Neys Provincial Park

Neys Provincial Park Home to the historic WWII POW Camp 100, beautiful Boreal Forest, and 2 km of coastal dunes, all along the shores of Lake Superior.

An adventurer’s top destination offering swimming, hiking, boating, world-class trout fishing, and stunning sunsets! 🛶🎣🌅

🍁FALL GATEHOUSE HOURS🍁🏠Gatehouse hours are now running on a reduced, weekly schedule and will be updated every Sunday. 📞...
09/06/2026

🍁FALL GATEHOUSE HOURS🍁

🏠Gatehouse hours are now running on a reduced, weekly schedule and will be updated every Sunday.

📞If you have any questions, please call our gatehouse at: 807-229-1624

🍁FALL OPERATIONS INFORMATION🍁Although peak season has come to an end, Neys is still open and ready for you to explore an...
09/06/2026

🍁FALL OPERATIONS INFORMATION🍁

Although peak season has come to an end, Neys is still open and ready for you to explore and take in all the amazing sights and sounds the fall season has to offer! If you're planning on visiting us this fall, please read the following information carefully:

GATEHOUSE HOURS & SERVICES:

🏠Gatehouse hours are now running on a reduced, weekly schedule and will be updated every Sunday. For the week of the September 7th to the 13th the gatehouse hours are:

Monday: 8:15AM—6:00PM

Tuesday: 11:15AM—6:00PM

Wednesday: CLOSED

Thursday: CLOSED

Friday: 11:15AM—6:00PM

Saturday: 11:15AM—6:00PM

Sunday: 11:15AM—6:00PM

🚙 Arriving to the park before or after the gatehouse has open or closed? Please visit our website at https://reservations.ontarioparks.ca/ or call the reservation phone number at 1 (888) 668-7275 to purchase a campsite or day-use permit. Reservations are available online and through our call centre up to 9:00PM on the day of arrival. This is the best way to secure your campsite during your stay outside of the gatehouse’s operating hours.

🪵Park information, campsite registration/check-in, day-use permits, merchandise, firewood, and ice are available at the gatehouse.

🌱The Visitor Centre is closed for the season.

🛶Canoe rentals are closed for the season.

GENERAL INFORMATION & REMINDERS:

🐻When you are camping at Neys, you are camping bear country! Please be mindful and aware as we are guests in their home. Here are some tips to ensure you are being both respectful and during your stay: https://www.ontario.ca/page/prevent-bear-encounters-bear-wise

🐕‍🦺Dogs must be kept on a leash (not exceeding 2m) at all times within the park, with the exception of the designated Dog Beach:https://www.ontarioparks.ca/pdf/maps/neys/park_map.pdf

👩‍💻Be sure to check the park website prior to visiting to stay up to date about park alerts such as closures, water advisories, and fire bans: https://www.ontarioparks.ca/park/neys/alerts

⚠️Remember: you are responsible for familiarizing yourself with park rules and regulations: https://www.ontarioparks.ca/park/neys/rules

2026 CLOSING DATE:

🗓️Neys’ campground and gatehouse are closed for the year after October 13th.

QUESTIONS?

As always, please do not hesitate to reach out to our team of passionate staff via phone or direct message for answers to your questions and trip planning assistance.

📞Gatehouse: 807-229-1624

🍂We can’t wait to see you this fall!

🔎Check out our last week of Discovery Programs for August 31 to September 6!Come explore the remains of the historical W...
09/01/2026

🔎Check out our last week of Discovery Programs for August 31 to September 6!

Come explore the remains of the historical WWII POW Camp🕰️, pop by the Visitor Centre to paint your very own wood cookie 🎨 or learn about the fantastic friendships in our forest! No matter where your curiosity or adventure lies, the Discovery Team has a fun and interactive program for you!

🌱Drop by the Visitor Centre—open daily from 10:00AM to 4:00PM—and chat with our Discovery Team to find out more about our programs!

❗️Please note: All children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Programs may be cancelled in the event of inclement weather.

🍁🍄‍🟫 The arrival of September signals the start of 🍄‍🟫Mushroom Month🍄‍🟫, and here at Neys, we have lots of fantastic fun...
09/01/2026

🍁🍄‍🟫 The arrival of September signals the start of 🍄‍🟫Mushroom Month🍄‍🟫, and here at Neys, we have lots of fantastic fungi for you to find this fall!

💙🦷 Wanting to connect more with nature? The blue tooth mushroom is at your service! Having a particular fondness for our sandy soils and pine plantations, this fungi can form special root relationships with Kinnikinnick or Bearberry which grows through the park.

🦞 Wanting to witness some fungal fueds? Lobster “mushrooms” might be the thing for you! This fungi grows around the Park, and is not actually a mushroom at all. These magnificent fungi are parasitic, and consume other mushrooms! They can’t keep their claws off of milk-caps, and tend to crave caps with coniferous connections. Brilliantly bright orange, these mushroom munchers are a must see!

🍄🪰 Wanting to befuddle some bugs? These big-league bug ballers can help you out. Fly Agaric mushrooms can be spotted throughout Neys. These fairytale mushrooms are famous for their bright red colour and bumpy white warts, and were historically used to kill flies. Gradually changing from yellow to red as they age, these magical mushrooms mimic the fall foliage and create a canopy of their own over the Park’s mossy carpet.

🚫 Please be mindful that many fungi are poisonous. When observing mushrooms, it is best to use your sense of sight alone. Collecting fungi in a provincial park is not allowed.

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[Image 1: blue tooth mushroom growing in moss and needle litter]
[Image 2: lobster mushroom growing on the coniferous forest floor]
[Image 3: fly agaric mushroom in a grassy field]

⚠️PARK ALERT⚠️Please be advised of the following gatehouse operating hours changes:Monday, August 31st: 8:15AM to 6:00PM...
08/31/2026

⚠️PARK ALERT⚠️

Please be advised of the following gatehouse operating hours changes:

Monday, August 31st: 8:15AM to 6:00PM
Tuesday, September 1st: 11:15AM to 6:00PM

We apologize for the inconvenience.

This we are doing a bit of a throwback to a previous year’s feature… Sophia! ☀️🌲Years with Ontario Parks: 3 years 📌Pos...
08/30/2026

This we are doing a bit of a throwback to a previous year’s feature… Sophia! ☀️

🌲Years with Ontario Parks: 3 years
📌Position: Park Warden.
🏕️Park(s) you would like to visit? Killbear Provincial Park.
🎣Favourite things to do along the North Shore? Camping, hiking, and fishing.
🚗Favourite item(s) at the gatehouse? Summer vehicle permit.
🌊Favourite spot or trail at Neys? The Point for great sunset views over the lake.
😊Favourite thing about working at Neys? Meeting campers who are travelling from all over, and getting to spend time in the beautiful great outdoors.
🐻Favourite Park rule? Wild attractants have to be safely stored away in a vehicle or trailer while you are out exploring the park.

Our friendly neighbourhood warden can be spotted all over Neys, whether it be on patrols on the beach and through the campground, or greeting campers at the gatehouse. If you see her, be sure to give her a wave! 👋
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[Image 1: park staff standing in front of Little Pic River]
[Image 2:park staff smiling from a canoe next to Little Pic River]
[Image 3: park staff smiling from enforcement vehicle]
[image 4: park staff looking out into Little Pic River]

Have you been driving down long stretches of pink and purple highways? The plant responsible is called Fireweed!Fireweed...
08/28/2026

Have you been driving down long stretches of pink and purple highways? The plant responsible is called Fireweed!

Fireweed blankets most sunny areas in Neys, and can even be found in every Canadian province and territory. The reason these pinky-purple giants (they can get as large as 9 feet!) love the open road is because they are also known as “pioneer species”. This means that they are some of the first species to grow and live in disturbed ecosystems. Fireweed seeds erupt in the bright sun left behind after forest fires have swept through an area, and are one of the first things to be seen as the environment begins to recover.

Fireweed also becomes one of the most important grocery stores to the critters who call our park home! Black bears and moose will chomp on the flowers and stems, while smaller critters like Northern red-backed voles nibble on the seeds of this wildflower. It’s a buffet!

Even Pollinators are best buds with fireweed! Butterflies, moths, and bees all love the nectar within its many blooms, and they help to fertilize its seeds. These purple blooms are an important food source, especially when there might not be much else around to eat (like after a fire!).

Fireweed flowers from June to September, so you still have time to spot these beautiful blooms on your travels!
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[Image 1: a magenta wildflower surrounded by green leaves]
[Image 2: parks staff in a field of magenta flowers]
[Image 3: several magenta fireweed flowers]
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🔎 Check out this week’s Discovery Programs for August 24 to 30!Come learn about the secret lives and interests of bears,...
08/27/2026

🔎 Check out this week’s Discovery Programs for August 24 to 30!

Come learn about the secret lives and interests of bears, explore the remains of the historical WWII POW Camp🕰️, or pop by the Visitor Centre to join in on our 1st Annual Bio blitz🌸! No matter where your curiosity or adventure lies, the Discovery Team has a fun and interactive program for you!

🌱Drop by the Visitor Centre—open daily from 10:00AM to 4:00PM—and chat with our Discovery Team to find out more about our programs!

❗️Please note: All children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Programs may be cancelled in the event of inclement weather.

Neys Discovery Team, “let’s blitz…bioblitz”🔍We are back with another feature for our ecological showcase series! Yesterd...
08/26/2026

Neys Discovery Team, “let’s blitz…bioblitz”

🔍We are back with another feature for our ecological showcase series! Yesterday, Neys held the ultimate scavenger hunt for all things flora and fauna, as we conducted Neys’ 1st annual bioblitz.

🌱Now you may be asking what exactly is bioblitz and why does conducting one matter? A bioblitz is a community-science effort to record as many species as possible within a specific time and place. Beyond getting out and connecting with Ney’s cool critters and diverse plants, bioblitz’s are a valuable way to help us better understand what critters call Neys home.

🪲By learning about these observations, our Discovery Team can create new interpretive programs for future campers to enjoy and connect with. In total, the bioblitz effort resulted in 281 observations made between 15 dedicated observers. From those 281 observations, 168 individual species were observed. From those 168 species, several were first-adds to the park’s iNaturalist Project! The photos above showcase some of our sightings during the bioblitz we connected the most with.

📷Worried that you missed our bioblitz and want to get involved? Simply upload your photos of what caught your eye at Neys during you stay to our Park iNaturalist Project (https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/neys-provincial-park). By doing so you can help us gather a greater picture of the park’s amazing!

💚We cannot thank the volunteers who joined us for the bioblitz enough! A big thank you as well to all our incredible campers who share their interesting sightings with the Discovery Team during their stay.

👋See you next year for Neys 2nd annual bioblitz!

⚠️PARK UPDATE⚠️Please be advised the comfort station has reopened. A big shoutout goes to our amazing maintenance team w...
08/25/2026

⚠️PARK UPDATE⚠️

Please be advised the comfort station has reopened.

A big shoutout goes to our amazing maintenance team who worked on getting it reopened as soon as possible!

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Marathon, ON
P0T2E0

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