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British Columbia Parks and Trails
Planning adventures in our British Columbia Parks and Trails
Parks, hiking trails, historic sites, heritage sites, rivers, lakes and natural areas in BC Canada
British Columbia parks and trails in Canada covers every type of landscape and seascape including mountain ranges, rivers, lakes, glaciers, forests, wetlands, wildlife, ecological and heritage. All play a big part in the creation of our BC parks system. Some of our BC Parks and heritage trails tells the long history of Canada. Others are for protection of wildlife, floral and fauna. Then there are those strictly designed for adventures and leisure living outdoors. There are over 11,400,000 hectares of BC parkland in Canada with over 2,700 kilometres of hiking and mountain biking trails.
Over 800+ BC Parks in the province
There are over 800 or so British Columbia parks in Canada. This, by no means, is the total number of wilderness and recreation parks in British Columbia, Canada as there are many others that do not fall under the Provincial umbrella. Other parks in the province includes a few National parks and many smaller community, regional, hyro and forestry recreation parks located throughout the province. Only 12.5% of our province is protected by BC Parks and 0.6% is protected by National Parks.
British Columbia parks and trails are used for many occasions and activities. The Khutzeymateen Provincial Park is Canada's only grizzly bear sanctuary. The Tweedsmuir Provincial Park is British Columbia's largest provincial park covering 989,616 hectares. On Vancouver Island the 440 metre Della Falls in Strathcona Park is Canada's highest waterfall and is one of the ten highest falls in the world! Parks are an important part of our province providing thousands an opportunity to enjoy the wilderness outdoors. It is said 6 out of 10 people living in BC visit a park every year. The British Columbia parks and recreation sites are here for yours and our tourism enjoyment. Please help us care for them and respect them. Do not leave garbage behind. Do not feed the wildlife. Always ask questions on the services, amenities, fees and rules to live by when in the park.British Columbia Parks and Trails in Canada Summary
British Columbia Parks and Trails in Canada
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Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Parks and Trails
Gulf Islands Parks and Trails
Haida Gwaii Parks and Trails
Kootenay Parks and Trails
Lower Mainland Parks and Trails
North BC Parks and Trails
Okanagan Parks and Trails
Sunshine Coast Parks and Trails
Thompson Shuswap Parks and Trails
Whistler Region Parks and Trails
Brandywine Falls Provincial Park
Brandywine Falls in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada is the main attraction in the 150 hectare Brandywine Falls Provincial Park. One of the key factors to the popularity of this park destination is the ease of access to view the falls.
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Whistler
Agate Beach, Naikoon Provincial Park
Many arrive at Agate Beach to find agate rock. A hard task for most is to pick an agate rock out from the millions of beautiful coloured rocks spilled over the beach. Agate colour varies too - from a clear-white, to yellowish-amber, greens and red.
Read moreTow Hill Road
Masset
Minnekhada Regional Park
The park is a developed area with a historic lodge and floral gardens and a recreation destination and a wildlife sanctuary built around the Pitt - Addington Marsh.
Read moreQuarry Road
Coquitlam
Fish Creek Park
Fish Creek Park is a community recreation destination exploring along three paved and gravel paths through a very well maintained demonstration forest on the banks of Fish Creek.
Read more119 Avenue
Fort St. John
Cultus Lake
Cultus Lake Provincial Park is a popular recreation and activity destination near Chilliwack, BC, Canada. This Vancouver area park surrounds a large fresh water lake decorated with sandy beaches and forested shorelines consisting of maple, hemlock and douglas-fir trees.
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Sicamous Creek Falls Trail
Sicamous Creek Falls Trail is located near Swansea Point on Mara Lake south of Sicamous, British Columbia, Canada. The 400 metre easy grade loop trail follows a set of stairs down an embankment to the base of the waterfall.
Read more2 Mile Road
Sicamous
Rosewall Provincial Park
A small wilderness park with a one hour hike along the banks of a creek leading to a small waterfall and picnic area. Located outside of Qualicum Beach in Deep Bay off of Hwy #19A.
Read moreQualicum
Khutzeymateen / K'tzim-a-Deen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary
The wildlife sanctuary is the first virgin eco system set aside for the declining population of the north coast Grizzly Bear. Khutzeymateen/K'tzim-a-Deen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary is the main part (45,000 hectares) of the 380,000 hectare no hunting zone.
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Alex Dobler Salmon Centre
Nestled just off of the Sunshine Coast Hwy on your way to Powell River sits the Alex Dobler Salmon Centre. From an educational Salmon hatchery, to an easy grade walking trail system, to a native plant garden, this area is packed full of activities for all ages!
Read more10556 Sunshine Coast Hwy, Powell River, BC
Powell River
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Hixon Falls
It is an easy-going short hiking trail (150 metres maybe) through a forest along the banks of the Hixon River which connects to a canyon and Hixon Falls. The canyon is home to chutes, river rapids, protective pools and swimming holes. It all depends on the season too, as river levels will fluctuate
Read moreHixon Creek Road
Hixon BC Canada
Dundarave Beach
Dundarave Park is a waterfront park popular because of the white sandy beach, marine scenery and a seawalk.
Read more25th Street
West Vancouver
Brilliant Suspension Bridge
Brilliant Road
Castlegar
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Glacier Gulch Trail
Glacier Gulch Trail in Smithers, British Columbia, Canada can be a muddy, steep hiking experience navigating rock cliffs and the muddy slopes up to the glacier on Hudson Bay Mountain. From the glacier, the views open right up looking out over the surrounding valley and providing views of Hudson Bay
Read moreGlacier Gulch Road
Smithers
Mt. 7 Lookout Trails - Mountain Biking
Mt. 7 Lookout is a mountain biking trail destination located south of the community of Golden, BC in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada.
Read moreMount 7 Road
Golden
Okanagan Lake
The shores of Okanagan Lake border many communities in the Okanagan Valley including Penticton in the south, Summerland and Peachland in the centre and Kelowna in the north. Because it is such a large lake it is home to many water activities, sandy beaches, parks, resorts.
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