Campsite - Bronte Creek Provincial Park

Current information: (FAQ’s: hours, Fees, activities) All park events have been cancelled this season. ... We’re counting on people to be responsible when visiting the park by continuing to follow all of the public health advice: ~ including physical distancing ~ wearing a face covering when physical distancing is a challenge ~ washing hands frequently and thoroughly. Day-use hours 8:00AM - 6:00PM *opening and closing hours may be delayed or adjusted (close early) to accommodate inclement weather. Holiday Hours: December 24: Park will close at 1:00PM December 25: Park will remain CLOSED December 26: Regular hours December 31: Regular hours January 1: Regular hours Campground CLOSED for the season. Book for 2021 starting in January. We ask that visitors have payment of $18 ready when they arrive at the gate. We accept Visa, MasterCard and Debit. Yes, we have Tap. When no staff members are present at the day-use or campground gate - you need to obtain your park permit from the self-use, pay and display machine. All vehicles entering the park must have a permit. Weekends tend to be busier than weekdays. When there is a line up we ask you to be patient - turn up your tunes and do a car dance. Seasonal and Annual permits are a great value - however they do not allow you priority access. Things to do: 1. Look for Deer, Wild Turkeys, Woodpeckers and Hawks - easier now with fewer leaves on the trees. 2. Complete our Adventure Lab or PocketSights tours. 3. Toboggan down the big hill. 4. Find the gnome trail. 5. When there's snow or mud - look for animal tracks! 6. Visit the new turkeys (spruce lane farm) 7. Find at least 10 different bird species. 8. Make snow angels. 9. "Drive" one of our red tractors. 10.Take pictures of frost patterns or snow fall. Washrooms that are open: Children’s Farm and spruce lane farm. Parking lots: A and C.

Bronte Creek Provincial Park is open for hiking and skiing. See ski report for current conditions.

A holiday wish from all of us to all of you. (Zoom in to see message). Park will be closed today (Dec 25). We will resume regular park hours on Dec. 26.

What does Maple Syrup and Strawberry Jam have in common? They are both made by the Friends of Bronte Creek! Did you know the Friends of Bronte Creek make Maple Syrup? They use sap collected from Sugar Maple trees growing inside the park; while their Strawberry Jam is made from strawberries grown in their strawberry patch. Both growing strawberries and making Maple Syrup were activities done at Spruce Lane farm during the Victorian Era. ... Want to add a little taste of Bronte Creek’s history to your table? Maybe you’re looking for the perfect locally made gift? You can purchase your own little bit of Bronte Creek by following the purchasing instructions in the final picture of this post! The Friends of Bronte Creek Park is a community based, non-profit charitable organization dedicated to enhancing the natural, cultural, and educational resources of Bronte Creek Provincial Park in Oakville. Your purchase supports Friends projects at Bronte Creek Provincial Park. To learn more; visit: http://brontecreek.org/joomla30/index.php/friends/about.

November may not be the first month that comes to mind when deciding to explore Bronte Creek, but it is an ideal time to see many things. The mostly leafless trees and general lack of snow cover accentuates many unique features of the park. To encourage November exploration, we have put together a bingo card of November sights to see. Try to fill out a row on your next visit to the park, or for our top fans, see if you can fill out the entire card by the end of the month! W...hat’s on our November Bingo card (Left to Right, Top to Bottom) 1. Berries 2. Spruce or Pinecone 3. Frost, Snow, or Ice 4. Goldenrod Gall 5. Green Leaves 6. Leafless Tree 7. Birds Preparing for Winter 8. Milkweed Seedpod 9. Mushrooms 10. Nuts 11. Red Leaves 12. Sumac Fruit 13. Teasel 14. Tracks in the Mud 15. Someone Wearing Winter Clothing 16. Yellow Leaves See more

Join us live for Victorian stories and songs in the parlour of Spruce lane farmhouse, as the Breckon family would have done when they lived here. We will be reading the Night Before Christmas, a Victorian classic, and singing some heritage Christmas carols and holiday favourites. Enjoy a little Christmas cheer, the way the Victorians would have.

Upon first glance, you might not notice anything out of the ordinary about the bathroom in Spruce Lane Farmhouse. But look closely, something is absent from this room that plays a important role in our lives, many times throughout the day! (hint hint it’s #worldtoiletday) Yes, this old Victorian home does not have an indoor toilet, but there is a privy. A privy is a simple toilet, typically located in a hut in the garden. This meant that families, like the Breckon’s who on...ce lived at Spruce Lane, would have to go outside when nature called. Anyone who has gone camping before knows the joys of using a privy at night, but consider the added difficulty of not having a flashlight or electricity to guide your way. Instead, you’d have to light a candle or lantern to direct yourself to relief. To save themselves a trip outside at night, both adults and children during the Victorian era would keep a chamber pot under their beds. Each morning used chamber pots were collected to be emptied and cleaned before being placed back under the bed. This task was likely one of your morning chores as a child if your family didn’t have extra help around the home. Nowadays, the toilet has its place inside our homes, unlike in Spruce Lane, where the bathroom really was just for that, bathing. While there is no toilet in this room of the house, it was not completely absent from this Victorian home. Instead its predecessors hide in plain sight in the form of chamber pots and a privy. #worldtoiletday #whoknew #sprucelanefarmhouse

We are getting ready for our LIVE Victorian Christmas Stories and Songs program! We hope you join us at 10:00am for this Facebook LIVE event.

Thanks to everyone who played our Bats Bats Bats game last month! You voted and this month we bring you COYOTES! To play our coyote themed game, follow the link: https://kahoot.it/challenge/07642804 Or visit https://kahoot.it/ and enter our GAME PIN: 07642804... Want to see more games like these in the future? Let us know how much fun you had playing this one in the comments! This game will be live until Dec. 1, 2020

Are you a tent camper or trailer camper? Have you been thinking about graduating to an trailer or RV? Our Campground may be closed for the season - but this video will help you plan your camping trips next year. ... https://fb.watch/1BnBgJ9l-T/ What other topics would you like us to cover?

Facebook LIVE event - Victorian Christmas Stories and Songs Join us for Victorian stories and songs in the parlour of Spruce Lane Farmhouse, as the Breckon family would have done when they lived here. We will be reading the Night Before Christmas, a Victorian classic, as well as singing some heritage Christmas carols and other holiday favourites. Enjoy a little Christmas cheer, the way the Victorians would have! Join us for this Facebook LIVE event on Wednesday, December, 2...3 at 10:00am! Follow the link for all the details. https://www.facebook.com/events/2835106250076280/ #christmas #victorianera #sprucelanefarmhouse #christmascarols #nightbeforechristmas

A last splash of gold for the season, the Tamaracks at Bronte Creek are now at their peak colouration! Tamaracks are one of the last trees in Ontario to change their colour and among the most exceptional. Tamaracks are unique as they are the only tree at Bronte Creek that can be considered both coniferous cone bearing and deciduous falling at maturity. As a coniferous tree, like pines or spruces, Tamaracks produce cones and needles; but their needles change colour and drop each year like the leaves of deciduous trees such as maples and oaks! This is especially noticeable at this time of year when their needles are bright yellow and their cones are easily visible.

Avoid Gift Disappointment Face #GDF this year. When we can’t be together with family and friends this season, an Ontario Parks Annual Vehicle Permit makes the perfect gift for individuals or families. Give the gift that will inspire:... 1. New traditions 2. New experiences 3. Time well spent 4. 365 perfect days 5. A Healthy Lifestyle Where to buy: Main Park Office. Monday - Friday 8:30-4:30 (closed on holidays) Day-use Park gate on weekends Online at park store. Link in bio.

Mystery Track! Help us ID. Do you know who or what made these muddy prints on our boardwalk? Did you also see these tracks?... These images were sent to us by a park visitor who is hoping to find out what made these large muddy prints. What we know: Found today November 14, 2020. Half-Moon Valley board walk. Boards are 15 cm (6 inches) wide. Bronte Creek Provincial Park is not in the Black Bear range. What or who made these tracks? Comment below.

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