Learn-to Camp

Free admission and discounted overnight stays

Parks Canada is offering free admission and discounted overnight stays at participating locations, from June 20 to September 2, 2025 inclusive.

Start camping in safe and easy ways near you.

Learn-to Camp events

A group of people set up a tent in Montreal. — Learn-to Camp workshops and activities

Two children gaze at a campfire at Signal Hill National Historic Site. — Overnight experiences

Learn-to Camp with videos

Transcript

[ This video contains no spoken words ]

[Text on screen: New to camping?]

[A campsite extends in a forest clearing bordering a lake in autumn. Three people sit around a campfire at a short distance from a tent.]

[Text on screen: Here's a new video series to get you started]

[Three campers take their equipment out of the trunk of their car and carry it to their campsite. One holds a sleeping bag while the other two each hold a cooler.]

[Text on screen: Learn to put up your tent]

[Two of the campers rotate their tent's entrance towards the centre of the campsite and set it on a ground sheet.]

[Text on screen: Easily start a fire]

[Pieces of kindling wood form a hut around crumpled sheets of newspaper in a metal fire pit with cutouts of wild animals. One of the campers uses a barbecue lighter to ignite the newspaper.]

[Text on screen: Pack a cooler like a boss]

[Containers holding fresh food pile up in a cooler lined with ice blocks: sausages, ground beef, cheese, milk, mayonnaise, and yogurt drinks.]

[Text on screen: And set up a tarp to keep you dry]

[One camper throws a waterproof tarp over a rope stretched between two trees. Once installed, the tarp forms a roof over a picnic table.]

[Text on screen: You'll be camping like a pro in no time]

[Seated in folding chairs, the campers chat around the campfire. A bucket of water and a cooler sit on the ground nearby, while their tent stands at the back of the site.]

[Text on screen: To learn more about the Parks Canada Learn-to Camp program, visit parkscanada.ca/learntocamp]

[The Canada Wordmark.]