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Milne Dam Conservation Park

Hours of Operation:

Starting January 1, 2025, permit applications will open for the 2025 Milne Dam Conservation Park. Applications will be accepted and processed on a first come, first served basis. Applications submitted before January 1, 2025 will not be processed. Cost of admission is not included in permit fees. 

Email rentalpermits@markham.ca for more information, and to apply.

Milne Park will be open May 17, 2025 to October 13, 2025.

Times:

  • Weekdays: 9 AM to dusk
  • Weekends: 9 AM to 8 PM (Victoria Day Weekend to Thanksgiving Day Weekend)

Admission fees on weekends and statutory holidays. Free admission on weekdays.

  • Private small vehicle (1 to 7 Passengers): $12.00
  • Private large vehicle (8 passengers or more): $24.00
  • Bus/Non-passenger vehicle: $171.50

Admission due upon entry. Credit and debit accepted. No cash.

General rules & regulations:
  • Parking is available in designated areas only. Violators may be tagged and/or towed at the owner’s expense.
  • Parking is available in marked parking spaces only – No parking on the grass
  • No electrical amplification including PA systems, megaphones and car stereos, CD players, radios, etc. allowed in park.
  • Anyone using abusive language, or conducting themselves in a manner that interferes with the use or enjoyment of the park by other
  • persons, may be removed from the park without refund.
  • No alcoholic beverages or intoxicant of any kind to be consumed on the premises.
  • Canopies, tarps, marquees, and/or tents larger than 10’ X 10’ in size are not permitted in the park.
  • Fires are not permissible on park premises.
  • Nets, tarps, ropes, swings or other objects are not to be attached to trees.
  • Speed limit of 10 km is to be obeyed at all times on park premises.
  • No person shall install stakes, fence post or similar devices that may damage the underground utilities.
  • No inflatable devices (jumping castles) are allowed in the park.
  • Only charcoal barbeques are allowed; no other propane fired devices allowed.
Open air burning and barbeque rules & regulations:
While in a park of public facility, no person shall: 
  1. Light, build or stoke an open fire or bonfire unless in a designated area and are authorized by permit from Markham Fire & Emergency Services Department; 
  2. Use portable barbecues, or any other cooking equipment unless authorized by permit or where posted to allow the use; 
  3. Leave a barbecue or open fire unattended without extinguishing the fire and ensuring that the embers are cold; 
  4. Dispose embers or ashes anywhere other than a designated disposal location or container: 
  5. Leave or dispose of empty gas cylinders (propane, butane) in any park or park waste receptacle unless in a designated area.