Rules and regulations

While visiting the park, it is prohibited to:

• Collect or disturb plants, animals, rocks, shells or artifacts
• Feed, harass or harm wildlife
• Fish without a valid Ontario fishing license, use or possess lead fishing sinkers or jigs, or use live fish for bait
• Bring firewood into the park
• Consume alcohol outside of your campsite and at any other location in the park
• Consume cannabis at the Anishinaabe camp and fire circle areas or outside of your campsite while in the campground
• Drive or park in non-designated areas
• Use recreational vehicles (for example, ATVs, jet skis, over-snow vehicles)
• Use motorized vessels in Hattie Cove beyond the Visitor Centre or in Halfway Lake
• Store boats along Hattie Cove shoreline or other shorelines along the Lake Superior coast within the park
• Moor overnight in Hattie Cove unless for safe harbour purposes
• Use a drone for filming/recreational purposes without proper permits
• Film and/or take photographs for commercial purposes
• Use, sell, or purchase fireworks, or any other type of explosive
• Allow a pet off-leash, leave a pet unattended on a campsite, or not clean up pet waste

While visiting the frontcountry areas, it is prohibited to:

• Have more than two shelters (tents) and six people per campsite
• Register for a campsite under the age of 18 and to leave any persons under the age of 18 unsupervised at said campsite
• Stay at the same campsite longer than 13 nights, 14 days
• Leave food, garbage or wildlife attractants out when you are away from your campsite (for any length of time)
• Dump grey water anywhere in the campground except for the comfort station dish sinks
• Create excessive noise at any time of the day and during quiet hours – 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
• Start a fire outside of metal fire boxes provided
• Leave a campfire unattended
• Create a fire during restricted fire periods/bans
• Use material from live or dead trees and plants (bark, twigs, or any type of green wood) for fires
• Go off-trail or fail to use established hiking/walking trails and roadways
• Bicycle on hiking trails or anywhere except roadways
• Use park facilities, like potable water or dumping stations, when not registered to a campsite
• Remove driftwood from or create/leave driftwood structures on beaches

While visiting the backcountry areas, it is prohibited to:

• Not register for overnight excursions
• Have more than 6 people per campsite
• Leave any garbage or gear at campsites or along the trail/water route
• Cache food or gear long-term in food lockers
• Start a fire outside of the provided metal fire box or in locations not previously used for fires
• Use material from live trees and plants (bark, twigs, or any type of green wood) for fires  
• Create a fire during restricted fire periods and/or bans  
• Camp outside of designated campsite (except in the case of an emergency)
• Access Otter Island beyond the lighthouse and light keeper dwellings
• Disturb or remove archaeological artifacts or cultural features (i.e. Pukaskwa pits)