BC Parks Statistics
As of December 3, 2008:
14.26%, or 13.5 million hectares, is the overall size of the protected areas system in the whole of the province of British Columbia (this includes national parks, and national park reserves, as well as provincial parks and protected areas).
The size of the protected areas system administered and managed by BC Parks (which includes those areas formally established by the Park Act, Ecological Reserve Act, Protected Areas of British Columbia Act or the ) is 972 parks and protected areas, totalling 13.01 million hectares.
2006 Park Facilities:
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Campgrounds (vehicle accessible): 340
- Campsites (vehicle accessible): 11,125
- Day-use areas (vehicle
accessible) recording visitor use: 263
- Number of day-use parking spots: 15,585
- Boat launch areas: 11
- Kilometers of hiking trails (approximate): 7,000
BC Parks Campground Reservation Service:
In 2006, over 68,000 people made reservations in 78 parks across the province; 68% (approx) of these reservations were made through the Discover Camping website and 32% ( approx) were processed through the call centre.
Make your reservation at www.discovercamping.ca or phone 1-800-689-9025 (604-689-9025 in Greater Vancouver).
