BC Parks to add over 400 new campsites for camping season

BC Parks has added 431 new campsites throughout the province this year.

The new campsites have been added in high demand areas such as the Kootenay Rockies, Thompson Okanagan, Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.

Along with the additional campsites, existing facilities and infrastructure have been upgraded or added in many campgrounds, the BC government said.

The new facilities includes roads, water taps, power, dishwashing stations, accessible toilets, trails and a new large shower building at the Hampton campground in E.C. Manning Provincial Park.

A new playground has also been installed at Shuswap Lake, while walk-in sites at Montague Harbour all have individual food caches.

“With the expansion, there are now 11,000 camping spaces at 1,100 recreation sites around the province, for those who enjoy a more rustic experience,” said Doug Donaldson, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development.

Here are the new campsites

• Manning-Hampton, near Hope – 20
• Sxwexwnitkw, near Okanagan Falls – 6
• Shuswap Lake, near Salmon Arm – 57
• Bear Creek, near West Kelowna – 21
• Kettle River group site (near Rock Creek), which is now capable of accommodating more than 80 people.
• Golden Ears backcountry, near Maple Ridge – 6
• Flora Loop Campground, at Chilliwack Lake  – 31
• Montague Harbour, on Galiano Island – 15
• Rathtrevor, near Parksville – 18
• Desous Mountain, near Williams Lake – 9
• Englishman Creek, near Fernie – 11
• Carnes Creek, near Revelstoke – 15
• Red Lake, near Kamloops – 15
• Island Lake, near Winfield – 34
• Rocky Point, near Abbotsford – 20
• Cascade Peninsula, near Harrison Hot Springs – 10
• Stave West Lower Kersley, near Mission – 85
• Pye Beach, near Sayward – 9
• Nixon Creek, near Cowichan Lake – 17
• San Juan, near Port Renfrew – 10
• Miller Creek, near Campbell River – 21