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(cover photo: Boya Lake / Destination BC)
A Summer Road Trip to BC’s Sunshine Coast
Categories: Featured
Guest post by Mary-Ann Bell / The Camping & RV Coalition Camping season is upon us! Temperatures are heating up and the kids are almost out of school, which is a perfect combination for... Read More
Get Ready to Play at Purden Lake Provincial Park
Categories: BC Parks News | Community Event | Our People
On June 16, BC Parks unveiled the first playground with universally accessible features in Northern B.C. at Purden Lake Provincial Park. To celebrate, kids and adults were invited to come explore,... Read More
Happy Birthday, Swan Lake Provincial Park!
Categories: BC Parks News | Community Event | Featured
BC Parks has a long and storied history: the first provincial park (Strathcona) was officially designated a park in 1911, and since then this number has grown to over 1,000 parks and protected... Read More
Student Rangers Spring Into Action
Categories: BC Parks News
Written by Pamela Roth With rakes, saws, loppers, shovels and a heavy Pulaski axe in hand, six student rangers head out onto a trail at Cultus Lake, ready to take on whatever lies... Read More
BC Parks and volunteers fighting the spread of invasive species
Categories: BC Parks News
Written by Pamela Roth Have you ever had a guest who wouldn’t leave? They start to take over your space and soon you find their stuff all over the place? That’s kind of what invasive species... Read More
