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BC Parks 100

It started with Strathcona Provincial Park in 1911 and now BC Parks has grown to be one of the largest park systems in the world. More about celebrating BC Parks' 100th Birthday »

Porteau Cove Provincial Park

Located on the beautiful Howe Sound Fjord offering a wide range of recreational activities. Open year-round. More about Porteau Cove »

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June 27, 2011 Learn to Fish

Angling for some family fun? Learn to Fish!

As part of our 100th anniversary celebrations, BC Parks provided a grant of $5,000, supporting 16 additional sessions at parks in the Okanagan, Kamloops and Vancouver Island regions. Province-wide a total of 53 sessions were scheduled through the summer in 12 provincial parks.

» Click for more details about Learn to Fish

June 26, 2011 Special Geocache Event!

BC Parks Centennial Geocaching Event!

Launch of the special centennial geocaching event with 100 caches placed in BC Parks, private campgrounds, recreation sites and Parks Canada.
Location: Miracle Beach

» Link to BC Parks Centennial Geocaching Event

June 16, 2011 Backcountry Registration now available online

BC Parks Discover Camping Backcountry Registration System allows you to purchase a backcountry permit before leaving home. This service provides the convenience of paying the registration fee by credit card and eliminates the need to fill out a registration form at the park.

» Backcountry Registration Link

May 26, 2011 Healthy by Nature Forum

On September 20-23, 2011, BC Parks co-hosted the Healthy by Nature Forum, an interdisciplinary conference on the human health and well-being benefits of time spent in nature.

» Healthy by Nature Forum Link

May 3, 2011 Free Parking in BC Parks

Effective May 3, 2011, parking fees in all BC Parks were eliminated!

If you purchased an annual parking pass after September 1, 2010 and would like a refund, please complete this form (or if you cannot print the form, send a note with the required information) and mail it with your parking pass to BC Parks in Victoria:

Visitor Services Branch

PO Box 9398 Stn Prov Govt

Victoria, BC V8W 9M9

Refund cheques will be mailed to the address you provide on the form. If you have questions please contact Park Info

» Parking Refund Link

April 28, 2011 Calling All Youth!

Passionate about the outdoors and leadership? Want to make a difference in your community? Get Outside BC was an all-expenses-paid project taking place last summer! 40 youth from across BC attended a leadership summit in Squamish. The project was organized and delivered by BC Parks, Parks Canada, Mountain Equipment Co-op, Child and Nature Alliance and CPAWS-BC. British Columbia youth between the ages of 14 and 18 were invited to apply.

» Get Outside BC Link

April 12, 2011 BC Parks Turns 100!

BC Parks celebrated it’s 100th birthday on March 1^st, 2011, marking the formation of Strathcona Provincial Park.

» See Strathcona’s birth certificate

March 31, 2011 BC Parks Historical Slideshow

Check out our interactive history slideshow! Have you ever wondered where Jerry the Moose came from? How about when your favorite park was created? This slideshow highlights many of the events and people that helped shape BC Parks into one of the best park systems in the world.

» Check out the Historical Slideshow!

March 15, 2011 New and improved Ecological Reserve Guidebook now available

Each Ecological Reserve page now includes extended information on climate change impacts and cultural resources, and links to research reports. As new information is gathered, these resources will be updated.

» See our Ecological Reserve pages

Check out the winners of the BC Parks Kid's Art Contest from last summer.

Last summer we hosted a Parks 100 event to bring 10 local youth to the Bugaboos on a weeklong climbing camp and had a cinematographer come along to make a short video about it. Watch the video…