By Aaron Mahoney (@Mahones93 on Twitter)

Alberta Parks reservation system passes the one million mark

Dec 24, 2017 | 9:30 AM

ALBERTA – The Alberta Parks reservation system recorded its one millionth booking, thanks to another record-setting year.

This year alone, Reserve.AlbertaParks.ca online reservation system processed almost 164,000 bookings for regular, group and comfort camping. That helped push the system’s nine-year total to more than one million reservations.

Provincial Minister of Environment and Parks, and Lethbridge West MLA Shannon Phillips says Albertans love their provincial parks and the opportunity to connect with nature.

“Government takes great pride in providing a quality outdoor experience for families and it will only get better through our $239 million investment in the provincial parks system.”

A release states that Alberta’s provincial parks provide a diverse range of summer camping opportunities that draw an estimated 1.8 million people annually into provincial parks campgrounds each summer.

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There are about 250 campgrounds with nearly 14,000 campsites in the provincial parks system, and Alberta Parks also support a number of education and interpretive programs and tours for families.

The RAP system, which is mobile-friendly, will open in February for online booking for the 2018 camping season.