Free entry to Manitoba’s provincial parks for Labour Day weekend

Whiteshell Provincial Park
Whiteshell Provincial Park on May 29, 2023. (Alex Karpa, CityNews)

By News Staff

Posted August 26, 2024 12:20 pm.

Manitobans will be able to enter the province’s provincial parks for free on Labour Day weekend.

The Manitoba government announced fees will be lifted for all parks from Aug. 30 to Sept. 2.

Visitors will not require vehicle permits during the long weekend. Free tours, star gazing, guided paddles and other family programs and being offered by park interpreters, the province says.

Nightly camping fees are not being waived, and entrance fees to national parks still apply.

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