British Columbia Camping is Fantastic

by Joe
(Whistler, BC)

British Columbia is a campers paradise. If you are a camper, be it tent camping, travel trailer or a full scale RV motor home, camping in BC is simply awesome.

Here are some of the amazing features to expect when you visit BC.

1. Some of the best highways in North America.
   
   
2. Stunning mountains to view at every turn.
   
   
3. Beautiful valleys with pristine lakes and rivers.
   
   
4. Vancouver, one of the worlds most "livable cities".
   
   
5. Famous Whistler ski and summer resort.
   
   
6. Unbelievable hiking, fishing, kayaking and golfing everywhere.
   
   
7. An RV / motorhome paradise with fantastic campsites.
   
   
8. 1,200 plus FREE or small fee campgrounds.

The Canadian Province of British Columbia has really put a lot of effort into providing good quality and well prepared camping parks with beautiful RV campsites. Spacious, big boarded tables, campfire cooking pits and the some of the best washrooms ever.

You can book your campsite weeks in advance if you're planning a trip in the busier seasons or just go with the flow during offpeak.

There are also many top quality commercial campgrounds and RV motorhome parks with first class facilities.

Free and minimal cost Forestry Sites

Apart from these features there are around 1,200 smaller campsites that are free to use, or that charge a small nominal fee. They are called Forestry Sites and run by the government. Each site has a picnic table, fire ring for cooking and each area has a basic pit toilet.

Sites with Fees

These sites are managed through partnership agreements with recreation groups, community organizations, First Nations, private citizens, local governments, and forest companies.

Camping fees are charged to pay for the services provided by the agreement holder, which may include supervision, daily maintenance, and facility/structure maintenance.


Camping fees can range from $10-$15 per night for a person, family or party of six.

These sites were created as part of the requirements for the logging, oil and gas industry to gain permission to log and explore in various areas of BC.

This means that the land base is managed for a variety of land uses, which may include forestry, cattle grazing, mineral extraction, oil and gas exploration, recreation, fish and wildlife management, and watershed protection.

While visiting recreation sites and trails, you can expect to encounter a number of these land management activities. Recreation sites and trails were formerly known as Forest Service recreation sites and trails, and were previously the responsibility of the BC Ministry of Forests.

Be careful and you should be fine.

Many of these sites are serviced by unpaved roads and the entry roads may not be perfectly suitable for the largest RV motor homes, but, having said that, you should check them out on foot before you drive off the roadway.

Sometimes what looks forbidding and difficult at first glance may look better when you scout it out on foot.

If you do not feel safe in taking your rig in, look for another site further on. In many instances these sites may be near to each other.

For instance, in a 3 mile distance on the Duffy Lake road you will find no less than 4 campsites with from 4 to 7 spaces each.

Here is how you can find your Forestry Campsite.

For all of the latest recreational activities while visiting British Columbia be sure to visit Whistler Outdoors website for all of the camping ideas and information.