It will cost more to camp in a Saskatchewan provincial park this summer. 

Wednesday morning the Government of Saskatchewan released their 2017 nightly camping launch schedule and fees. 

Prices increases were made to nightly camping, group camping, seasonal camping, reservation, change and cancellation fees, in addition to vehicle entry permits. 

In a news release, the government attributed the price hike to higher park operating costs, "and in order to provide a high level of service to an increasing number of visitors, adjustments to fees have been made."

Those "adjustments" are as follows:

- $2-$4 for nightly camping

- $2-$10 for entry permits

- $8-$16 for group camping

- $113-$125 for seasonal camping

- $2-$5 for reservation fees

The province says fees for swimming lessons and organized youth group camping trips are unchanged. 

In addition to announcing the new fees, the province released the online booking schedule for the respective parks:

The schedule for 2017 provincial campsite reservations (photo courtesy: Government of Saskatchewan)

Reservations will open at 7 a.m. each day and the queuing system will begin each morning at 6:40.  As customers attempt to access the reservation website between 6:40 and 7 a.m., they will be moved to the queue waiting area.  

Seasonal camping applications are currently being accepted through February 2, with campsite allocations determined by a lottery system.  For more details, click here. 

In 2016 the province set a record for visitation, saying just under 4-million people came through park gates - an increase of about 108,000 from the previous record in 2015.