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Best Place to Camp in Manitoba?
Me and one friend plan on going camping in one of the National or Provincial parks. We are twenty and are being lent the car, we have a tent, sleeping bags and basic supplies already and approximately 250 dollars to split between food and gas. The car is a Malibu so we have to stick to places we can drive to, and campsites within a 20-30 minute walk from the parking areas and want to be very near to a swimming area. As well my friend wants to fish and while we’ll bring our drinking water, places with good water or fish you can cook would be nice. I’m thinking up North, any suggestions for places more naturey then Bird’s Hill park?
You have many, many choices. I’m going to assume that you are leaving from Winnipeg, and that you are camping for aprx. 2-6 days. Based on that time, I would plan to buy more groceries than gas, so that would mean 1 tank of gas. So that means something within a 2-3 hour drive from Winnipeg. This means you can easily make it to the White Shell Provincial Park.
West Hawk and Falcon Lake are the most popular. My personal favorite is Caddy Lake though.
You will also need a fishing permit, if fishing. Provincial parks were free last year, I’m not sure if they are continuing the free parks this year or not. Passes are reasonable though, my last seasons pass was $25. You will also need to pay for your camping site, this varies by campsite, but usually less than $15 for a basic site per night. And don’t forget fire wood, 1 or 2 bundles a night is enough, IIRC they go for about $5/ bundle (dried, chopped with some kindling).
But anyway, the Parks website is really good, I would suggest booking ahead of time though so you are not left sleeping in your car.
A drive through the Whiteshell Provincial Park – Part 1 of 4
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