Day-Use Parking Fees

There is a day-use vehicle parking fee of $1.00/vehicle/ per hour to a maximum of $3.00/vehicle/day (including all taxes) at 27 provincial parks on Vancouver Island (currently no charge at MacMillan Provincial Park) and in the Lower Mainland and 13 provincial parks in the Thompson and Okanagan areas. All fees collected are reinvested into all provincial parks and protected areas throughout British Columbia and not just limited to the fee-collecting parks. Please note: the vehicle parking fee at any of the 40 locations will not apply to visitors camping at that park.

Annual Parking Pass

An annual parking pass can also be purchased, which allows unlimited vehicle parking in all these parks. As of April 5, 2007, the cost is $25.00 (including all taxes) for 12 months from the date of purchase. Annual parking passes are non-transferable and non-refundable. Please note: BC Parks parking passes are not valid in municipally or federally run parks, but are valid only for the BC parks listed below.

Here is a list of provincial parks charging parking fees, the rate and where to obtain an annual parking pass in the park:

Below is a list of Tourism British Columbia Visitor Centres that are selling the annual parking passes. Click here for a detailed list of Visitor Centres' addresses, hours of operation and mode of payment (pdf format).