This winter, Cypress Hills Interprovincial Parks gives a unique holiday experience to its visitors for their “Trim Your Tree” campaign, which runs from Nov. 26 to Dec. 23.
Visitors are allowed to cut down spruce Christmas trees and take a piece of the provincial park home. This will support the fire hazard suppression effort at the park since visitors are only cutting down spruce trees within designated FireSmart Blocks.
“We are more excited than ever to bring the holiday season to life in our parks this winter,” Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Laura Ross said. “Trim Your Tree not only gives visitors a small piece of Cypress Hills to take home with them but also helps preserve our parks.”
Additionally, Sask Park has partnered with Engelheim Tours and is offering a Trim Your Tree package experience from Dec. 10 to 11. The package includes complete transportation, accommodations, guided activities and meals.
Other tour packages are also offered with trips to Duck Mountain, Buffalo Pound and Echo Valley Provincial Parks for this winter. Participants who will take part in all four tours will receive a free 2023 Annual Park Entry Permit as well as a $25 travel credit on future Engelheim Tours.
Campers are advised about online campsite reservations that include Camp-Easy sites, at Buffalo Pound, Cypress Hills, Duck Mountain, Echo Valley and Pike Lake Provincial Parks until Mar. 15, 2023.
This will be a perfect opportunity for winter campers with two Camp-Easy tents at Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. Campers can also experience the extra comfort of cots, camp chairs, an axe and a wood-burning stove.
During winter, services are reduced; a note about what services are available will be posted for campers’ reservations. This includes electricity, water, sewer or pit toilets. This will also reduce the nightly rates from Oct. 1, 22 until Mar. 15, 23.
Camp-Easy sites are $80 and can be booked early online.
Tree permits can be collected from the park administration office upon arrival and will receive directions to designated tree-cutting spots.
To purchase a park entry permit or book a campsite, visit https://parks.saskatchewan.ca.
For more information about “Trim Your Tree” and winter offerings in Sask Parks, visit https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/places-to-go/provincial-parks.
