Provincial Park public recreation

I was asked to help find a good kayaking trip and join a friend for 3 days and two nights of outdoor adventure. After a lot of research we decided to head for Clearwater Lake in Wells Gray Provincial Park. The clear waters surrounded by the pristine wilderness in the Cariboo Mountain Range did not [...]

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that’s me up at Matier Glacier middle/2nd joffre lake Well I just finished visiting a friend in the Pemberton/Darcy area near Whistler. On my last day, he had to work, but I went on my planned hike to Joffre Lakes PP. So here is my tale. The Park is about a 15 minute drive north [...]

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Helmcken Waterfalls can be viewed by heading to Wells Gray Provincial Park and turning off of Hwy #5 at Clearwater or turning off Hwy 97 at 100 Mile House and then heading towards Clearwater through Little Fort. Once you have entered the corridor areea – see pdf map here – watch for the Helmcken Rim [...]

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There’s soon going to be more reasons to get out and enjoy Prince Edward Island’s great outdoors. The Government of Canada-National Trails Coalition partnership announced funding Thursday for the revitalization of eight trail projects in P.E.I. The federal government is contributing $383,500 to the projects and the National Trails Coalition and its partners are expected [...]

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I am planning for a 3 day kayaking trip in Wells Gray Provincial Park this coming weekend.  Just wanted to share some great hiking trail info about the area. This site provides Wells Gray route information and is defined by the type of activity. Kayaking, Hiking, Camping etc. This site is built by one of [...]

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Hiking Trails and Provincial Parks of the Shuswap area. Please comment below with your pictures and any stories or descriptions of your favourite Shuswap hiking and camping areas. The beautiful area of the Shuswap is enjoyed by many. The Trans-Canada Highway runs near the southern shore of Shuswap Lake providing easy access to the area [...]

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Albas Falls is one of the 26 sites included in the Shuswap Lake Marine Provincial Park.  At the Northwest end of Seymour Arm this 3km (1.8) hiking trail leads from the shores of the Shuswap Lake up both sides of Celesta Creek past five gorgeous waterfalls as well as a waterwheel and flume! The park [...]

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British Columbia Provincial Park Campsites can be reserved but a caution for online reservations can be taken from my experience. When reserving a Provincial Park Campsite one can reserve a site up to 90 days in advance.  In May, my family and I along with 3 other families decided on reserving a few sites at [...]

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Okanagan Highlands Trail is now the only verified route to backpack, hike, mountain bike or horse back to the summit of Little White.  A Provincial Park Ranger spoke with my son yesterday (as he was getting unstuck from the Bellevue Creek Forest Fire Access road – which will be deactivated soon) and told him that [...]

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The Cathedral Provincial Park boundaries follows the British Columbia / Washington State border on the South, the Ewart Creek on the East and on the West and North by the Ashnola River.  Cathedral Provincial Park Map In the British Columbia southern interior, 3 km West of Keremeos on highway 3, take the Ashnola Road South [...]

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