Want to plan a last-minute camping trip? Same-day bookings are available at many campgrounds across B.C., and are possible when a front country park or campground has three things: Some parks may have the same-day booking option during peak season but not shoulder-season. This can be because of limited staffing during the shoulder-season. Parks that …
Coquihalla Canyon Park, home to the Othello Tunnels, experienced extensive damage during extreme rain and flooding in November 2021. Since then, the park has remained closed as structures such as bridges and tunnels have been compromised, rendering them unsafe for public access. Read on to learn more about why the park remains closed and unsafe …
With spring right around the corner, ice is starting to thaw across B.C. As the season changes, it’s important to know how to stay safe around ice, and when it’s time to pack away your skates or ice fishing rods. As temperatures rise, frozen bodies of water may no longer be safe to recreate on. …
At BC Parks, our mission is to preserve and protect the natural beauty of British Columbia’s wilderness while providing enjoyable recreational experiences for all visitors. In alignment with this commitment, we’re providing a reminder on our generator use policy aimed at enhancing the tranquility of the park environments and encouraging the use of sustainable alternatives. …
Continuing our ‘BC Parks stories’ series, we’re excited to bring you highlights of some of the BC Parks projects and stories shared in the news over the past few months. From family fun at Rivers Day in Port Alberni, to improvements and new facilities in popular parks, we’ve seen some compelling stories that we’re happy …
As part of our mission to protect the many special natural places across British Columbia, in addition to provincial parks, BC Parks oversees over 150 ecological reserves. Ecological reserves are home to many rare and endangered plants, animals and natural phenomena, and are critical to B.C.’s distinct biological diversity – they are unique, sensitive natural …
BC Parks runs a program of ongoing design research that allows us to learn continuously from the people who use our products and services. In this blog, we share the findings of that research and how it influences what we do. Earlier this year, we launched the new BC Parks website. But reaching the launch …
Blog and photos by Natasha, Community Liaison Officer – North Coast Skeena Region The air was warm on Tuesday morning as we slowly walked the forested trail, stopping every few steps to make notes on our data collection sheets. We placed a check mark for each squirrel seen, a squirrel vocalization heard, or the many …
We know people in B.C. love to camp, and we hear a lot of feedback about what you like and what improvements you’d like to see. In 2023, we made a number of improvements to camping in BC Parks based on this feedback, and we thought we’d take this opportunity to summarize the changes made …
Guest blog by John D. Reynolds (iNaturalist lead from Simon Fraser University). John visited Flat Lake in late summer 2022 and observed significant impacts from recent wildfire impacts. In August 2021, a wildfire burned much of Flat Lake Park, located 27 km southwest of 100 Mile House. Flat Lake features a mosaic of lakes popular …