Oh, a camping we will go

Hello beautiful people, this week we’ve got for you:

• How to choose between camping or cottage rentals for your family

• Choosing your booking

• Stunning National Parks you can camp in

Let’s go!

— Jenna Kelly

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⛺️🏡 Camping vs. Cottage Rentals: What’s Best for Your Family?

While it isn’t camping or cottage season quite yet, having it in mind and starting prep can make the experience so much smoother later.

Plus, bookings for a lot of places are already open. The sooner you book, the more options you’ve got.

To Rough it? Or Glamp it?

It’s the great debate. Do you love rugged adventure? Or is a hot shower and a proper mattress essential to your happiness?

Do you like to be immersed in nature, with no neighbours and no wifi, or do you simply need to detach from normal life but still enjoy some modern comforts?

Or somewhere in between?

Often that can depend on your family’s season in life.

👶 If you have tiny littles and you’re still changing diapers, making sure they don’t hurt themselves while you cook over an open fire can be… an experience. Or testing to see if your back can handle a deflated mattress at 2am can be… another experience. But sometimes… sometimes the things that are tough in the moment are the best memory makers later.

⏰ It could depend on the length of time, too. Bringing enough prepped camp food for the weekend isn’t a huge deal. Two weeks? That might change how you’re looking at feeding everyone.

👦 What do the kids like? Do they like big adventure? Or will they resent being stuck in the wilderness away from people? How much complaining can you tolerate?

💰 But often the biggest factor is the bill. Whatever the budget, you can enjoy a get-a-away with your family, but the cost might be what decides for you whether or not you’ve got a roof over your head and wifi.

✨ There’s nothing quite like taking your family somewhere away from home to make new memories. Whether it’s swatting at mosquitos while you roast marshmallows and and see the kids gaze in awe at the milky way or it’s playing an endless series of games around a new table, the bonding of these trips will be something you cherish.

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Tiny Quick Tips

Things to think about when booking a great family camping spot or cottage:

• Know how long you want to go

• What kind of experience do you want to have?

  • Just quiet time to unwind and detach from tech in nature? Or is your family a little touristy?

  • Go to the family favourite spot? Or try a new adventure?

  • Do you want easy access to water fun? Or would some distance (especially with tiny littles!) be better?

  • What do the kids need? And what do you need to take care of them the whole time?

  • How much privacy do you want?

• Be aware of the budget, including food, gas, and those "essential" extras you’re going to need for the trip (your tent is still hole free, right?)

• If your family isn’t going solo, coordinate with your camping buddies—but if you're the one setting things up it's okay to take the best spot 😉

• Shop around for sites—you might just stumble on a hidden gem or at least a spot with fewer mosquitoes plotting their next attack (psst... both are close to moving water)

• Remember: no trip ever goes 100% perfect—it’s just a part of the experience!

Kids Corner

Memorable Moments

Across Canada

Stunning National Park Campgrounds

Whether you like to tent it, or prefer a roof over your head, Canada’s National parks have what you need.

Upcoming Events

• 🍁 Sweet fun at sugar shacks and maple syrup festivals. Mostly in eastern Canada, though a couple options in other provinces.

• 🥳 Special events across the country for March break, if your Province’s isn’t already over.

• 🏙 Events in the GTA: March Break events in the GTA, March Events in Burlington and Hamilton, ON and more in Toronto

• 🏔 Events in Alberta

• 🗻 British Columbia: Events in Vancouver and Victoria

• 🌊 Events in New Brunswick and here’s some more

• 🐋 Nova Scotia: family events in Halifax and a few more

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Eh-mazing Laughs

Here’s a tent-ertaining joke for the kids:

How do you know that there’s been a bear at your campsite?

So tell us…

In our issue last week, along with our list of museums in Canada we asked “What’s your family’s favourite museum in Canada?” Here are our favourite responses:

• The Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, QC: “The Children’s Museum is great for the kids, of course. But my favourite exhibit is Canada Hall, with so much about Canada’s history in one, huge room.”

• The Royal Tyrell Museum of Palaeontology in Drumheller, AB: “But I love some good ol dinosaur bones.”

• Pointe-à-Calliere in Montreal, QC: “The coolest thing? an actual archeological dig beneath it, where you can walk through the remnants of 1600s settlements and structures. Translucent panels allow visitors to see ghostly figures that tell you the story of the old city.”

• The Royal British Columbia Museum: “I really love all the interactive exhibits.”

• Village Historique Acadian in Caraquet, New Brunswick: “It’s like a historic walk through time where you can almost forget we live in 2025.”

• “I really love the little heritage museums in small towns, especially the ones in Newfoundland. It really helps you get to know more about the culture of the area.”

Question of the week:

If you could only camp in one Canadian national park, which would it be and why? Let us know!

Joke answer: You see paw-sitive evidence.

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