SCOUTS CANADA DEFINITIVELY DECLARES CANADA’S MOST EPIC CAMPING SITES (AND ‘HIDDEN GEMS’ YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF)

SURVEY TO 46,704 VOLUNTEERS AND SCOUTS SETS THE STANDARD

OTTAWA, ON, July 25, 2022 /CNW/ –  As tenting more and more turns into probably the most viable trip possibility this summer time, Scouts Canada (the nation’s main co-ed youth group) surveyed its 46,704 members to call Canada’s ‘most epic’ campsite. On behalf of all Canadians, the survey additionally explored many decision-making questions which might be vital to discovering one of the best campsite for any degree or sort of journey.

39.5% of surveyed volunteer Scouters, Scouting youth and their mother and father cited Alberta’s Jasper Nationwide Park as Canada’s #1 ‘most epic’ camp vacation spot in Canada.

PLEASE ATTRIBUTE THIS AS A SURVEY BY SCOUTS CANADA IN ALL MEDIA COVERAGE

Key findings of the survey (nationwide):

1) Requested to call probably the most epic tenting locations in all of Canada, the Scouting neighborhood responded:

# 1 Jasper Nationwide Park, Alberta – 39.5%

# 2 Pacific Rim Nationwide Park Reserve, British Columbia – 34.6%

# 3 Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario – 32.9%

# 4 Gros Morne Nationwide Park, Newfoundland and Labrador – 27.3%

# 5 Fundy Nationwide Park, New Brunswick – 22.5%

Atlantic Canada scored the very best variety of epic campsites with Gros Morne Nationwide Park in Newfoundland and Labrador and Fundy Nationwide Park in New Brunswick.

2) Hidden Gem Campsites You’ve got (most likely) By no means Heard of

To be able to faucet into the depth of Scouters’ multi-generational data of typical and unconventional campsites, Scouts Canada additionally requested seasoned Scouters to determine their high ‘hidden gem’ camp locations throughout Canada. They responded: 

3) #Screensaver worthy

Requested what makes a campsite ‘a dream spot,’ the Scouting neighborhood mentioned:

The views (panoramic, worthy of my screensaver) – 84.8%
Proximity to water – 63.9%
Exercise choices obtainable (fishing/paddling/mountain climbing/biking, and so forth) – 57.0%
The wildlife (deer are cute) – 39.3%
Absolutely the quiet (distant as attainable, please!) – 39.3%
The washrooms (flush … want I say extra?) – 26.4%

4) ‘Tenting’ with myself …

Requested what elements make a Canadian campsite one of the best for a solo trip, respondents mentioned:

The views (panoramic, worthy of my screensaver) – 76.3%
Proximity to water – 59.1%
Absolutely the quiet (distant as attainable, please!) – 45.6%
Exercise choices obtainable (fishing/paddling/mountain climbing/biking, and so forth) – 41.7%
The wildlife (deer are cute) – 31.7%

5) Tenting name backs, the place have Canadians (truly) camped?

Requested which ‘must-see’ Canadian parks or websites they’ve camped at; respondents shared these high 5:

Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario – 42.9%

Jasper Nationwide Park, Alberta – 32.6%

Pinery Provincial Park, Ontario – 23.6%

Fundy Nationwide Park, New Brunswick – 22.0%

Cavendish Campground, Prince Edward Island – 20.4%

Ontario had the very best variety of visited campsites with each Algonquin (42.9%) and Pinery (23.6%) Provincial Parks. Almost half of respondents (42.9%) have camped at Algonquin Provincial Park.

The 2 least visited campsites had been Beaver Glen Campground (Prince Albert Nationwide Park, Saskatchewan) and Kluane Nationwide Park and Reserve (Yukon) – tied at 3.35% every.

6) The Scouting neighborhood is ‘pushed’ to camp

Requested what their favorite technique to camp is, over half of respondents (58.9%) mentioned “a drive-in website.”

24.6% of daring members want to entry their campsites by paddling in, and 16.6% of adventurous respondents want to hike into camp.

7) Scouts’ high six websites

Requested which Scouts Canada Properties they’ve camped on, Scouters responded:

Blue Springs Scout Reserve, Mississauga, ON – 18.3%
Camp Samac, Oshawa, ON – 16.7%
Camp Barnard, Sooke, BC – 14.4%
Camp McLean, Vancouver, BC – 10.9%
Camp Opemikon, Ottawa, ON – 10.9%
Camp Attawandaron, London, ON – 8.23%

“We’re all in want of a stable summer time getaway this yr, why not attempt one thing completely different like tenting with front-row seats to panoramic view? With tenting rising as an adventurous and inexpensive possibility for a lot of Canadians, we wished to be sure that each Canadian is aware of the place probably the most epic campsites within the nation are, and which standards they need to contemplate when trying to find a spot,” mentioned Mike Eybel, a volunteer Scouter of seven years, “Our seasoned Scouting neighborhood has named  probably the most epic locations to camp; now Canadians can even problem themselves to go to as lots of them as attainable with our interactive map, Tenting Dream Vacation spot Guides and the Canadian Camper’s Bucket-Listing.”

Canadians can see complete data on Canada’s high tenting areas, footage and reserving data with Scouts Canada’s epic campsite companion at www.scouts.ca/EpicCampsites.

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About Scouts Canada

Youngsters and younger adults in Scouts chart their very own path of discovery. By way of quite a lot of enjoyable experiences with associates, outside adventures and contributions to their neighborhood, Scouts construct resilience and expertise that set them up for all times. Scouts Canada is the nation’s main co-ed youth group, providing programming for youngsters and youth aged 5-26 in a number of languages, reflecting Canada’s multicultural panorama and communities. For extra data, go to Scouts.ca.

Scouts Canada is a not-for-profit group (Charitable Registration No.10776 1694 RR0028) and a member of the World Group of the Scout Motion.

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