Driftwood Beach Park

The chains have been put up into the settlement areasThe chains have been put up into the settlement areas

Office hours Friday 10am-5pm Saturday 10am-5pm Sunday 11am-4pm... Monday 11am-3pm Happy Thanksgiving!!

FYI: On Monday July 27 from 8am-12pm Hydro One has a planned power outage for the area that will include the campground.

Fire ban has been lifted

DRIFTWOOD BEACH PARK - ‘STAGE 3 - ‘NEW’ GUIDELINES REGARDING VISITORS Hello Campers - Commencing Wednesday July 22, 2020, we will be allowing visitors to our registered seasonal campers into Driftwood Beach Park with the following guidelines in place. All visitors will be required to submit a completed and signed Waiver upon entering the Park . It will be up to your discretion to invite ‘people within your circle’ and adhere to all social distancing protocols of a two metre d...istance between people when in the Park. The office will be open for one person at a time, and masks are mandatory in the office as deemed by the Huron Country Public Health Unit. All visitors must register at the office during office hours. Visitors attempting to enter the Park after office hours will not be admitted. We are unable to make ANY exceptions to this policy. If your visitors arrive without a completed and signed waiver, and require one to be provided to them for completion upon arrival, there will be a surcharge of $2.00 per person. Remember - each person needs to have a completed waiver. Minors (under 16 years of age) who are visiting the Park (including grandchildren and friends of minors) must have completed waivers signed by their parent and/or legal guardian. Prepare ahead of time - if you arrive without a signed waiver and attempt to sign on behalf of parent/legal guardian, your visitor will not be admitted. If you purchased a Family Pass, each of your guests must still complete a waiver and register at the office. If you would like to purchase a Family Pass for the remainder of the season, the charge is $100 for the remainder of the season. Please note - public buildings including the washrooms, laundry facilities and recreation halls remain closed at this time. Your guests will be required to use the facilities at your trailer. Your guests are your responsibility and are required to follow all Driftwood Beach Park policies and guidelines. Please direct any inquiries to [email protected] We thank you in advance for your cooperation to continue to keep our staff and campers safe and healthy. Yours In Camping, The Driftwood Team

DRIFTWOOD BEACH PARK - STAGE 3 - NEW GUIDELINES REGARDING VISITORS Hello Campers - Commencing Wednesday July 22, 2020, we will be allowing visitors to our registered seasonal campers into Driftwood Beach Park with the following guidelines in place. All visitors will be required to submit a completed and signed Waiver upon entering the Park . It will be up to your discretion to invite people within your circle and adhere to all social distancing protocols of a two metre d...istance between people when in the Park. The office will be open for one person at a time, and masks are mandatory in the office as deemed by the Huron Country Public Health Unit. All visitors must register at the office during office hours. Visitors attempting to enter the Park after office hours will not be admitted. We are unable to make ANY exceptions to this policy. If your visitors arrive without a completed and signed waiver, and require one to be provided to them for completion upon arrival, there will be a surcharge of $2.00 per person. Remember - each person needs to have a completed waiver. Minors (under 16 years of age) who are visiting the Park (including grandchildren and friends of minors) must have completed waivers signed by their parent and/or legal guardian. Prepare ahead of time - if you arrive without a signed waiver and attempt to sign on behalf of parent/legal guardian, your visitor will not be admitted. If you purchased a Family Pass, each of your guests must still complete a waiver and register at the office. If you would like to purchase a Family Pass for the remainder of the season, the charge is $100 for the remainder of the season. Please note - public buildings including the washrooms, laundry facilities and recreation halls remain closed at this time. Your guests will be required to use the facilities at your trailer. Your guests are your responsibility and are required to follow all Driftwood Beach Park policies and guidelines. Please direct any inquiries to [email protected] We thank you in advance for your cooperation to continue to keep our staff and campers safe and healthy. Yours In Camping, The Driftwood Team

DRIFTWOOD BEACH PARK - STAGE 3 - UPDATE Hello Campers - a quick update regarding Stage 3 and re-opening certain areas at Driftwood Beach Park. Commencing Friday July 17th, the playgrounds, and horseshoe pits will be open. Please maintain social distancing guidelines of 2 metres when using these areas.... Later next week the swimming rafts will be available to use at the 100 and 300 beaches. Again, please maintain social distancing protocols. Please continue to watch the Driftwood Beach Park Facebook page for additional updates coming soon. Yours in Camping, The Driftwood Team

Hi Campers - just a quick update. Propane is now available for tank swap and purchase. We are now able to accept yard waste. Many of you have been hanging on to your leaves and yard waste. Thank you for your patience in this regard. Please make sure you only include leaves, small branches, etc. and empty out your leaf bags. Please do not leave leaf bags in the yard waste designated areas. If you require clarification on where these areas are, please contact the office.... All pubic buildings, recreation halls, laundry and washroom facilities remain closed at this time. Yours in Camping, The Driftwood Team

Attention Campers: Total Fire Ban in effect This includes propane fire pits. Please be sure to discard cigarette butts properly. This has been issued by Howick Township, Huron County

Hi Campers, just as a reminder. We are able to accept recycling and clear bagged kitchen waste only. Large items, furniture etc can be disposed of at the Howick landfill or please take home with you. Whoever left the chairs between the recycling bin and red garbage bin, please come and pick them up as soon as possible. Many thanks for your cooperation in keeping Driftwood Beach Park safe and tidy.

DRIFTWOOD BEACH PARK - UPDATE ON STAGE 2 COVID-19 GUIDELINES - JUNE 12, 2020 Hi Campers - just a quick update regarding the Provincial guidelines for Stage 2. Social gathering size restrictions have been increased from 5 to 10 people but must still maintain a two-metre physical distance with people outside of their household. This unfortunately means that visitors or guests to our registered seasonal campers are still not permitted at this time.... Stage 2 guidelines have given permission to campgrounds to offer overnight camping. Driftwood Beach Park has chosen to keep this small portion of our business closed for now. Driftwood Beach Park is in Huron County which does not presently have a mandatory face-mask policy. Wellington County our neighbour to the east does. Please check the guidelines for any areas you plan to visit. All public buildings, recreation halls, laundry and washroom facilities, and playgrounds remain closed at this time. The beaches and tennis courts are open. We continue to re-evaluate on a weekly basis and will provide updates as necessary. Thanking you in advance for your ongoing support in keeping our staff and campers safe and healthy. Yours in Camping, The Driftwood Team.

Driftwood Beach Park - Now accepting E-transfers. May 21, 2020. Good News Everyone - Driftwood Beach Park is now accepting E-transfers. Many of you indicated that you prefer this method of payment, and it certainly makes sense as we practice social distancing and limited contact. You may now send your e-transfers to [email protected]... We are still able to accept debit, credit card, cheque and money orders. We are unable to accept cash at this time. Thank you for your patience as we put this new method of payment in place. Yours in Camping, The Driftwood Team

Hi Campers - just a quick update. Propane is now available for tank swap and purchase. We are now able to accept yard waste. Many of you have been hanging on to your leaves and yard waste. Thank you for your patience in this regard. Please make sure you only include leaves, small branches, etc. and empty out your leaf bags. Please do not leave leaf bags in the yard waste designated areas. If you require clarification on where these areas are, please contact the office.... All pubic buildings, recreation halls, laundry and washroom facilities remain closed at this time. Yours in Camping, The Driftwood Team

Hi Campers, just as a reminder. We are able to accept recycling and clear bagged kitchen waste only. Large items, furniture etc can be disposed of at the Howick landfill or please take home with you. Whoever left the chairs between the recycling bin and red garbage bin, please come and pick them up as soon as possible. Many thanks for your cooperation in keeping Driftwood Beach Park safe and tidy.

Driftwood Beach Park - Now accepting E-transfers. May 21, 2020. Good News Everyone - Driftwood Beach Park is now accepting E-transfers. Many of you indicated that you prefer this method of payment, and it certainly makes sense as we practice social distancing and limited contact. You may now send your e-transfers to [email protected]... We are still able to accept debit, credit card, cheque and money orders. We are unable to accept cash at this time. Thank you for your patience as we put this new method of payment in place. Yours in Camping, The Driftwood Team

Dear Campers, In these uncertain times we thought it would be nice to give something back. So, on Saturday our whole family of six walked and photographed the entire park ( while practicing social distancing). We took at least two photographs of each occupied site and looked for any signs of damage from the outside. We understand that this is not as thorough as each of you doing it on your own but we hope it will give you some peace of mind. There was only one trailer tha...t we found that had sustained significant damage and they have been contacted already so no need to worry, This damage was not associated in any way with the vandalism to a few trailers/sheds in one area of the 300 section. If you would like the pictures of your trailer/shed they can be requested by e-mail only from [email protected] Please be patient as we have more than 600 high resolution photographs to manage and distribute, your patience is appreciated. We would like to thank everyone for staying home as directed and to remind the few that have chosen to disregard this directive that we do have security in place. Stay home and stay safe! The Driftwood Team

DRIFTWOOD BEACH PARK - Update on office hours, Waivers and payments - May 18, 2020. We wanted to say a HUGE thank you to all of our Campers who submitted the COVID-19 Waivers over the long week-end. We collected from over 150 sites and appreciate your patience with the new process this season. We will continue to accept Waivers, and will accept payments starting on Wednesday May 20th during office hours. Social distancing protocols will be in place, and contact with the offi...ce will take place via the side window at the log cabin, telephone (519-327-8536) and email [email protected] . We are able to accept debit, credit card, cheque and money orders. We are working on a process for e-transfers which should be available shortly. We are unable to accept cash payments at this time. As final payments are due on May 31st, 2020, we understand that this might be difficult to accomplish safely in such a short timeframe. For this reason, late payment fees will not apply until after June 15th. Updated office hours are: Tuesday - CLOSED Wednesday - 12pm - 4pm Thursday - 12pm - 4 pm Friday - 10am - 7pm Saturday - 10am - 7pm Sunday - 10am - 4pm Monday - 12pm - 4pm Thank you for your co-operation and understanding. Yours in Camping, The Driftwood Team.

GUIDELINES FOR ENTERING DRIFTWOOD BEACH PARK ON MAY LONG WEEK-END Everyone is very eager to get back into the camping season, and we are looking forward to welcoming everyone back to Driftwood Beach Park. In order to make this week-end a safe and positive experience for everyone - we would like to clarify the process for entering the Park over the week-end during office hours, and address a few questions from yesterdays communication.... Registered seasonal campers who have completed the Waiver and have had their gate access card re-registered, are permitted to stay overnight. We will not be allowing any outside guests to the Park at this time. The Office Hours are as follows: Saturday May 16 - 10am - 5pm Sunday May 17 - 10am - 5pm Monday May 18 - 12 - 5pm Please note we will not be able to accept Waivers and re-activate gate access keys outside of these hours. Office Hours for next week will be determined shortly. Everyone must complete and sign the Waiver before they will be admitted to the Park. Please bring printed copies with you. If you have not completed the Waiver before you arrive at the Park, we will have copies available for you to complete. If you would like to request the Waiver ahead of time, please email [email protected]. We are not able to accept electronic copies ahead of time. For those of you who sent electronic or scanned copies - please print and bring with you. Remember each member of the family needs to complete and sign a copy. There will be directions and signage posted well before you approach the Park gates. Please follow the guidelines which have been designed to respect social distancing protocols to keep our staff and campers safe and healthy. We are looking forward to seeing you. Yours in Camping The Driftwood Team

DRIFTWOOD BEACH PARK - NEW GUIDELINES - COVID-19 - May 14th, 2020. Today we received an update from Ontario Premier Doug Ford regarding the opening of private campgrounds, marinas and golf courses. In light of being able to open on May 16th, 2020 we have put the following guidelines and regulations in place to protect the health and safety of our staff and campers. All gate access cards have been de-registered. Your first arrival at the Park must happen during office hour...s only! Office hours are as follows: Saturday May16th -10:00am - 5:00pm Sunday May17th - 10:00am - 5:00pm Monday May 18th - 12:00 - 5:00pm When you arrive, please maintain social distancing protocols and respect the new processes in place to protect the health and safety of our staff and campers. Please follow the new entrance guidelines to the Park and the office. All campers are required to sign a Waiver and Release of Claim before being allowed access to the Park property. To request the Waiver in advance please email [email protected] The following guidelines will apply and be considered as added to the existing Driftwood Beach Park policy. Any camper who breaches these guidelines will be asked to leave the Park immediately. 1) Please respect and maintain all social distancing protocols of at least 2 meters between people and gatherings of no more than 5 persons as recommended by Health Canada. 2) ONLY Registered campers who have completed the Waiver and Release of Claim will be admitted to the Park at this time. Guests are not permitted until further notice. 3) Playground use is not permitted at this time. 4) All public buildings including washrooms, recreation halls, laundry facilities and front office are closed until further notice. 5) Propane exchange and service is not available at this time. 6) Recycling and garbage disposal are not available at this time. Please pack in and pack out. If you bring it in, please take it home with you. Please retain any yard waste, leaves etc. at your site until further notice. 7) The office is available by appointment only. For inquiries, please contact: [email protected] Many thanks for your cooperation. Please stay safe and healthy, we are looking forward to seeing all of you. Yours in Camping, The Driftwood Team

Dear Campers, In these uncertain times we thought it would be nice to give something back. So, on Saturday our whole family of six walked and photographed the entire park ( while practicing social distancing). We took at least two photographs of each occupied site and looked for any signs of damage from the outside. We understand that this is not as thorough as each of you doing it on your own but we hope it will give you some peace of mind. There was only one trailer tha...t we found that had sustained significant damage and they have been contacted already so no need to worry, This damage was not associated in any way with the vandalism to a few trailers/sheds in one area of the 300 section. If you would like the pictures of your trailer/shed they can be requested by e-mail only from [email protected] Please be patient as we have more than 600 high resolution photographs to manage and distribute, your patience is appreciated. We would like to thank everyone for staying home as directed and to remind the few that have chosen to disregard this directive that we do have security in place. Stay home and stay safe! The Driftwood Team

COVID-19 Update April 9, 2020 Dear Campers, We all have a role to play in stopping the spread of COVID-19.... We understand that everyone is anxious to return to "normal" but we do not have that luxury at this time. The Ontario government has deemed that seasonal campgrounds are non-essential. This requires us by law to remain closed until further notice. Enforcement agencies have been empowered to ensure that we are closed. Fines of up to $500,000 can be levied for non-compliance. https://perlaw.ca///ontarios-list-of-essential-businesses/ Driftwood Beach Park is closed. The property will remain closed until the government announces that we can open. Admittance to Driftwood Beach Park property is NOT ALLOWED until regulations change and notice is posted. Stay home and stay safe! The Driftwood Team

COVID-19 Precautions- March 26, 2020 Dear Campers, Based on the direction from the Public Health Agency of Canada regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19), Driftwood Beach Park Limited has made the difficult but responsible decision to remain closed. With our camping season just around the corner (May 10, 2020), we will continue to closely monitor the situation and provide you with regular updates.... The Park office and main gates remain locked and all recreation halls, public washrooms and laundry facilities are locked and closed until further notice. We strongly discourage you from visiting the Park but if you need to come in to check your trailer, park your vehicle and walk in from the main entrance. We are not allowing anyone to stay at their trailers for an extended period of time or overnight as per Driftwood Beach Park Policy (Driftwood Beach Park will monitor this) If you require assistance please email [email protected] Thank you for your cooperation. Please practice safe social and physical distancing. We look forward to seeing all of you as soon as possible. Yours in Camping The Driftwood Team

WISHING YOU ALL A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SEASON

Gates are now closed

Washrooms are closed for the season. Chains are up in the settlement areas

Office Hours Friday Oct 11 10am - 5pm Saturday Oct 12 10am - 4pm Sunday Oct 13 10am - 3:30pm... Monday Oct 14 11am - 3pm Happy Thanksgiving!!

Monday morning view

Considering upgrading your trailer please visit our website to see our consignment trailers listed www.driftwoodbeachpark.ca

Welcome Back Campers, water is on!

Gates are unlocked, 200 washroom is open (cold water only). We ask that you park in the parking lots as the ground is soft. Reminder to take any garbage home with you. Office will open Friday April 26th.

Wishing You All A Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year Wishing You All A Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year

Gates have been closed for the season.

Looks like winter is on its way! All washrooms are closed for the season. Chains to the settlement areas will remain down until early next week.

Dont forget to take your boats back to your site

Beautiful Fall Day