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"You will not be able to book reservations five months in advance during this period. This means there will be no reservations processed for arrival dates after April 1, 2011 until we go-live with the new service provider. This applies to reservations for campsites, backcountry and roofed accommodations."

Yeah, but there's still quotas/limits.  If I understand Q properly, Nym allows 20 entries per day.  Be the 21st and you're SOL.

Even worse for places like APP where we're required to use marked sites.  One could show up and find that there's nothing available.

First come first served is not how I want to 'plan' my vacation.  Not sure I'll be using OntPP next year with this kind of uncertainty.  There's Crown Land in abundance.

It's free for me.  Crown Land is my land, Crown Land is your land (if you're a resident).   

I know some places, far from the maddening crowd & motor boats.  One must pass through babylon to get to the promised land, but that just makes the destination all the better.

Twenty!?  

FWIW - Nym isn't part of Quetico. Closest entry is #21 Batch with a total daily quota of 7.
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I didn't make reservations for the last two years due to the specifics OS mentioned AND I'm fairly certain the resident quotas won't be full. Worst case? I could easily enjoy a day being permit-bound in the area.

It's my sense as confirmed by outfitter that the high fees and barbless requirements have made it so you can get a permit most days for that day.  Might not hold for every Sat-Sun-Mon and not every entry point, but demand is down for Q.

I pushed the point (anyone surprised?) with OntParks, stating that I would not risk being turned away from any access point because of this cluster f*.

I was given an absolute answer from what appeared to be someone actually involved in the new reservations system.

The reservations system will be in place for the Ontario Trout Season Opening Weekend.  That's my big cabin fever first trip of the year gotta go gotta get out before I go crazy trip.  Every year in APP.

Here's hoping is not just hype & hope.

OntParks needs to stop this 3rd party business.  If a 3rd party can make a business out of taking reservations, then OntParks can do the same and make use of the profit.  Maybe they can make use of the profit in lower fees or better policing - my preference being policing.

I always thought trout opener was New Years Day

indeed, Ontario Laker season Jan 1-Sept 30.  They spawn in the fall.

I love ice-out laker fishin'!

Good point Joe.  It's just so frustrating to deal with these 3rd parties, a frustration felt by us the end users and by parks themselves.  I'm likely fooling myself into thinking the ministry could do a better job keeping this inhouse.

I went on-line and made my account.  And then got confused.

It is still unclear to me how you reserve an entry point into the QP.  The system seems focused on "campsites."  When I click on "backcountry" (which might not be the right thing to do), it says backcountry permits are not provided by the system.

So once again, I'm befuddled by the bureaucracy.  I hope to talk to a live human voice on Sunday and figure it out....  unless one of the QJrs already have the answer.

prouboy

"From Ontario Parks website


Backcountry Information
Backcountry reservations are not accepted online but can be made through the Ontario Parks Call Centre at 1-888-ONT-PARK (1-888-668-7275). For trip planning information, please contact the park directly. Please see the Backcountry Information pages for more information."

Yep that's the same as it was last year.  $100 ~= 1 person for 1 week.