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Killarney Yurts

Yurt at Bon Echo

Type of Accommodation: Yurt
Location: Killarney - George Lake Campground
Name or Number: Site Numbers: Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, Y5, Y6
Sleeps: Six
Parking: Walk-in only. None on site - only one included in the fee. See special note below
Cost: Please refer to the fees page.

3 Night Minimum on long weekends in peak season.
2 Night Minimum all other times

How to Book: Call 1-888-ONT-PARK
(1-888-668-7275)

Yurts are available for reservations online.

Must book a minimum of 3 days in advance in off season from Tuesday after Thanksgiving weekend to last Friday in April

Amenities: - Each Yurt is equipped with two sets of bunks beds, each having a lower double mattress which folds to a couch, and a twin upper mattress. (each mattress has a permanent vinyl mattress cover)

- Table and six chairs.

- Electric heat, 2-120 V duplex outlets, fluorescent light

- Fire extinguisher and smoke detector

- Broom and dustpan / outdoor broom, snow shovel

- Propane barbecue. 2 picnic tables

- Y3, Y4, Y5, & Y6 each have a permanent roofed dining shelter (year round), these structures are completely open (no screens)

- Fire pit.

- Metal bear proof food storage box bolted to deck

- Small wagon to transport gear to yurt (May to Oct only), and 1 Toboggan for winter

What to Bring: Sleeping bags, cooking stove and lantern (for outside only), pots, pans and wash container, utensils, flashlight, food, etc. Appropriate cold weather gear for winter. Water container. Cushions for chairs. Lock for bear-box. Cross-country skies / snowshoes and sleigh / toboggan to access yurt in winter – See special note below.

Special Notes: Killarney yurts are walk-in only. During the spring,
summer and fall seasons (approximately last Friday in April to the 1st day of November) when driving into the campground is possible, the walk from the yurt parking area to the yurt sites is between 70m and 200m.

During the winter months when the campground gates are locked access to the yurt is by ski/snowshoe only – a distance of approximately 500m from the main park office to the 6 yurt sites.

Yurt check-in times:

Summer: 2 PM to 9PM
Shoulder and Winter Seasons: 2 PM to 4:30 PM

Yurt check-out time: 12:00 noon

Domestic animals (pets) are NOT permitted in the facility or on site and smoking is prohibited in all facilities. Cooking in yurts is not permitted.

 
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Last Modified: August 24, 2009
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