Everyone’s relationship with nature is unique and special. Our park visitors reflect the diversity of British Columbia and bring with them diverse ways in which they connect to parks and outdoor spaces. Last fall, members of BC Parks team met Sona and her family when they volunteered to participate in a photo and video shoot …
An interview with BC Parks Area Supervisor Jade If you’ve been lucky enough to visit Anhluut’ukwsim Laxmihl Angwinga’asanskwhl Nisga’a (Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Park), you know of its breathtaking beauty. It features one of the youngest and most accessible volcanic features in B.C. It is also the first provincial park to be jointly managed by a …
If you’ve spent time at Mount Seymour Provincial Park, you’ve experienced its incredible splendor – an opportunity to experience forests, wetlands and alpine and a wide variety of recreation activities only kilometres from downtown Vancouver. Due to its proximity to the city, this park is no stranger to crowds. Mt Seymour is a popular park …
Making sure attractants are secured is a common practice for many people when venturing into the great outdoors. But in Valhalla Park near Slocan B.C., an unsuspecting attractant is causing problems with local wildlife. Known as a scenic area perched in the high alpine of the Selkirk Mountains, a backcountry campground and rock climbing area …
Since 2013, Brian Menounos’ team at UNBC has been doing research on the Kokanee Glacier just outside of Nelson in southeastern B.C. This work began as part of a five-year study of the cryosphere (frozen environments) in the Canadian portion of the Columbia River Basin. This project was carried out by the Canadian Columbia River …
In the past year, BC Parks established a program of ongoing design research that provides direct access to feedback from the people who use our services. We regularly share what we learn from our research sessions on this blog. In December 2022, we conducted usability testing with people who volunteered to take part in design …
We love hearing your questions and comments about our reservation service. Sometimes we hear questions that make us realize we need to communicate better about some of the myths that have popped up over the years, and this blog aims to do just that. We want everyone to have a positive camping experience from your …
We are so lucky to have Isaac as one of our rangers. Isaac is one of BC Parks’ former student rangers who is now working as a park ranger, based in Bella Coola. In 2019 and 2020, Isaac started his career at BC Parks as a student ranger crew lead based in Cranbrook and Penticton. …
In case you missed them, we wanted to share some stories of BC Parks in the news over the last few months. From volunteer-led plantings in parks to help pollinating insects to impressive community sporting events, we’ll be providing updates like these moving forward to make sure the great work taking place in parks and …
BC Parks has more than 235 parks with campgrounds including frontcountry, backcountry and marine sites. There are over 11,000 frontcountry campsites and over 1,000 backcountry campsites. Demand for camping has been steadily increasing year-over-year. Since 2019, there has been a 26.5% growth in reservations. This past season was a record year surpassing 300,000 reservations. 2022 …