Birds Hill Provincial Park

Birds Hill sits 24 km northeast of Winnipeg and is by far the most-used provincial park in Manitoba. An engineered swim lake anchors day-use; 40 km of paved and gravel trails welcome bikes and horses; and the July Folk Festival brings 60,000 people onto the meadows for one weekend a year. Serviced camping loops handle every RV size and yurts round out the mix.

• 24 km from Winnipeg — closest big park
• Home of Winnipeg Folk Festival every July
• 40 km of paved cycling network
• Yurts, RV sites and equestrian facilities on site

Size

35 km²

Established

1967

Distance from Winnipeg

24 km

Campsites

500+

• Beach swimming

• Cycling the paved loop

• Horseback riding

• Winnipeg Folk Festival (July)

Reservations: Required · Frontcountry: Yes · Backcountry: No · RV: Yes · Glamping: Yes

• 3 major campground loops
• Yurts on the East Beach loop
• Full-service RV sites

• Cedar Bog Trail

  Easy · 3.5 km

  Boardwalk through a rare southern-Manitoba cedar stand.

• Aspen Trail

  Easy · 8 km

  Cyclable loop through prairie grove and open meadow.

• Bur Oak Trail

  Easy · 2.5 km

  Interpretive loop through Manitoba's iconic bur oak.

• Deer at dawn on the East Beach access road
• Folk Festival stage sunsets (July)
• Winter frost on bur oak stands

Peak: July (Folk Festival weekend + long weekends) · Shoulder: June, September

Book through Manitoba Parks Reservation Service — opens 90 days ahead of arrival.

Folk Festival weekend is not park-managed; separate festival camping.

• day-trip

  Winnipeg Beach + Bike

  Early drive out, beach morning, paved-loop bike, back to town for dinner.

• weekend

  Family Yurt Weekend

  Two nights in the East Beach yurts, beach + Nature Centre programs.

Our Travel Concierge builds custom itineraries around Birds Hill Provincial Park — permits, campsites, driving times, and shoulder-season strategy included.