{"id":84719,"date":"2026-07-14T22:01:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T02:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=84719"},"modified":"2026-07-14T22:06:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T02:06:41","slug":"quetico-provincial-park-dawson-trail-campground-closed-reassessment-on-july-18th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/quetico-provincial-park-dawson-trail-campground-closed-reassessment-on-july-18th\/","title":{"rendered":"Quetico Provincial Park (Dawson Trail Campground) &#8211; CLOSED Reassessment on July 18th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h\" dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ParkClosed-e1784080864313.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-84717\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ParkClosed-300x266.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a><strong>D<\/strong><\/span><strong>ue to nearby forest fire activity, Dawson Trail Campground is closed, including campsites, roofed accommodations, and all day-use areas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Backcountry entry stations are also closed.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Public safety is our top priority. We will reopen the park as soon as it is safe to do so. We will be reassessing again on July 18, 2026 if further cancellations are required.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Affected campsite reservation holders will be contacted and given a full refund or the opportunity to change their reservation (on availability) with no penalty.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">To receive a penalty-free refund, please call our reservations team at 1-888-668-7275; do not cancel or change reservations online.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Check back to our Alerts page for updates: <span class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xkrqix3 x1sur9pj x1fey0fg x1s688f\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ontarioparks.ca\/park\/quetico\/alerts?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExUUp1NzBKcW43QWxYUGJtUnNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR5LTOsNiGW8RJjJ5z16e9CaPZymFvtosap6YCXJHb5zvzodnWt7eheCkChjyg_aem_CR7_yFyoAtw3ApUQI_WezQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ontarioparks.ca\/park\/quetico\/alerts<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">For help rerouting your canoe trip please phone the Quetico Provincial Park Information Line at 807-597-2735.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">For up-to-date information on this fire and others please visit the Ministry of Natural Resources Forest Fire Info Map at <span class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xkrqix3 x1sur9pj x1fey0fg x1s688f\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/forest-fires?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExUUp1NzBKcW43QWxYUGJtUnNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6_U1fhfa7_1izG8smy0yCPQtjTQl0LDTumGYI4hV7F0qOvQM3YNrmnDe-DQw_aem_2gjrjjFsTuV4OhPYemM4Pg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.ontario.ca\/page\/forest-fires<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Due to nearby forest fire activity, Dawson Trail Campground is closed, including campsites, roofed accommodations, and all day-use areas. Backcountry entry stations are also closed. Public safety is our top priority. We will reopen the park as soon as it is safe to do so. We will be reassessing again on July 18, 2026 if &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":84717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3338],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-forest-fire-updates"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-22 00:19:52","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84719"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84723,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84719\/revisions\/84723"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}