Free Camping Experience - please post yours below!
Over 1200 British Columbia Recreation Sites have been created throughout B.C. These campsites, many of which are free campsites are located near great hiking and fishing areas. There are three types of recreation sites:
The Joys of Camping For Free in British Columbia
- Managed with fees,
- Managed without fees, and
- User maintained.
The following document lists all BC Forest Rec Sites
PDF List of British Columbia Free Forest Recreation Sites
Interactive Online Map – Free Camping sites.
It is best to use both the online map and pdf list of Rec. Sites to help find a location for your next free camping trip in British Columbia!
Also see Murphy Shewchuck’s article on Free Camping in BC.
Map of Kelowna’s Free Forest Recreation Camp Sites
Camp for Free on Crown Land.
Crown Land – administered by each province
Camping in Canada on Crown Land is always free.
(Yes this is True…Free Camping – one reason why I love Canada!)
When camping on Crown Land your power source is always close – just plug into the nearest current bush 
…or just get one of those nifty solar panels that you can plug into!
The way to camp on crown land is to drive to a place you can safely park at. A good area to park is usually on some logging road. Try not to park on highways as your car may get damaged and more importantly could actually be a danger to other motorists. Once you have found a parking area just backpack to a vista or nice secret fishing hole and enjoy the great outdoors. …and bears…and cougars…bugs…etc (Don’t forget the toilet paper. Oh …and always flush!)
Tags: bc camping, crown land, free camping, Hiking, Recreation Site
8 responses to Camp for Free in B.C.
Interesting.
I’ve actually just recently come into a body of fascinating rights that I was never aware I had. Canada is freakin’ awesome.
Dan, what are you talking about?
How can I find a map of crown lands?
Hey Nathan,
Here is a good link to start with. It will keep you busy as you go through the various levels in the online government mapping system. If you email the goverment via this link – they should answer any crown land questions – they have always answered me quickly. http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/clad/tenure_programs/programs/sitemaps/index.html
Hi Clayton–
That link takes me nowhere. Any other suggestions? I too am interested.
Hello Rose, if the link you are speaking of is the British Columbia crown land link in the comment above, I have now updated it and have pased it here as well http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/clad/tenure_programs/programs/sitemaps/index.html Thank you very much for pointing out the problem!
Wunderbar!
Thank you so much for your help!
Free Camping in the Fraser Valley and Okanagan? I haven’t been to free camping areas in the Fraser Valley like I have been in the Okanagan so when a Tracks and Trails visitor asked about Free Camping that you could get to without a 4X4 in the lower mainland and Okanagan I figured I would post the question here and hope for some help.
I will ask that the areas could be narrowed down as I know of many spots in the Okanagan and I be there are zillions in the Fraser Valley?
i use http://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/ too. it’s directed me to some pretty cool spots. good info. thanks clayton.
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