Lazy Daze Owners' Group

Touring BC - Provincial Parks

August 06, 2017, 08:50:59 pm

Let me state at the outset our preferred places to park are those with nothing but horizon. Getting to those places always means parking at a variety of places, both private and public. Put another way, we abhor the easy-off, easy-on private campgrounds.

Southern BC is both popular and populated. Private campgrounds are of low quality but are priced high. Our mission was to get north of Kamloops as quickly as possible. It starts to thin out there and by the time you are west of Prince George it's quite rural.

We stayed at several Provencial Parks. They are pristine. The gravel is raked after the site is empty and the tables washed. Not many of them have any amenities other than trash. A few have showers, a few have water and Sani-Dumps. However, the dump is extra, $4 US. The prices range from $16 to $21 US. So that would be $25 for dry camping and dumping. Most of the sites have complete tree cover, so solar is of no use.

Considering that private campgrounds with full hookups can be found for $5 more, the Provencial Parks are no a bargain.

We lucked into two campgrounds run by First Nation tribes. Both discounted their rate because we were "elders". That is a big deal in their culture.

We saw some sites in their Forest Reserve, which are free, but we were not interested in parking on a dirt road with no view.

Re: Touring BC - Provincial Parks

Reply #2 – August 06, 2017, 09:19:54 pm

Don,

In my opinion, BC is among the most beautiful places in North America I've been.  I'm not sure how this may apply to your travels, but my SO mentioned this a few weeks ago after reading about it.  Thought I'd share it.  Free admission to Parks Canada sites throughout 2017.  Doesn't include provincial parks as I recall, but may be worth further investigation.  Unfortunately Canada is not possible for me this year.

2017 free admission - Plan your visit