Special Passes
Ontario Parks Pass
Ready to explore Ontario Parks? Borrow a free day use pass with your library card and plan your next outdoor adventure! Passes can be signed out for one week.
The Ontario Parks Pass is a borrowable vehicle permit that provides day use access to over 100 provincial parks for all occupants in your vehicle.
Park Passes FAQs
With a valid Severn Library card, you can borrow a pass for one week. We have individual Ontario Parks Passes that can be borrowed. We also have a special kits that would be great to borrow along with the Pass – check out all the different items on the Try it Before You Buy It shelf.
Search “Park Pass” in our catalogue to find out if any Ontario Parks 2025 Vehicle Permit are available or call the library before you visit. Sorry we do not reserve the passes.
The pass covers the cost of park admission, is valid for day use only and does not cover overnight stays or the costs of renting equipment.
Visit the Ontario Parks Pass blog to learn more about all the exciting ways to use your pass, and to understand all of the borrowing conditions at the parks. We recommend that you plan ahead. Park capacity limits still apply and parks close when they are full.
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Ontario Parks offers a service for visitors to obtain daily vehicle permits in advance of their visit at select provincial parks. Library patrons who have borrowed a Commercial Day Use Permit to visit Ontario Parks are encouraged to obtain an advance daily vehicle permit, also commonly known as a day use reservation, for all visits to participating parks to guarantee their access.
For a list of participating parks, please visit our day use site.
To use the advanced daily vehicle permit reservation system, library patrons can use the serial number located on the back of the Commercial Day Use Permit to reserve their day use access free of charge in one of two ways at participating parks:
- Online at reservations.ontarioparks.ca
- By phone at 1-888-ONT-PARK (1-888-668-7275) – Open daily from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
When patrons arrive at a park, they will need to bring the permit that they have borrowed from the library and a printed or electronic copy of the confirmation e-mail that indicates that they have secured a reservation at the park on the day of the visit.
You are responsible for returning the pass at the end of the one-week borrowing period. If you lose the pass there is a replacement fee for the pass ($110) and your borrowing privileges will be affected.
Toronto Zoo Pass
The Toronto Zoo Pass is good for 2 adults and 4 children. Bring along with the pass a library card, with photo ID from one adult that matches the name on the receipt or library card.
Royal Ontario Museum
Provides complimentary day-use access for yourself and up to 3 guests. Bring your library card & ID, the ROM pass and proof the pass is signed out to you (receipt, email confirmation, or your Library APP)
Visit the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) on us! The Royal Ontario Museum is a museum of art, world culture and natural history in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. From dinosaurs to mummies, Chinese architecture to Indigenous objects, and meteorites to precious jewels — the venue includes a world-class collection of art objects and natural history specimens from around the world and across the ages.
Parking passes
The Library has two parking passes available.
Georgian Bay Township parking pass … Each parking pass covers the parking at Port Severn Park (17 Port Severn Rd. N.) and South Gibson Lake Rd. Turnaround (in front of posted signage).
Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Area parking pass (2 passes) … Provides complimentary day-use access for one vehicle (excluding buses) and its occupants at Elba Wetlands, Fort Willow, Glencairn, Minesing Wetlands, Nottawasaga Bluffs, Osprey Wetlands, Petun, Tiffin, Utopia. Users are advised to consult the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority website for important information park locations, visits, hours of operation, and closures so you can plan your visit accordingly.
MacLaren Art Centre Pass
Borrow a Family Membership from the MacLaren Art Centre and open doors to a wide range of unique experiences! The MacLaren Art Centre is the regional public art gallery serving the residents of Barrie, the County of Simcoe and the surrounding area. The Gallery has a permanent collection of contemporary Canadian art held in trust for the public and presents a year-round programme of world-class exhibitions, education activities and special events.
A Family Membership offers : family pass, free admission to popular Family Sunday programs for up to four children, 10% discount on classes and registered programs, 10% discount in the Gallery Shop and free admission to participating Galeries Ontario Galleries (GOG – over 60 of them) institutions with a reciprocal admission program and more!