List of protected areas of British Columbia
Appearance
British Columbia Parks | ||
---|---|---|
Statistics | ||
Type | Number | Area (ha) |
Provincial Parks Recreation Areas Conservancies Ecological Reserves Protected Areas |
640 2 156 148 81 |
10,514,446 5,929 2,998,507 160,456 383,892 |
Campgrounds | 340 | |
Campsites | 11,075 | |
Boat launch areas | 119 | |
km of hiking trails | 2,767 |
The following is a list of all provincial parks and protected areas within British Columbia. As of June 2015, there are a total of 1,029 protected areas in the British Columbia Parks and Protected Areas System, covering a total of 14,063,250 hectares (34,751,000 acres), or 14.4% of all lands in the province.[1]
Designations
The BC Parks and Protected Areas System consists of five different designations:[1]
- Provincial Parks: Significant protected Crown lands, divided into three classes:
- Class A Parks: Dedicated lands to preserve their natural environments. Development is generally restricted for recreational facilities only.
- Class B Parks: Additional activities and uses are permitted, provided that they are not detrimental to recreational values.
- Class C Parks: Managed by a local board, and are generally smaller, providing local recreational amenities.
- Recreation Areas: Land set aside for recreational use by the public. It is also land that is being evaluated by BC Parks from both a protected area value and an economic opportunity perspective to determine whether the area should be "upgraded" to full protected area status or returned to integrated resource management lands.
- Conservancies: Lands that are protected and maintained for biological diversity, natural environments, and recreational values. These lands are also explicitly recognized for social, ceremonial and cultural uses of First Nations.
- Protected Areas: A natural area that generally has existing or proposed activities that are normally restricted from a provincial park, such as an industrial road, pipeline, transmission line or communications site.
- Ecological Reserves: An area reserved for its ecological importance, and providing suitable scientific research and educational purposes, representative examples of natural ecosystems or ecological recovery from human activity, habitat for rare or endangered native plants and animals, and/or unique and rare examples of botanical, zoological or geological phenomena.
List of parks and protected areas
Please refer to the BC Parks website for lists of parks/protected areas and ecological reserves.
Former Provincial Parks
Name of former park | Area | Dates | Location | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
Barkerville Provincial Park | 227 hectares (560 acres) | De-designated 2006.[169] | 53°05′20″N 121°30′40″W / 53.08889°N 121.51111°W | |
Canal Flats Provincial Park | ||||
China Beach Provincial Park | De-designated in 1996 | Merged with other parks to form Juan de Fuca Provincial Park | ||
Christie Memorial Provincial Park | 3 hectares (7.4 acres) | Rescinded 28 February 2013 | 49°20′51″N 119°34′28″W / 49.34750°N 119.57444°W | Rescinded per OIC 91, 28 February 2013, and transferred to local government administration.[170] |
Kledo Creek Provincial Park | 6 hectares (15 acres) area | De-designated 2006.[169][171] | 54.2 kilometres (33.7 mi) west of Fort Nelson along BC Highway 97 (which is the Alaska Highway through British Columbia).[172]58°49′46″N 123°30′57″W / 58.82944°N 123.51583°W | Former park that was delisted as a Provincial Park in 2006.[169][171] The BC Ministry of the Environment deemed that the six-hectare park did "not add to the ecological or recreational portfolio of the BC Parks system" and therefore, returned it to the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands for administration.[173] It is still indicated as Kledo Creek Park on some maps and is located on Kledo Creek and the Alaska Highway.[174][175] |
Spahats Creek Provincial Park | De-designated 2004 | 10.2 kilometres (6.3 mi) north of Clearwater on Clearwater Valley Road (Wells Gray Park road) | Wells Gray Provincial Park was extended south in 1997 and surrounded Spahats Creek Park. The two parks were officially merged in 2004 and a new entrance sign for Wells Gray replaced the Spahats Creek sign. The 20-unit government campground at Spahats Creek was closed in 2005 and replaced with a large parking lot for visitors viewing Spahats Falls, the former park's main attraction. | |
Sudeten Provincial Park | De-designated 2006.[169] | |||
Andy Bailey Provincial Park | 196 hectares (480 acres) | 58°33′N 122°30′W / 58.550°N 122.500°W | Named for a Fort Nelson-area pioneer who created trail then road access to the lake.[176] |
References
- ^ a b "Summary of the Parks and Protected Areas System". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ "Adams Lake (Bush Creek Site) Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Adams Lake Marine Provincial Park - Poplar Point Site". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Adams Lake Marine Provincial Park - Refuge Bay". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Adams Lake Marine Provincial Park - Spillman Beach Site". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Akamina-Kishinena Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Alexandra Bridge Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Aleza Lake Ecological Reserve". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ "Alice Lake Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Allison Lake Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- ^ "Alty Conservancy". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- ^ "Ambrose Lake Ecological Reserve". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ "Anarchist Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ "Anderson Bay Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- ^ "Anderson Flats Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- ^ "Anne Vallee (Triangle Island) Ecological Reserve". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ "Anstey Hunakwa Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- ^ "Apodaca Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- ^ "Arctic Pacific Lakes Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- ^ "Arrow Lakes Provincial Park – Shelter Bay". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- ^ "Arrowstone Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- ^ "Artlish Caves Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- ^ "Atlin/Téix'gi Aan Tlein Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- ^ "Atna River Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- ^ "Babine Lake Marine Provincial Park – Pendleton Bay Site". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ "Babine Lake Marine Provincial Park – Pinkut Creek Site". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ "Babine Lake Marine Provincial Park – Smithers Landing Site". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ "Babine Mountains Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ "Babine River Corridor Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ "Baeria Rocks Ecological Reserve". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ "Ballingall Islets Ecological Reserve". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ "Bamberton Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ "Banana Island Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ "Banks Nii Łuutiksm Conservancy". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ "Baynes Island Ecological Reserve". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ "Bear Creek Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ "Bear Glacier Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ "Bearhole Lake Provincial Park and Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ "Bear Island Conservancy". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ "Beatton Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ "Beatton River Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ "Beaumont Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ "Beaver Creek Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Beaver Valley Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Becher's Prairie Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Bedard Aspen Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Bednesti Lake Ecological Reserve". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ "Bella Coola Estuary Conservancy". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Bellhouse Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Beresford Island Ecological Reserve". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ "Big Bar Lake Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Big Basin Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Big Bunsby Marine Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Big Creek Ecological Reserve". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ "Big Creek Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Big White Mountain Ecological Reserve". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ "Bijoux Falls Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Birkenhead Lake Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Bishop Bay - Monkey Beach Conservancy". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Bishop Bay - Monkey Beach Corridor Conservancy". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Bishop River Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Blackcomb Glacier Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Blackwater Creek Ecological Reserve". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ "Blanket Creek Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Bligh Island Marine Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Blue/Dease Rivers Ecological Reserve". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ "Blue Earth Lake Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Blue River Black Spruce Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Blue River Pine Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Bobtail Mountain Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Bocock Peak Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Bodega Ridge Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Bonaparte Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Boothman's Oxbow Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Border Lake Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Boulder Creek Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Boundary Creek Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Bowen Island Ecological Reserve". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ "Bowron Lake Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Bowser Ecological Reserve". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ "Boya Lake Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Boyle Point Provincial Park and Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Brackendale Eagles Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Brandywine Falls Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Brent Mountain Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Bridal Veil Falls Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Bridge Lake Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Bridge River Delta Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Brim River Hot Springs Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Bromley Rock Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Browne Lake Ecological Reserve". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Browne Lake Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Broughton Archipelago Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Broughton Archipelago Conservancy". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Buccaneer Bay Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Buck Hills Road Ecological Reserve". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ "Buckinghorse River Wayside Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Bugaboo Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Bulkley Junction Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Bull Canyon Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Burdwood Group Conservancy". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Burges James Gadsden Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Burgoyne Bay Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Burns Lake Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Burnt Bridge Creek Conservancy". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Burnt Cabin Bog Ecological Reserve". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ "Buse Lake Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Butler Ridge Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Byers/Conroy/Harvey/Sinnett Islands Ecological Reserve". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ "Caligata Lake Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
- ^ "Call Lake Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
- ^ "Callaghan Conservancy". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
- ^ "Callaghan Lake Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
- ^ "Calvert Island Conservancy". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
- ^ "Canim Beach Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
- ^ "Cathedral Provincial Park and Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Chukachida River Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Churn Creek Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Claud Elliot Creek Ecological Reserve". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Columbia Lake Ecological Reserve". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Craig Headwaters Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Damdochax Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Darke Lake Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Duck Lake Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Dunn Peak Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Ekwan Lake Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Enderby Cliffs Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Foster Arm Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Giscome Portage Trail Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Goguka Creek Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Greenbush Lake Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Hay River Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Holliday Creek Arch Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Homathko River-Tatlayoko Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Jesse Falls Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Khutzeymateen Provincial Park [a.k.a. Khutzeymateen/K'tzim-a-deen Grizzly Sanctuary], Khutzeymateen Inlet Conservancy, Khutzeymateen Inlet West Conservancy". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ "Kiskatinaw River Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Kitsulkalum Lake North Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Klin-se-za Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Klua Lakes Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Lac du Bois Grasslands Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Lower Raush Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Lundmark Bog Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Mount Tzuhalem Ecological Reserve". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Bridge River Delta Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Nechako Canyon Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Nitinat River Ecological Reserve". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Okanagan Lake Provincial Park". British Columbia, Ministry of Environment. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park". British Columbia, Ministry of Environment. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Pitman River Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Pitt Polder Ecological Reserve". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Portage Brule Rapids Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Robson Bight Ecological Reserve". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Sikanni Chief Canyon Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Sikanni Chief Falls Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Sikanni Old Growth Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Six Mile Hill Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Snowy Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Solander Island Ecological Reserve". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Stein Valley Nlaka'pamux Heritage Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ "Swan Creek Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Tatshenshini-Alsek Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ "Thinahtea Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Trial Islands Ecological Reserve". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Upper Raush Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Vaseux Lake Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Vaseux Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ "White Lake Grasslands Protected Area". BC Parks. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ^ a b c d MISCELLANEOUS STATUTES AMENDMENT ACT, 2006
- ^ "Christie Memorial Park". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ a b additional detail
- ^ 54.2 km as reported by Google maps distance along the 97 her
- ^ Four New Class A Parks for British Columbia
- ^ "'Fort Nelson to Kledo Creek' bike map". Veloroutes.org. (zoom in on map to see location)
- ^ guidebook listing for Kledo Creek Park
- ^ Andy Bailey Provincial Park
See also
- List of Canadian provincial parks
- List of National Parks of Canada
- List of municipal and regional parks in British Columbia
External links
- BC Parks - A complete list of BC Parks managed land.