B.C. Parks Will Open Their 2022 Camping Season On March 21st
After giving everyone a chance to preview their new website before it went live, B.C. Parks will officially launch it on March 21st in time for the opening of the 2022 camping season.
The new online reservation service, camping.bcparks.ca, is part of a broader redesign of BC Parks’ digital services to improve the park experience from computer to campground. People can now visit the site to create user accounts and save booking preferences to prepare for their upcoming camping excursions.
“As more people explore British Columbia’s spectacular outdoors, we are improving the online services they rely on to plan their visits to BC Parks. Providing a more reliable, responsive and easy-to-use reservation service will better meet the needs of people wanting to access and connect with nature by easily identifying available camping opportunities in provincial parks.”
When the new reservation service opens on March 21, 2022, at 7 a.m. (Pacific time), people will be able to reserve a campsite up to two months before their desired arrival date at most campgrounds. Reservations for group campsites open March 24, 2022, and reservations for the popular Bowron Lake Canoe Circuit open in early April. A detailed list of campground operating dates and reservable dates can be found at https://bcparks.ca/operating-dates/.
The new reservation service will include key features such as:
more flexible search options to find and book a campsite including more flexible search options such as a map to search campgrounds by region, park listing or site availability
maps, calendars and lists of available sites for quicker navigation;
saved booking preferences and locations within customer accounts; and
as many as five large photos per campsite.
“We are all looking forward to another season of camping in our spectacular provincial parks, and we are listening to what people want to help plan their trips. The ongoing improvements to BC Parks’ digital services will help people of all abilities plan their trips to provincial parks so everyone can be better prepared to get out and enjoy nature.”
Check out BC Parks’ Step-by-Step Guide on how to make a reservation, and frequently asked questions. Over the next three years, BC Parks is investing $21.5 million to expand and enhance opportunities for outdoor recreation, including adding new campsites and trails and upgrading facilities. The investment is part of an $83-million budget increase to BC Parks’ operating and capital budgets to strengthen management of the parks system and provide a more enjoyable visitor experience. In addition, $2 million in infrastructure maintenance funding is being invested in all regions of the province for high-use trail and facility improvement projects.
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