The park has one campground, though it is divided by Lambly (Bear) Creek. There are 122 vehicle accessible sites in the park, including 18 doubles.

Reservation sites are # 1-80 and are found on the north side of the creek in two loops. These medium to large sized sites are found amongst well spaced trees and irrigated lawns. The trees are well trimmed and a mix of both coniferous and deciduous with many non-native species present. The effect is of fairly open, well manicured grounds. The sites are gravel and have a fire ring and picnic table on a cement pad. There are no BBQ table attachments.Nine of these sites back onto the creek and are slightly smaller and surrounded by more dense vegetation. If these reservable sites are not required for a reservation, they may be available on a first come first served basis.

Crossing the creek within the campground leads to sites 81-122 on the south side of the creek. These sites are available on a first come first served basis; during the peak season, a wait list must usually be established. This area of the park is newly landscaped (sites were developed in 1996) and though most of the area is now shaded, some of this area is still open with newly planted saplings, irrigated lawn and raised beds of bark mulch landscaped with low growing plants and bushes between the sites. This area has its own shower/washroom building and taps.

The park is open from March 28 to October 12 approx. A gatehouse is situated near the park entrance just off Westside Road with three payphones and an information shelter. There is a gate on Westside Road which is locked from 11:00pm to 7:00am during the operating season and then locked during the off-season, from October 13 to March 27.

Click here to make campsite reservations.

Vehicle Accessible Camping Fee: $24.00 per party /night
BC Senior's Rate (Shoulder Season only): $12.00 per senior's couple/night

No wilderness, backcountry or walk-in camping.

No group campsites.

Upon entering the campground, turn left to access the large day-use/picnic area with some 59 tables, 12 with BBQ attachments, and parking for 180 vehicles. The tables are spread out on lawns overlooking the beach and shaded by well spaced mature cottonwood and oak trees. The tables have a great view across the lake to the city of Kelowna and Knox Mountain. Right next to the parking lot is bathroom/change house with flush toilets that are wheelchair accessible. A kiosk beside the changehouse has interpretive signs discussing the area and some of the issues facing the park. The large, open lawns found throughout the park offer opportunities for a variety of activities.
Day-use Area Vehicle Parking Fee: $1.00 per vehicle / hour to a maximum of $3.00 per vehicle per/day. For information about yearly parking passes, or further information about parking fees, click here.

Wheelchair accessible; the park is mostly level, with paved and gravel roads. Showers and toilets have handicapped access.

Cold water is available for cooking and drinking and taps are located throughout the campground; from well water.

Flush and pit toilets are located conveniently throughout the campground. There is a washroom building found at the park entrance just past the gatehouse with the men's and women's sides each having one regular and one wheelchair accessible shower stall. A pit toilet is located beside the shower building. Two more flush toilet buildings are found next to sites 26 and 54. These also have shower stalls, one each for the men and women with access from the back of the building. The southern campsite loop has a washroom building with flush toilets and three shower stalls each for the men's and women's sides. A pit toilet is located beside site 91. There are also two pit toilets across Westside Road by the trailhead parking.

There are hot showers in the washrooms. There is no extra charge for showers and they are for registered guests only.

During the collecting season a sani-station/dump is available and a fee is charged for the service. The sani-station/dump is located across Westside road from the gatehouse next to the Canyon Trail parking area. Sani-station Use Fee: $2.00 per discharge

While campfires are allowed and campfire rings are provided at each campsite, we encourage visitors to conserve wood and protect the environment by minimizing the use of fire and using campstoves instead. Firewood can be purchased in the park or you may bring your own wood.Fees for firewood are set locally and may vary from park to park. Limited burning hours or campfire bans may be implemented. To preserve vegetation and ground cover, please don't gather firewood from the area around your campsite or elsewhere in the park (this is a ticketable offence under the Park Act). Dead wood is an important habitat element for many plants and animals and it adds organic matter to the soil.

An amphitheatre is located between the day-use parking and site 66. There are regularly scheduled interpretive programs offered during the summer season.

Gentle trails take hikers around the campsites and along the creek as it passes through the campground. The Bear Creek Canyon trail is a popular, more demanding hike offering spectacular views of the creek and the surrounding area. The trail leaves the parking lot and makes a loop of the canyon. Hikers can cross the creek on a footbridge to the north side of the canyon and begin their ascent of the slope. A sturdy staircase of milled lumber makes the climb a little easier and reduces impact on the plant life and soil structure. A viewpoint after the first flight of stairs offers a place to rest and look down at the creek.

The wide, hard-packed trail continues up the rim of the canyon with two more viewpoints perched on the edge of the canyon wall and hemmed in by chainlink fence. The view of the creek, as it meanders through the steep-walled canyon forming various ripples and small waterfalls, is fantastic. Gradually the trail levels out and then begins a descent to the creek. A pit toilet is located here. The trail follows the creek for a short distance before crossing to the south side.

The canyon forms a microclimate with noticeably different vegetation on the two sides of the creek. The slope on the north is dry with Ponderosa pine and bunches of grass while the cooler south side has Douglas fir and carpets of moss, evidence of more moisture and shade. Allow 1 hour to hike Canyon and for your own safety and preservation of the park, obey posted signs and keep to designated trails. Shortcutting trails destroys plant life and soil structure

There is a small playground located in the grassy area beside sites 30/31. It has a swingset with four swings and a small wooden platform with one slide. The equipment is set in sand.

Over 400 metres of coarse sandy beach stretches the length of the campground from the day-use area to the creek. There are pebbles on the beach but no big rocks in the water. The beach is narrow and the swim area is marked with buoys. There are NO LIFEGUARDS on duty at provincial parks.

Canoes and kayaks are welcome.

Open for boats will shallow hulls.

Various freshwater fish available in Okanagan Lake. Anyone fishing or angling in British Columbia must have an appropriate license and observe the following restrictions: there is a daily quota of 2 rainbow trout (only one over 50cm), no fishing for kokanee and single barbless hooks only.

Cycling on roadways in the park; helmets required.  No mountain biking trails.

No horseback riding.