Day Use Area Terms and Conditions

• When a Day-Use Area Permit is issued, permits are not transferable.
• A Day-Use Area Permit authorizes the permit holder and the other members of the holder’s vehicle to enter and remain in the day-use area set out in the permit until check-out time on the day set out in the permit and to park one motor vehicle in a designated parking area.

• Possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages are prohibited.
• Starting or maintaining a fire in a conservation area is permitted only in a designated fireplace or other location designated by an authority or under a permit issued by the authority.
• Starting or maintaining a fire in a conservation area is not permitted if the authority has posted a notice indicating that there is a fire hazard in the conservation area.
• Swimming, wading, or bathing are permitted only in designated swimming areas and during specified times.
• Motorized or non-motorized boats are permitted only in designated areas.
• All garbage and recycling materials must be deposited at the designated disposal areas.
• Domestic animals other than a dog or cat are not permitted in a conservation area.
• No person who owns or controls a domestic animal shall, in a conservation area, permit the animal to,

(a) make excessive noise or disturb other persons;
(b) enter water designated for wading, bathing or swimming or be on the beach adjacent to that water;
(c) enter any waters adjacent to camp-sites where campers would obtain water for cooking or consumption;
(d) be at large;
(e) damage conservation area property or vegetation;
(f) chase or harass wild animals or birds; or
(g) injure, or attempt to injure, a person or other domestic animal.

• Clauses (b), (c) and (d) from the previous section do not apply to a person who is a holder of a National Identity Card issued by the Canadian Institute for the Blind or equivalent proof of legal blindness or to any other person with a disability as defined in section 2 of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.
• The person in control of a domestic animal shall immediately dispose of excrement from the animal in such manner and at such location that it will not cause a health hazard or public inconvenience. Please clean up after your pets.
• No person shall ride or lead a horse, pony or similar animal in a conservation area.
• No person shall, in a conservation area, operate a motor vehicle or ride a bicycle, except on a roadway or other place designated by an authority.
• Motor vehicles must not exceed 20 km/h or the speed posted by an authority as the permitted maximum, whichever is higher.
• No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle, an off-road vehicle or a motorized snow vehicle in a conservation area.
• No person shall, in the conservation area,

(a) deface, remove, or damage any property;
(b) cut, remove, injure, or destroy any plants, trees, shrubs, flowers, or other growing thing;
(c) remove or destroy any soil or rock;
(d) use discriminatory, harassing, abusive, insulting or threatening language or gestures, make excessive noise or disturb other persons.

• No person shall, in a conservation area, except under a permit issued by an authority,

(a) kill, trap, pursue, or disturb a wild bird, reptile, or animal;
(b) possess or ignite fireworks;
(c) camp;
(d) make an excavation;
(e) possess, shoot, discharge, or use a spring gun, air gun, firearm, slingshot, or any archery equipment;
(f) erect, paint, or affix a sign or notice;
(g) sell or offer for sale an article, thing or service;
(h) engage in fund raising;
(i) advertise or carry on a business or enterprise;
(j) conduct public events, public performances, public meetings, or bring equipment for public entertainment into the conservation area;
(k) conduct a public meeting or do anything that is likely to cause persons to congregate; or
(l) remain in the conservation area after the posted times.