Conservation Halton opened five out of their seven parks for biking and walking purposes: Crawford Lake, Kelso Summit, Rattlesnake, Hilton Falls, and Mount Nemo are open.
By the end of Sunday night, they had just shy of 18,000 visitors.
They are using an online registration system to limit the number of people in the parks at a time to ensure the health and safety of their guests and staff.
Chief Administrative Officer of Conservation Halton, Hassaan Basit, explains how they have used technology to measure the amount of visitors.
Basit says this new process brings your time at the gate to a total of three seconds rather than the four minutes it took before the pandemic.
He explains that if you do forget to register in advance or you need to pay, there is the option of pulling over and registering in a contactless way.
Over the course of the weekend Conservation Halton found that guests were good at abiding by the rules and keeping away from each other.
During the registration process, Conservation Halton has you fill out a pledge saying that you will abide by social distancing rules.
In the next weeks, they will be reviewing how to continue to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 while not posting so much signage that it takes away from the experience.
He says they are confident that they will find the right solutions together as they gather feedback after every visit.
Basit reminds visitors to use the reservation system in order to limit crowding and make the process of entering easier.
He asks people to respect the two hour limit they are given.
They want to make sure that the experience for everyone continues to equitable and asks for the people’s help in their efforts.
