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Is there a provincial park near my property?
A report names any provincial park, ecological reserve or protected area on or along the lot, the nearest within 25 km of the lot line, and the nearest recreation site or trail. Every BC place's parks are below.
BC Parks maps 915 areas reaching into 190 places: 684 provincial parks, 144 ecological reserves and 87 protected and recreation areas, read 2026-10-07; Recreation Sites and Trails BC lists 1,515 sites. A report names the nearest of each within 25 km of a lot. The places, by name.
The report opens at this answer, with the lot drawn on the map and every other check alongside. A PID (on the tax notice or title) always finds the lot; an address works when it's an exact match.
What the answer means
- A park next door
- Provincial parks, ecological reserves and protected areas aren't open to commercial logging or private building, so the land on that side most likely stays park (our reading); the public may use most of them, so expect people along it, though some ecological reserves are closed to visitors.
- Where the line runs
- A park is said to be along the lot when BC Parks' map puts it within 20 m of the lot line (our reading). Where the line runs is our reading of two maps drawn apart: a survey settles it, and BC Parks can say what's allowed next to it.
- Recreation sites
- Recreation Sites and Trails BC runs campsites, trailheads and day-use sites on Crown land, often at the end of a forest service road. Recreation Sites and Trails BC's list doesn't say whether a site is open, closed or reachable this season: check its page before you go.
- What isn't listed
- Conservancies, regional and municipal parks aren't on these lists. Federal land such as a national park is on the federal government's maps, and the regional district or city can say which of its parks are near a lot.
- Who to ask
- BC Parks, about what's allowed next to a park and any plan for it; the regional district or city, about its own parks and trails; Recreation Sites and Trails BC, about a site's season and road.
The notes are our reading, checked 2026-10-07. Parks are drawn on BC Parks' map and lots on ParcelMap BC, two maps drawn apart, so a park within a few metres of a lot may in fact touch it, or not. Confirm with BC Parks and the regional district before you buy or build.
Source: BC Parks, Ecological Reserves, and Protected Areas, BC Parks and GeoBC (Open Government Licence – British Columbia); Recreation Sites (Subset), Recreation Sites and Trails BC (Open Government Licence – British Columbia).
By place
The provincial parks, ecological reserves and protected areas on BC Parks' map and the sites on Recreation Sites and Trails BC's list in 205 places, listed by name: which reach into each, how much of the place lies inside one, and how many recreation sites it holds.
| Place | Parks and protected areas | Share of the place | Recreation sites |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area A | 4: Hitchie Creek Park, a provincial park; Klanawa River Ecological Reserve; Nitinat River Park, a provincial park; and Thunderbird's Nest (T'iitsk'in Paawats) Protected, a protected area | 1% | 4 |
| Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area B | 1: Stamp River Park, a provincial park | 3% | – |
| Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area C | 22: Baeria Rocks Ecological Reserve; Clayoquot Arm Park, a provincial park; Clayoquot Plateau Park, a provincial park; Cleland Island Ecological Reserve; Dawley Passage Park, a provincial park; Epper Passage Park, a provincial park; and 16 more | 18% | 3 |
| Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area D | 5: Fossli Park, a provincial park; Sproat Lake Park, a provincial park; Stamp River Park, a provincial park; Strathcona Park, a provincial park; and Taylor Arm Park, a provincial park | 22% | 7 |
| Anmore | 1: Say Nuth Khaw Yum Park (also called Indian Arm Park), a provincial park | 39% | – |
| Ashcroft | 1: Cornwall Hills Park, a provincial park | under 1% | – |
| Belcarra | 1: Say Nuth Khaw Yum Park (also called Indian Arm Park), a provincial park | 5% | – |
| Bowen Island | 2: Apodaca Park, a provincial park; and Bowen Island Ecological Reserve | 6% | – |
| Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area A | 7: Babine Mountains Park, a provincial park; BABINE MOUNTAINS TRAILS (Park Act Section 6), a protected area; Burnt Cabin Bog Ecological Reserve; Call Lake Park, a provincial park; Det San Ecological Reserve; Driftwood Canyon Park, a provincial park; and 1 more | 6% | 21 |
| Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area B | 8: Babine Lake Marine Park - Pendleton Bay Site, a provincial park; Babine Lake Marine Park - Pierre Creek Site, a provincial park; Babine Lake Marine Park - Pinkut Creek Site, a provincial park; Burns Lake Park, a provincial park; Dead Man's Island Park, a provincial park; Ethel F. Wilson Memorial Park, a provincial park; and 2 more | 1% | 12 |
| Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area C | 19: Babine Lake Marine Park - Hook (Deep Bay) Site, a provincial park; Babine Lake Marine Park - Sandpoint Site, a provincial park; Mount Blanchet Park, a provincial park; Mount Pope Park, a provincial park; Mudzenchoot Park, a provincial park; Nation Lakes Park, a provincial park; and 13 more | 8% | 26 |
| Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area D | 6: Beaumont Park, a provincial park; Drywilliam Lake Ecological Reserve; Ellis Island Ecological Reserve; Francois Lake Park, a provincial park; Francois Lake Protected Area; and Nechako Canyon Protected Area | 1% | 25 |
| Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area E | 9: Entiako Park, a provincial park; Francois Lake Park, a provincial park; Little Andrews Bay Marine Park, a provincial park; Nadina Mountain Park, a provincial park; Neneikekh/Nanika-Kidprice Park, a provincial park; Tweedsmuir Corridor Protected Area; and 3 more | 38% | 28 |
| Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area F | 6: Bednesti Lake Ecological Reserve; Bobtail Mountain Park, a provincial park; Chilako River Ecological Reserve; Finger-Tatuk Park, a provincial park; Meridian Road (Vanderhoof) Ecological Reserve; and Stuart River Park - Lower Site, a provincial park | 4% | 15 |
| Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area G | 17: Atna River Park, a provincial park; Babine Lake Marine Park - Smithers Landing Site, a provincial park; Babine Mountains Park, a provincial park; BABINE MOUNTAINS TRAILS (Park Act Section 6), a protected area; Babine River Corridor Park, a provincial park; Burnie-Shea Park, a provincial park; and 11 more | 8% | 23 |
| Campbell River | 1: Elk Falls Park, a provincial park | 7% | – |
| Canal Flats | 1: Thunder Hill Park, a provincial park | 2% | – |
| Cariboo, Electoral Area A | 1: Dragon Mountain Park, a provincial park | 2% | 2 |
| Cariboo, Electoral Area B | 4: Cinema Bog Ecological Reserve; Cottonwood River Park, a provincial park; Pinnacles Park, a provincial park; and Ten Mile Lake Park, a provincial park | under 1% | 2 |
| Cariboo, Electoral Area C | 5: Bowron Lake Park, a provincial park; Cariboo Mountains Park, a provincial park; Cariboo River Park, a provincial park; Mount Tinsdale Ecological Reserve; and Wendle Park, a provincial park | 22% | 17 |
| Cariboo, Electoral Area D | – | – | 8 |
| Cariboo, Electoral Area E | 1: Westwick Lakes Ecological Reserve | under 1% | 5 |
| Cariboo, Electoral Area F | 8: Beaver Valley Park, a provincial park; Cariboo Mountains Park, a provincial park; Cariboo River Park, a provincial park; Cedar Point Park, a provincial park; Horsefly Lake Park, a provincial park; Long Creek Park, a provincial park; and 2 more | 9% | 41 |
| Cariboo, Electoral Area G | 5: Cariboo Nature Park, a provincial park; Flat Lake Park, a provincial park; Green Lake Park - Blue Spring Site, a provincial park; Lac La Hache Park, a provincial park; and Moose Valley Park, a provincial park | 2% | 12 |
| Cariboo, Electoral Area H | 5: Canim Beach Park, a provincial park; Donnely Lake Park, a provincial park; Ruth Lake Park, a provincial park; Schoolhouse Lake Park, a provincial park; and Wells Gray Park, a provincial park | 7% | 26 |
| Cariboo, Electoral Area I | 5: Finger-Tatuk Park, a provincial park; Kluskoil Lake Park, a provincial park; Nazko Lake Park, a provincial park; Puntchesakut Lake Park, a provincial park; and Titetown Park, a provincial park | 2% | 23 |
| Cariboo, Electoral Area J | 13: Bishop River Park, a provincial park; Homathko River-Tatlayoko Protected Area; Ilgachuz Range Ecological Reserve; Itcha Ilgachuz Park, a provincial park; Narcosli Lake Ecological Reserve; Nuntsi Park, a provincial park; and 7 more | 25% | 21 |
| Cariboo, Electoral Area K | 14: Becher's Prairie Park, a provincial park; Big Basin Park, a provincial park; Big Creek Ecological Reserve; Big Creek Park, a provincial park; Bull Canyon Park, a provincial park; Churn Creek Protected Area; and 8 more | 7% | 14 |
| Cariboo, Electoral Area L | 8: Bridge Lake Park, a provincial park; Donnely Lake Park, a provincial park; Green Lake Park - Arrowhead Site, a provincial park; Green Lake Park - Black Bear Site, a provincial park; Green Lake Park - Buckside Hill Site, a provincial park; Green Lake Park - Emerald Bay Site, a provincial park; and 2 more | under 1% | 9 |
| Central Coast, Electoral Area A | 6: Codville Lagoon Marine Park, a provincial park; Hakai Conservation Study Area, a protected area; Oliver Cove Marine Park, a provincial park; Penrose Island Marine Park, a provincial park; Sir Alexander Mackenzie Park, a provincial park; and Tweedsmuir Park, a provincial park | under 1% | 2 |
| Central Coast, Electoral Area C | 1: Tweedsmuir Park, a provincial park | 43% | 7 |
| Central Kootenay, Electoral Area A | 7: Drewry Point Park, a provincial park; Kianuko Park, a provincial park; Kootenay Lake Park - Midge Creek Site, a provincial park; Lockhart Beach Park, a provincial park; Lockhart Creek Park, a provincial park; Pilot Bay Park, a provincial park; and 1 more | 4% | 5 |
| Central Kootenay, Electoral Area B | 3: Kianuko Park, a provincial park; Ryan Park, a provincial park; and Yahk Park, a provincial park | 7% | 1 |
| Central Kootenay, Electoral Area C | 1: Stagleap Park, a provincial park | under 1% | 3 |
| Central Kootenay, Electoral Area D | 9: Bugaboo Park, a provincial park; Cody Caves Park, a provincial park; Goat Range Park, a provincial park; Kokanee Glacier Park, a provincial park; Kootenay Lake Park - Campbell Bay Site, a provincial park; Kootenay Lake Park - Coffee Creek Site, a provincial park; and 3 more | 28% | 19 |
| Central Kootenay, Electoral Area E | 4: Grohman Narrows Park, a provincial park; Kokanee Creek Park, a provincial park; Kokanee Glacier Park, a provincial park; and West Arm Park, a provincial park | 27% | 5 |
| Central Kootenay, Electoral Area F | 2: Kokanee Creek Park, a provincial park; and Kokanee Glacier Park, a provincial park | 3% | 3 |
| Central Kootenay, Electoral Area G | 3: Erie Creek Park, a provincial park; Stagleap Park, a provincial park; and West Arm Park, a provincial park | under 1% | 14 |
| Central Kootenay, Electoral Area H | 6: Evans Lake Ecological Reserve; Goat Range Park, a provincial park; Kokanee Glacier Park, a provincial park; Rosebery Park, a provincial park; Summit Lake Park, a provincial park; and Valhalla Park, a provincial park | 24% | 17 |
| Central Kootenay, Electoral Area J | 3: Champion Lakes Park, a provincial park; Gladstone Park, a provincial park; and Syringa Park, a provincial park | 5% | 7 |
| Central Kootenay, Electoral Area K | 9: Arrow Lakes Park - Burton Site, a provincial park; Arrow Lakes Park - Eagle Site, a provincial park; Arrow Lakes Park - Fauquier Site, a provincial park; Goat Range Park, a provincial park; Granby Park, a provincial park; Inonoaklin Park, a provincial park; and 3 more | under 1% | 18 |
| Central Okanagan | 9: Browne Lake Ecological Reserve; Browne Lake Park, a provincial park; Cougar Canyon Ecological Reserve; Graystokes Park, a provincial park; Kalamalka Lake Park, a provincial park; Myra - Bellevue Park, a provincial park; and 3 more | 12% | 18 |
| Central Okanagan West | 5: Bear Creek Park, a provincial park; Eneas Lakes Park, a provincial park; Fintry Park, a provincial park; Fintry Protected Area; and Trepanier Park, a provincial park | 5% | 11 |
| Central Saanich | 2: Gowlland Tod Park, a provincial park; and Ƚáuˌwelṉew̱ / John Dean Park, a provincial park | 2% | – |
| Chilliwack | 2: Fraser River Ecological Reserve; and Katherine Tye Ecological Reserve | under 1% | 1 |
| Clearwater | 2: North Thompson River Park, a provincial park; and Wells Gray Park, a provincial park | under 1% | 1 |
| Clinton | – | – | 1 |
| Coldstream | 1: Kalamalka Lake Park, a provincial park | under 1% | – |
| Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area A | 7: Bugaboo Park, a provincial park; Burges James Gadsden Park, a provincial park; Cummins Lakes Park, a provincial park; Cummins River Protected Area; Goosegrass Creek Ecological Reserve; Hamber Park, a provincial park; and 1 more | 4% | 35 |
| Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area B | 8: Arrow Lakes Park - Shelter Bay Site, a provincial park; Blanket Creek Park, a provincial park; Goat Range Park, a provincial park; Goosegrass Creek Ecological Reserve; Greenbush Lake Protected Area; Lew Creek Ecological Reserve; and 2 more | under 1% | 21 |
| Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area C | 7: Cinnemousun Narrows Park, a provincial park; Herald Park, a provincial park; Shuswap Lake Marine Park - Aline Hill Site, a provincial park; Shuswap Lake Marine Park - Hermit Bay Site, a provincial park; Shuswap Lake Marine Park - Paradise Point Site, a provincial park; Shuswap Lake Marine Park - Tiilis Beach Site, a provincial park; and 1 more | 2% | 2 |
| Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area D | – | – | 7 |
| Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area E | 11: Eagle River Park, a provincial park; English Lake Park, a provincial park; Kingfisher Creek Ecological Reserve; Kingfisher Creek Park, a provincial park; Mount Griffin Park, a provincial park; Shuswap Lake Marine Park - Hungry Cove Site, a provincial park; and 5 more | 1% | 7 |
| Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area F | 22: Anstey Hunakwa Park, a provincial park; Cinnemousun Narrows Park, a provincial park; Pukeashun Park, a provincial park; Shuswap Lake Marine Park - Albas Site, a provincial park; Shuswap Lake Marine Park - Anstey View Site, a provincial park; Shuswap Lake Marine Park - Beach Bay Site, a provincial park; and 16 more | 7% | 4 |
| Comox Valley, Electoral Area A | 11: Bowser Ecological Reserve; Boyle Point Park, a provincial park; Boyle Point Protected Area; Denman Island Park, a provincial park; Denman Island Protected Area; Fillongley Park, a provincial park; and 5 more | 5% | – |
| Comox Valley, Electoral Area B (Lazo North) | 2: Kin Beach Park, a provincial park; and Kitty Coleman Beach Park, a provincial park | under 1% | – |
| Comox Valley, Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek) | 4: Comox Lake Bluffs Ecological Reserve; Miracle Beach Park, a provincial park; Strathcona Park, a provincial park; and Wood Mountain Ski Park, a provincial park | 11% | 1 |
| Coquitlam | 1: Pinecone Burke Park, a provincial park | 21% | – |
| Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area A | 1: Bamberton Park, a provincial park | under 1% | – |
| Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area B | 5: Hwsalu-Utsum Park, a provincial park; Koksilah River Park, a provincial park; Memory Island Park, a provincial park; Spectacle Lake Park, a provincial park; and West Shawnigan Lake Park, a provincial park | 1% | 2 |
| Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area C | – | – | 1 |
| Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area E | 2: Chemainus River Park, a provincial park; and Cowichan River Park, a provincial park | 3% | – |
| Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area F | 7: Carmanah Walbran Park, a provincial park; Chemainus River Park, a provincial park; Cowichan River Park, a provincial park; Gordon Bay Park, a provincial park; Honeymoon Bay Ecological Reserve; Nitinat Lake Ecological Reserve; and 1 more | 9% | 3 |
| Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area G | 5: Canoe Islets Ecological Reserve; Haley Lake Ecological Reserve; Rose Islets Ecological Reserve; Wakes Cove Park, a provincial park; and Whaleboat Island Marine Park, a provincial park | under 1% | – |
| Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area H | 2: Woodley Range Ecological Reserve; and Yellow Point Bog Ecological Reserve | 3% | – |
| Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area I | – | – | 4 |
| Daajing Giids | – | – | 1 |
| East Kootenay, Electoral Area A | 6: Akamina-Kishinena Park, a provincial park; Elk Lakes Park, a provincial park; Elk Valley Park, a provincial park; Height of the Rockies Park, a provincial park; Morrissey Park, a provincial park; and Mount Fernie Park, a provincial park | 10% | 15 |
| East Kootenay, Electoral Area B | 2: Elko Park, a provincial park; and Kikomun Creek Park, a provincial park | under 1% | 19 |
| East Kootenay, Electoral Area C | 7: Gilnockie Creek Ecological Reserve; Gilnockie Park, a provincial park; Jimsmith Lake Park, a provincial park; Moyie Lake Park, a provincial park; Norbury Lake Park, a provincial park; Top of the World Park, a provincial park; and 1 more | 1% | 17 |
| East Kootenay, Electoral Area E | 9: Kianuko Park, a provincial park; Lockhart Creek Park, a provincial park; Premier Lake Park, a provincial park; Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Park, a provincial park; Ram Creek Ecological Reserve; St. Mary's Alpine Park, a provincial park; and 3 more | 10% | 13 |
| East Kootenay, Electoral Area F | 10: Columbia Lake Ecological Reserve; Columbia Lake Park, a provincial park; Elk Lakes Park, a provincial park; Height of the Rockies Park, a provincial park; Mount Sabine Ecological Reserve; Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Park, a provincial park; and 4 more | 20% | 18 |
| East Kootenay, Electoral Area G | 3: Bugaboo Park, a provincial park; Dry Gulch Park, a provincial park; and Mount Assiniboine Park, a provincial park | 9% | 27 |
| Fraser Valley, Electoral Area A | 6: Alexandra Bridge Park, a provincial park; Mehatl Creek Park, a provincial park; Nahatlatch Park, a provincial park; Nahatlatch Protected Area; Stein Valley Nlaka'pamux Heritage Park, a provincial park; and Stoyoma Creek Ecological Reserve | 12% | 6 |
| Fraser Valley, Electoral Area B | 16: Coquihalla Canyon Park, a provincial park; Coquihalla River Park, a provincial park; Coquihalla Summit Recreation Area; E.c. Manning Park, a provincial park; Emory Creek Park, a provincial park; F.h. Barber Park, a provincial park; and 10 more | 24% | 4 |
| Fraser Valley, Electoral Area C | 5: Garibaldi Park, a provincial park; Golden Ears Park, a provincial park; Mehatl Creek Park, a provincial park; Sasquatch Park, a provincial park; and Stein Valley Nlaka'pamux Heritage Park, a provincial park | 17% | 20 |
| Fraser Valley, Electoral Area D | 2: Bridal Veil Falls Park, a provincial park; and Ferry Island Park, a provincial park | under 1% | – |
| Fraser Valley, Electoral Area E | 4: Chilliwack River Ecological Reserve; Chilliwack River Park, a provincial park; Liumchen Ecological Reserve; and Sx̱ótsaqel / CHILLIWACK LAKE PARK, a provincial park | 14% | 8 |
| Fraser Valley, Electoral Area F | 4: Davis Lake Park, a provincial park; Garibaldi Park, a provincial park; Golden Ears Park, a provincial park; and Pinecone Burke Park, a provincial park | 51% | 1 |
| Fraser Valley, Electoral Area H | 2: Cultus Lake Park, a provincial park; and Liumchen Ecological Reserve | 41% | – |
| Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area A | 3: Eskers Park, a provincial park; Nechako River Ecological Reserve; and Stuart River Park - Lower Site, a provincial park | 8% | 1 |
| Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area C | 5: Bobtail Mountain Park, a provincial park; Dahl Lake Park, a provincial park; Fort George Canyon Park, a provincial park; Fraser River Park, a provincial park; and West Lake Park, a provincial park | 3% | 10 |
| Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area D | 1: Fort George Canyon Park, a provincial park | under 1% | 4 |
| Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area E | 2: Fraser River Park, a provincial park; and Three Sisters Lakes Park, a provincial park | 2% | 1 |
| Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area F | 16: Aleza Lake Ecological Reserve; Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut Park, a provincial park; Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut Protected Area; Arctic Pacific Lakes Park, a provincial park; Bowron Lake Park, a provincial park; Close-To-The-Edge Park, a provincial park; and 10 more | 13% | 15 |
| Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area G | 15: Arctic Pacific Lakes Park, a provincial park; Bijoux Falls Park, a provincial park; Blackwater Creek Ecological Reserve; Carp Lake Park, a provincial park; Crooked River Park, a provincial park; Giscome Portage Trail Protected Area; and 9 more | 4% | 40 |
| Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area H | 20: Bowron Lake Park, a provincial park; Cariboo Mountains Park, a provincial park; Erg Mountain Park, a provincial park; Foster Arm Protected Area; Holliday Creek Arch Protected Area; Jackman Flats Park, a provincial park; and 14 more | 18% | 23 |
| Harrison Hot Springs | – | – | 1 |
| Highlands | 1: Gowlland Tod Park, a provincial park | 23% | – |
| Hope | 1: Coquihalla Canyon Park, a provincial park | under 1% | – |
| Hudson's Hope | – | – | 2 |
| Invermere | 1: James Chabot Park, a provincial park | 1% | – |
| Juan de Fuca (Part 1) | 7: Discovery Island Marine Park, a provincial park; French Beach Park, a provincial park; Gowlland Tod Park, a provincial park; Oak Bay Islands Ecological Reserve; Race Rocks Ecological Reserve; Sooke Mountain Park, a provincial park; and 1 more | 1% | – |
| Juan de Fuca (Part 2) | 3: Juan De Fuca Park, a provincial park; San Juan Ridge Ecological Reserve; and San Juan River Estuary Ecological Reserve | 1% | 6 |
| Kamloops | 2: Lac Du Bois Grasslands Protected Area; and Mcqueen Creek Ecological Reserve | 13% | 1 |
| Kelowna | 2: Myra - Bellevue Park, a provincial park; and Okanagan Mountain Park, a provincial park | under 1% | – |
| Kent | 1: Sasquatch Park, a provincial park | 4% | – |
| Kitimat | 2: Jesse Falls Protected Area; and Kitimat River Park, a provincial park | under 1% | – |
| Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area A | 12: Anhluut'ukwsim Laxmihl Anwinga'asanakwhl Nisga'a, a provincial park; Bear Glacier Park, a provincial park; Border Lake Park, a provincial park; Damdochax Protected Area; Khutzeymateen Park [A.k.a. Khutzeymateen/K'tzim-A-, a provincial park; Lava Forks Park, a provincial park; and 6 more | 1% | 5 |
| Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area B | 14: Anderson Flats Park, a provincial park; Anhluut'ukwsim Laxmihl Anwinga'asanakwhl Nisga'a, a provincial park; Babine Mountains Park, a provincial park; Boulder Creek Park, a provincial park; Bulkley Junction Park, a provincial park; Catherine Creek Ecological Reserve; and 8 more | 9% | 9 |
| Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area C (Part 1) | 23: Atna River Park, a provincial park; Burnie River Protected Area; Burnie-Shea Park, a provincial park; Exchamsiks River Park, a provincial park; Exchamsiks River Protected Area; Foch-Gilttoyees Park, a provincial park; and 17 more | 13% | 12 |
| Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area D | 13: Choquette Hot Springs Park, a provincial park; Craig Headwaters Protected Area; Gladys Lake Ecological Reserve; Great Glacier Park, a provincial park; Iskut River Hot Springs Park, a provincial park; Kinaskan Lake Park, a provincial park; and 7 more | 17% | 1 |
| Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area F | 3: Chickens Neck Mountain Ecological Reserve; Mount Edziza Park, a provincial park; and Stikine River Park, a provincial park | 5% | 1 |
| Kootenay Boundary B / Lower Columbia-Old-Glory | 2: King George Vi Park, a provincial park; and Nancy Greene Park, a provincial park | under 1% | 8 |
| Kootenay Boundary C / Christina Lake | 3: Christina Lake Park, a provincial park; Gilpin Grasslands Park, a provincial park; and Gladstone Park, a provincial park | 38% | 2 |
| Kootenay Boundary D / Rural Grand Forks | 4: Boothman's Oxbow Park, a provincial park; Gilpin Grasslands Park, a provincial park; Gladstone Park, a provincial park; and Granby Park, a provincial park | 20% | 12 |
| Kootenay Boundary E / West Boundary | 9: Big White Mountain Ecological Reserve; Boundary Creek Park, a provincial park; Conkle Lake Park, a provincial park; Granby Park, a provincial park; Jewel Lake Park, a provincial park; Johnstone Creek Park, a provincial park; and 3 more | 1% | 32 |
| Kootenay Boundary, Electoral Area A | 2: Beaver Creek Park, a provincial park; and Champion Lakes Park, a provincial park | 2% | – |
| Lake Country | 2: Cougar Canyon Ecological Reserve; and Kalamalka Lake Park, a provincial park | under 1% | – |
| Lake Cowichan | 1: Cowichan River Park, a provincial park | 3% | – |
| Langford | 1: Goldstream Park, a provincial park | 11% | – |
| Logan Lake | – | – | 4 |
| Maple Ridge | 1: Golden Ears Park, a provincial park | 19% | – |
| Merritt | – | – | 1 |
| Metro Vancouver, Electoral Area A | 4: Cypress Park, a provincial park; Mount Seymour Park, a provincial park; Pinecone Burke Park, a provincial park; and Say Nuth Khaw Yum Park (also called Indian Arm Park), a provincial park | 18% | – |
| Mission | 2: Golden Ears Park, a provincial park; and Rolley Lake Park, a provincial park | under 1% | 4 |
| Mount Waddington, Electoral Area A | 8: Allison Harbour Marine Park, a provincial park; Broughton Archipelago Park, a provincial park; Cormorant Channel Marine Park, a provincial park; Duke of Edinburgh (Pine/Storm/Tree Islets) Ecologi, an ecological reserve; Echo Bay Marine Park, a provincial park; Kingcome River/Atlatzi River Ecological Reserve; and 2 more | 2% | 4 |
| Mount Waddington, Electoral Area B | 11: Anne Vallee (Triangle Island) Ecological Reserve; Beresford Island Ecological Reserve; Cape Scott Park, a provincial park; God's Pocket Marine Park, a provincial park; Klaskish River Ecological Reserve; Lanz and Cox Islands Park, a provincial park; and 5 more | 5% | 5 |
| Mount Waddington, Electoral Area C | 4: Lower Nimpkish Park, a provincial park; Marble River Park, a provincial park; Misty Lake Ecological Reserve; and Tahsish-Kwois Park, a provincial park | under 1% | 10 |
| Mount Waddington, Electoral Area D | 13: Claud Elliott Creek Ecological Reserve; Claud Elliott Lake Park, a provincial park; Lower Nimpkish Park, a provincial park; Lower Tsitika River Park, a provincial park; Mount Derby Ecological Reserve; Mount Elliott Ecological Reserve; and 7 more | 8% | 9 |
| Nanaimo | 2: Petroglyph Park, a provincial park; and Saysutshun (Newcastle Island Marine) Park, a provincial park | 3% | – |
| Nanaimo, Electoral Area A | 3: Hemer Park, a provincial park; Morden Colliery Historic Park, a provincial park; and Roberts Memorial Park, a provincial park | 2% | – |
| Nanaimo, Electoral Area B | 4: Drumbeg Park, a provincial park; Gabriola Sands Park, a provincial park; Pirates Cove Marine Park, a provincial park; and Sandwell Park, a provincial park | under 1% | – |
| Nanaimo, Electoral Area C | 2: Haley Lake Ecological Reserve; and Hudson Rocks Ecological Reserve | under 1% | 2 |
| Nanaimo, Electoral Area E | 2: Arbutus Grove Park, a provincial park; and Gerald Island Park, a provincial park | under 1% | – |
| Nanaimo, Electoral Area F | 3: Englishman River Falls Park, a provincial park; Little Qualicum Falls Park, a provincial park; and Macmillan Park, a provincial park | 3% | – |
| Nanaimo, Electoral Area G | 1: Rathtrevor Beach Park, a provincial park | under 1% | – |
| Nanaimo, Electoral Area H | 3: Bowser Ecological Reserve; Horne Lake Caves Park, a provincial park; and Spider Lake Park, a provincial park | under 1% | – |
| New Hazelton | 1: Ross Lake Park, a provincial park | under 1% | – |
| North Coast, Electoral Area A | 2: Khutzeymateen Park [A.k.a. Khutzeymateen/K'tzim-A-, a provincial park; and Lower Skeena River Park, a provincial park | 9% | – |
| North Coast, Electoral Area C | 4: Kitson Island Marine Park, a provincial park; Klewnuggit Inlet Marine Park, a provincial park; Lowe Inlet Marine Park, a provincial park; and Union Passage Marine Park, a provincial park | under 1% | – |
| North Coast, Electoral Area D | 7: Drizzle Lake Ecological Reserve; Lepas Bay Ecological Reserve; Naikoon Park, a provincial park; Pure Lake Park, a provincial park; Rose Spit Ecological Reserve; Tow Hill Ecological Reserve; and 1 more | 3% | 2 |
| North Coast, Electoral Area E | – | – | 3 |
| North Cowichan | 2: Eves Park, a provincial park; and Mount Tzuhalem Ecological Reserve | under 1% | – |
| North Okanagan, Electoral Area B | 4: Campbell Brown (Kalamalka Lake) Ecological Reserve; Cougar Canyon Ecological Reserve; Kalamalka Lake Park, a provincial park; and Kekuli Bay Park, a provincial park | 3% | 5 |
| North Okanagan, Electoral Area C | 1: Silver Star Park, a provincial park | 19% | 5 |
| North Okanagan, Electoral Area D | 9: Buck Hills Road Ecological Reserve; Cougar Canyon Ecological Reserve; Denison-Bonneau Park, a provincial park; Echo Lake Park, a provincial park; Graystokes Park, a provincial park; Kalamalka Lake Park, a provincial park; and 3 more | 5% | 25 |
| North Okanagan, Electoral Area E | 4: Granby Park, a provincial park; Greenbush Lake Protected Area; Monashee Park, a provincial park; and Upper Shuswap River Ecological Reserve | 14% | 22 |
| North Okanagan, Electoral Area F | 12: Kingfisher Creek Ecological Reserve; Kingfisher Creek Park, a provincial park; Mara Meadows Ecological Reserve; Mara Meadows Park, a provincial park; Mara Park, a provincial park; Mount Griffin Ecological Reserve; and 6 more | 4% | 20 |
| North Saanich | 1: Ƚáuˌwelṉew̱ / John Dean Park, a provincial park | 3% | – |
| North Vancouver | 1: Mount Seymour Park, a provincial park | 14% | – |
| Northern Rockies | 30: Dune Za Keyih Park (also called Frog-Gataga Park), a provincial park; Ekwan Lake Protected Area; Fort Nelson River Ecological Reserve; Goguka Creek Protected Area; Grayling River Hot Springs Ecological Reserve; Hay River Protected Area; and 24 more | 8% | 10 |
| Oak Bay | 1: Trial Islands Ecological Reserve | under 1% | – |
| Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area A | 5: Anarchist Protected Area; Field's Lease Ecological Reserve; Hayne's Lease Ecological Reserve; South Okanagan Grasslands Protected Area; and swiws PARK, a provincial park | 18% | – |
| Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area B | 2: Snowy Protected Area; and South Okanagan Grasslands Protected Area | 42% | – |
| Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area C | 4: Inkaneep Park, a provincial park; South Okanagan Grasslands Protected Area; Vaseux Protected Area; and White Lake Grasslands Protected Area | 9% | 4 |
| Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area D | 4: Skaha Bluffs Park, a provincial park; sxwexwnitkw PARK, a provincial park; Vaseux Lake Park, a provincial park; and Vaseux Protected Area | 3% | 4 |
| Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area E | 2: Myra - Bellevue Park, a provincial park; and Okanagan Mountain Park, a provincial park | 18% | 3 |
| Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area F | 5: Brent Mountain Protected Area; Darke Lake Park, a provincial park; Eneas Lakes Park, a provincial park; Kickininee Park, a provincial park; and Okanagan Lake Park, a provincial park | 7% | 5 |
| Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area G | 7: Brent Mountain Protected Area; Cathedral Park, a provincial park; Cathedral Protected Area; Keremeos Columns Park, a provincial park; Nickel Plate Park, a provincial park; Snowy Protected Area; and 1 more | 26% | 10 |
| Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area H | 6: Allison Lake Park, a provincial park; Bromley Rock Park, a provincial park; E.c. Manning Park, a provincial park; Otter Lake Park, a provincial park; Otter Lake Protected Area; and Whipsaw Creek Ecological Reserve | 9% | 41 |
| Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area I | 3: Brent Mountain Protected Area; Mahoney Lake Ecological Reserve; and White Lake Grasslands Protected Area | 8% | – |
| Parksville | 1: Rathtrevor Beach Park, a provincial park | 9% | – |
| Peace River, Electoral Area B | 32: Beatton Park, a provincial park; Beatton River Park, a provincial park; Buckinghorse River Wayside Park, a provincial park; Butler Ridge Park, a provincial park; Cecil Lake Ecological Reserve; Chase Park, a provincial park; and 26 more | 10% | 6 |
| Peace River, Electoral Area C | 3: Beatton Park, a provincial park; Beatton River Park, a provincial park; and Charlie Lake Park, a provincial park | under 1% | – |
| Peace River, Electoral Area D | 13: Bearhole Lake Park, a provincial park; Bearhole Lake Protected Area; Clayhurst Ecological Reserve; Kakwa Park, a provincial park; Kiskatinaw Park, a provincial park; Kiskatinaw River Park, a provincial park; and 7 more | 11% | 8 |
| Peace River, Electoral Area E | 12: Bocock Peak Park, a provincial park; East Pine Park, a provincial park; Gwillim Lake Park, a provincial park; Hole-In-The-Wall Park, a provincial park; Klin-Se-Za Park, a provincial park; Klinse-Za/Twin Sisters Park, a provincial park; and 6 more | 18% | 10 |
| Pemberton | 1: Nairn Falls Park, a provincial park | under 1% | – |
| Penticton | 1: Skaha Bluffs Park, a provincial park | under 1% | – |
| Pitt Meadows | 1: Pitt Polder Ecological Reserve | 1% | – |
| Port Edward | 3: Diana Lake Park, a provincial park; Gamble Creek Ecological Reserve; and Prudhomme Lake Park, a provincial park | 6% | – |
| qathet, Electoral Area A | 5: Clendinning Park, a provincial park; Copeland Islands Marine Park, a provincial park; Desolation Sound Marine Park, a provincial park; Malaspina Park, a provincial park; and Okeover Arm Park, a provincial park | 2% | 5 |
| qathet, Electoral Area B | 2: Duck Lake Protected Area; and Inland Lake Park, a provincial park | 18% | 3 |
| qathet, Electoral Area C | 2: Duck Lake Protected Area; and Saltery Bay Park, a provincial park | under 1% | 20 |
| qathet, Electoral Area D | 2: Anderson Bay Park, a provincial park; and South Texada Island Park, a provincial park | 1% | 2 |
| qathet, Electoral Area E | 4: Jedediah Island Marine Park, a provincial park; Lasqueti Island Ecological Reserve; Sabine Channel Marine Park, a provincial park; and Squitty Bay Park, a provincial park | 8% | – |
| Revelstoke | – | – | 1 |
| Rossland | – | – | 2 |
| Saanich | 1: Gowlland Tod Park, a provincial park | under 1% | – |
| Saltspring Island | 8: Beaver Point Park, a provincial park; Burgoyne Bay Park, a provincial park; Mount Erskine Park, a provincial park; Mount Maxwell Ecological Reserve; Mount Maxwell Park, a provincial park; Mount Tuam Ecological Reserve; and 2 more | 8% | 1 |
| Sechelt | 1: Porpoise Bay Park, a provincial park | 1% | 1 |
| Sooke | 1: Sooke Potholes Park, a provincial park | under 1% | – |
| Southern Gulf Islands | 9: Ballingall Islets Ecological Reserve; Bellhouse Park, a provincial park; Bodega Ridge Park, a provincial park; Collinson Point Park, a provincial park; Dionisio Point Park, a provincial park; Galiano Island Ecological Reserve; and 3 more | under 1% | – |
| Sparwood | 1: Crowsnest Park, a provincial park | under 1% | – |
| Squamish | 7: Alice Lake Park, a provincial park; Baynes Island Ecological Reserve; Brackendale Eagles Park, a provincial park; Murrin Park, a provincial park; Shannon Falls Park, a provincial park; Stawamus Chief Park, a provincial park; and 1 more | 12% | 3 |
| Squamish-Lillooet, Electoral Area A | 6: Big Creek Park, a provincial park; Bridge River Delta Park, a provincial park; Gwyneth Lake Park, a provincial park; Jewel Creek Protected Area; South Chilcotin Mountains Park, a provincial park; and Ts'il?os Park, a provincial park | 15% | 15 |
| Squamish-Lillooet, Electoral Area B | 7: Duffey Lake Park, a provincial park; Edge Hills Park, a provincial park; Fred Antoine Park, a provincial park; Marble Canyon Park, a provincial park; Seton Portage Historic Park, a provincial park; Stein Valley Nlaka'pamux Heritage Park, a provincial park; and 1 more | 6% | 10 |
| Squamish-Lillooet, Electoral Area C | 9: Birkenhead Lake Park, a provincial park; Callaghan Lake Park, a provincial park; Clendinning Park, a provincial park; Duffey Lake Park, a provincial park; Garibaldi Park, a provincial park; Joffre Lakes Park, a provincial park; and 3 more | 16% | 14 |
| Squamish-Lillooet, Electoral Area D | 11: Brackendale Eagles Park, a provincial park; Brandywine Falls Park, a provincial park; Callaghan Lake Park, a provincial park; Cypress Park, a provincial park; Garibaldi Park, a provincial park; Pinecone Burke Park, a provincial park; and 5 more | 22% | 14 |
| Stikine Region | 29: Atlin/A Teix'gi Aan Tlein Park, a provincial park; Blue/Dease Rivers Ecological Reserve; Charlie Cole Creek Ecological Reserve; Chukachida Protected Area; Dall River Old Growth Park, a provincial park; Damdochax Protected Area; and 23 more | 21% | 14 |
| Strathcona, Electoral Area A | 25: Artlish Caves Park, a provincial park; Big Bunsby Marine Park, a provincial park; Bligh Island Marine Park, a provincial park; Catala Island Marine Park, a provincial park; Checleset Bay Ecological Reserve; Clanninick Creek Ecological Reserve; and 19 more | 11% | 65 |
| Strathcona, Electoral Area B | 3: Hathayim Marine Park [A.k.a. Von Donop Marine Park, a provincial park; Mansons Landing Park, a provincial park; and Smelt Bay Park, a provincial park | 4% | – |
| Strathcona, Electoral Area C | 18: Bishop River Park, a provincial park; East Redonda Island Ecological Reserve; Homathko Estuary Park, a provincial park; Homathko River-Tatlayoko Protected Area; Main Lake Park, a provincial park; Mitlenatch Island Nature Park, a provincial park; and 12 more | 4% | 1 |
| Strathcona, Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake) | 2: Strathcona - Westmin Park, a provincial park; and Strathcona Park, a provincial park | 58% | 2 |
| Summerland | 2: Sun-Oka Beach Park, a provincial park; and Trout Creek Ecological Reserve | 1% | – |
| Sunshine Coast, Electoral Area A | 9: Ambrose Lake Ecological Reserve; Francis Point Ecological Reserve; Francis Point Park, a provincial park; Garden Bay Marine Park, a provincial park; Hardy Island Marine Park, a provincial park; Harmony Islands Marine Park, a provincial park; and 3 more | 2% | 1 |
| Sunshine Coast, Electoral Area B | 14: Buccaneer Bay Park, a provincial park; Mount Richardson Park, a provincial park; Sargeant Bay Park, a provincial park; Sechelt Inlets Marine Park - Halfway Beach Site, a provincial park; Sechelt Inlets Marine Park - Kunechin Point Site, a provincial park; Sechelt Inlets Marine Park - Piper Point Site, a provincial park; and 8 more | 3% | 4 |
| Sunshine Coast, Electoral Area D | 3: Mount Elphinstone Park, a provincial park; Roberts Creek Park, a provincial park; and Tetrahedron Park, a provincial park | 6% | 1 |
| Sunshine Coast, Electoral Area F | 3: Halkett Bay Marine Park, a provincial park; Plumper Cove Marine Park, a provincial park; and Tetrahedron Park, a provincial park | 5% | 5 |
| Surrey | 1: Peace Arch Park, a provincial park | under 1% | – |
| Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area A (Wells Gray Country) | 6: Caligata Lake Park, a provincial park; Cariboo Mountains Park, a provincial park; Dunn Peak Park, a protected area; North Thompson River Park, a provincial park; Taweel Park, a provincial park; and Wells Gray Park, a provincial park | 72% | 13 |
| Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area B (Thompson Headwaters) | 13: Blue River Black Spruce Park, a provincial park; Blue River Pine Park, a provincial park; Finn Creek Park, a provincial park; Finn Creek Protected Area; Mud Lake Delta Park, a provincial park; North Thompson Oxbows East Park, a provincial park; and 7 more | 1% | 11 |
| Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau) | 19: Arrowstone Park, a provincial park; Big Bar Lake Park, a provincial park; Bonaparte Park, a provincial park; Chasm Ecological Reserve; Chasm Park, a provincial park; Churn Creek Protected Area; and 13 more | 11% | 21 |
| Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area I (Blue Sky Country) | 18: Arrowstone Park, a provincial park; Bedard Aspen Park, a provincial park; Blue Earth Lake Park, a provincial park; Cornwall Hills Park, a provincial park; Elephant Hill Park, a provincial park; Epsom Park, a provincial park; and 12 more | 21% | 9 |
| Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area J (Copper Desert Country) | 14: Bonaparte Park, a provincial park; Castle Rock Hoodoos Park, a provincial park; Greenstone Mountain Park, a provincial park; Lac Du Bois Grasslands Protected Area; Lac Le Jeune Park, a provincial park; Mcconnell Lake Park, a provincial park; and 8 more | 7% | 20 |
| Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area L (Grasslands) | 5: Buse Lake Protected Area; Monte Creek Park, a provincial park; Monte Lake Park, a provincial park; Pillar Park, a provincial park; and Roche Lake Park, a provincial park | 1% | 13 |
| Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area M (Beautiful Nicola Valley - North) | 4: Monck Park, a provincial park; Pennask Creek Park, a provincial park; Pennask Lake Park, a provincial park; and Trepanier Park, a provincial park | under 1% | 36 |
| Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area N (Beautiful Nicola Valley - South) | 3: Coldwater River Park, a provincial park; Coquihalla Summit Recreation Area; and Kentucky-Alleyne Park, a provincial park | under 1% | 36 |
| Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area O (Lower North Thompson) | 17: Adams Lake Marine Park - Poplar Point Site, a provincial park; Adams Lake Marine Park - Refuge Bay Site, a provincial park; Adams Lake Marine Park - Spillman Beach Site, a provincial park; Adams Lake Park - Bush Creek Site, a provincial park; Bonaparte Park, a provincial park; Chu Chua Cottonwood Park, a provincial park; and 11 more | 6% | 34 |
| Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area P (Rivers and the Peaks) | 10: Adams Lake Park - Bush Creek Site, a provincial park; Banana Island Park, a provincial park; Bonaparte Park, a provincial park; Niskonlith Lake Park, a provincial park; North Thompson Oxbows Jensen Island Park, a provincial park; Paul Lake Park, a provincial park; and 4 more | 1% | 11 |
| Tumbler Ridge | – | – | 3 |
| Vernon | 1: Ellison Park, a provincial park | 2% | – |
| West Kelowna | – | – | 1 |
| West Vancouver | 1: Cypress Park, a provincial park | 19% | – |
| Whistler | 3: Blackcomb Glacier Park, a provincial park; Brandywine Falls Park, a provincial park; and Garibaldi Park, a provincial park | 15% | 2 |
From BC Parks, Ecological Reserves, and Protected Areas and Recreation Sites (Subset), read 2026-10-07. Areas are measured by us on the 2021 census boundaries; a park reaching into several places is listed in each, from 10 ha, and always in the place holding most of it. Marine parks count only where they reach land in a place. Conservancies, regional and municipal parks aren't on these lists.
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