SECTION 1 - 2023 CONSERVATION AREA FEES
The 2023 season runs from Victoria Day weekend, Friday, May 19, 2023 to Sunday, October 1, 2023.
Please note that all fees are due according to the following Payment Schedule.
2023 Site Fee Policy and Schedules dated October 20, 2022 and effective January 1, 2023 as approved at the Quinte Conservation Executive Board Meeting on October 20, 2022, MOTION QC 22-91:
Sites 1 to 13 $2,000
Sites 14 to 17 $1,500
Sites 18 to 44 $2,000
Sites 45 to 60 $1,500
SECTION 2 - REFUND POLICY
If circumstances change and you do not wish to return to camp for the 2023 season, and you provide QUINTE CONSERVATION written notice of your decision by April 30, 2023, your reservation fees will be refunded. No such reservation fee refunds will be made if QUINTE CONSERVATION does not receive written notice by the seasonal camper by April 30, 2023.
Camping is an outdoor experience. Therefore, no refunds will be approved for discomforts of nature including rain, snow, temperature changes or insects.
Campers evicted from the campground for any circumstance are not eligible for a refund.
SECTION 3 - RULES, REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS
These rules, regulations and standards were developed to maintain a level of safety and consistency at Depot Lakes campgrounds and are based on QUINTE CONSERVATION’s O. Reg. 688/21. All Conservation Area users are responsible for knowing all the rules and regulations. Violation(s) may result in eviction without refund, a permanent ban and/or fine and the possibility of court action. QUINTE
CONSERVATION enforces a Zero Tolerance Policy. At the discretion of QUINTE CONSERVATION, permits may be revoked at any time without refund. Conservation Area staff are responsible for interpretation and enforcement of these rules, regulations, and standards.
This is not an exhaustive list.
Hours of Use
Campsites
Smoking, alcohol, and illegal drugs
All of Quinte Conservation properties are smoke free areas except for designated campsites. Smoking
includes: inhaling, exhaling, burning or carrying of lighted tobacco and e-cigarettes.
Swimming Areas
Pets
General Rules and Regulations
Quinte Conservation strictly enforces its Zero Tolerance Policy. Threatening behaviour by campers or their pets is unacceptable. No
profanity, excessive noise or other unsuitable behaviour is permitted at any time. No person shall willfully damage any public or private
property, buildings or other facilities.
Seasonal camping standards
Seasonal campers must abide by and adhere to the rules, regulations and standards. Further, seasonal campers must recognize that the Conservation Area Supervisor and staff are responsible for interpretation and enforcement of these rules, regulations and standards.
SECTION 4 - ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY
The goal of the Zero Tolerance Policy is to identify primary Conservation Area enforcement concerns to establish basic procedures to respond to those concerns and to communicate the intent of the policy to Conservation Area users.
The objectives of this policy are:
Code of Behaviour
The Code of Behaviour applies to all campers and visitors. Conservation Area users who violate the code will be dealt with through consequences of the Zero Tolerance Policy, the Conservation Authorities Act, regulations made under the Act, and any other pertinent legislation applicable to the circumstance.
The Code of Behaviour identifies generally accepted expectations of behaviour in a public environment. The Code identifies the
following behaviour as unacceptable:
The Zero Tolerance Policy establishes clear and fair consequences for unacceptable behaviour.
Enforcement Protocols
After hand delivery or delivery by registered mail of one written warning by the Conservation Area Superintendent, should a seasonal camper continue to neglect an accepted standard of maintenance and care of their campsite, staff will perform the work required to bring the campsite up to standard at the rate of $70 per hour, per staff person. The seasonal camper will be responsible for timely compensation for works completed, as outlined on a Quinte Conservation invoice.
The Conservation Area Supervisor and management will exercise reason and fairness in the enforcement of seasonal camping standards. The Conservation Area Supervisor has power of sole discretion to determine what personal property may be allowed or constructed on Quinte Conservation property.
SECTION 5 - CAMPSITE ABANDONMENT
A campsite will be deemed abandoned when a seasonal camper does not:
By signing this application, the camper agrees to the removal of any accommodation unit and ancillary facilities / equipment occupying the campsite, by Quinte Conservation staff or their designate, when and if the campsite is termed abandoned as
outlined above.
The seasonal camper also agrees to compensate Quinte Conservation for costs, according to the same procedures outlined in Section 3 above (Rules, Regulations and Standards).
SECTION 6 - CAMPSITE ASSIGNMENT
When the Seasonal Camping Permit Application and / or the Trailer Storage Permit Application, is completed and signed by the applicant and thereafter is approved and executed at the discretion of the Conservation Area Supervisor, the application(s) become agreement(s) in support of permit(s) to be issued under Quinte Conservation’s O. Reg. 688/21. The Seasonal Camping Permit and the Trailer Storage Permit is issued to the applicant and applies to a designated or assigned campsite.
A seasonal camper wishing to leave during the season or wishing to sell the trailer should contact the Conservation Area Supervisor for proper procedures. Campers should speak to the Conservation Area Supervisor before starting any transactions.
A seasonal camper CAN NOT sell, transfer, lease, sublet, or assign the campsite and the responsibilities, privileges, and obligations provided under an Application or Permit, in total or in part, to another person. A seasonal camper can not deny access to the campsite by Quinte Conservation or its designated representatives for the purposes of campground maintenance, operations, servicing, development, and security.
Quinte Conservation will not accept campsite assignments by seasonal campers.
SECTION 7 - TRAILER IDENTIFICATION AND INSURANCE
Seasonal camper trailers must be licensed and insured.
The applicant hereby covenants with Quinte Conservation that insurance coverage for any type of damage to the trailer or appurtenances thereto at the assigned campsite is possessed by the said camper / trailer owner. Quinte Conservation will not be held responsible for any type of damage not caused directly by Conservation Authority staff or those providing services to Quinte Conservation on behalf of staff.
SECTION 8 - VEHICLES REGISTERED TO THE CAMPSITE
You must provide the license plate number for the vehicle(s) you are registering to your campsite. The entry fee for 2 vehicles per campsite is included within the seasonal camping fee. Additional vehicles (above the two vehicles permitted per campsite) must purchase an annual parking pass at the price of $60 and these vehicles will park in the public parking lot.
Vehicle License Plate numbers registered to your site help QUINTE CONSERVATION enforcement staff to monitor campground activity and to assist in identifying unauthorized use of your site by other campers or their visitors. The above listing does not apply to your campsite visitors.
SECTION 9 - ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT
Your signature in the application, as both owner of a trailer located within a campground facility owned and operated by Quinte Conservation and seasonal occupant for such trailer pursuant to a permit issued by Quinte Conservation, hereby acknowledges and agrees as follows:
SECTION 10 - APPLICATION SUBMISSION CONDITIONS
When the Seasonal Camping Permit Application, is completed and signed by the applicant and thereafter is approved and executed at the discretion of the Conservation Area Supervisor, the application(s) become agreement(s) in support of permit(s) to be issued under Quinte Conservation’s O. Reg. 688/21.
For this application and any resulting permit issued by Quinte Conservation, “trailer” is defined as a mobile unit of occupation.
Signing the application indicates, THAT, you have read and agree to the conditions of my seasonal camper application to camp as a seasonal camper on lands owned and operated by Quinte Conservation, including those conditions and stipulations found within this application.
Signing also identifies, THAT, you agree to abide by the rules and regulations of the Quinte Conservation for such camping privileges, and FURTHER THAT, you understand that I assume all responsibility for my campsite and the contents thereof, and for the actions of all persons you permit to enter or occupy my campsite, and FINALLY payment must be submitted for this application to be processed.
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