake Campground
Frontcountry camping
- Reservations required
- Potable water taps
- Flush toilets
- Central shower facility
- Firepit and picnic table
Yurt camping
Make your camping experience hassle-free!
- Reservations required
- On the shores of Cyprus Lake
- Barbeque and firepit
- Showers and flush toilets nearby
Backcountry camping
- Reservations required
- Stormhaven and High Dump
- 9 camping platforms each
- Composting toilet and food poles
Group Camping
- Non-profit & school groups only
- Reservations required
- One group site available
- Minimum 15 people
- Maximum 35 people
- Composting toilets
- Central shower facility
- Picnic tables and firepit
- Alcohol, cannabis and radio free
group camping
Fall and winter camping, and yurts
- October 31 to April 30
- Yurt Camping
- Reservation required
- Two-night minimum
- Front country campsites in the Tamarack section of Cyprus Lake Campground and backcountry campsites at Stormhaven and High Dump
- New: Reserve online
Campground rules
- Quiet hours are in effect from 10:00 pm to 7:00 am
- No excessive noise at anytime
- Alcohol and cannabis consumption bans are in effect during quiet hours
- Feeding campfires after 11 pm is prohibited
- Long weekends: A full ban on the possession of alcohol and cannabis are in effect. The weekends when alcohol and cannabis are not permitted in the park at any time are:
- Victoria Day Long Weekend
- Canada Day Long Weekend
- Civic Holiday Long Weekend
- Labour Day Long Weekend
- Thanksgiving Long Weekend
- No visitors on site after 10:00 pm
- Burn only locally purchased firewood
- Do not collect wood or sticks off the ground
- Sites are allowed a maximum of 6 people
- Sites are allowed a maximum of 3 sleeping structures
- Trailers & RVs must be emptied at the dumping station near Cyprus Lake Office
- Fireworks and drones are not permitted in national parks
- Portable toilets and shower units are not permitted
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