Our Future

The British Columbia protected areas system is guided by planning processes that: establish goals for the overall management of protected areas; and, identify potential lands and waters to be added to the system.

BC Parks participates in interagency planning initiatives focussed on regional land-use planning and marine protected areas planning and management.

As well, BC Parks prepares management plans to guide how a protected area will be managed over the next ten to twenty years. The plan sets out objectives and actions for conservation, development, interpretation and operation of a protected area. A management plan relies on current information relating to such subjects as natural values, cultural values, and recreation opportunities within a protected area and resource activities occurring on surrounding lands.

This Planning Section of BC Parks' website provides information on the process used to prepare management plans, current plans and background reports

• Management Planning Information
• Active Management Planning Processes
• Summary of Park Designations
• Provincial Park Boundary Adjustment Policy
• Fixed Roof Accommodation Policy
• Research