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Ranger Welcome“In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.” These  are the words of the great naturalist and author John  Muir, whose passion and dedication to the protection of wilderness places in the United  States influenced the establishment of our very own national and provincial park systems.

It is my pleasure as a park ranger to welcome people from near and far. Whether it is the serenity of watching the first light of day kiss the mist rising off still waters; or the excitement of seeing a majestic bull moose feeding in a wetland as you silently paddle by; or the laughter that flows from the pleasure of stories shared by friends and family around a campfire; these are only some of the many experiences offering “far more” to those discovering BC Parks.

There is something unspoken in the joy of discovery that children find in the outdoors, as the secrets of nature are revealed to their curious minds; and no less the value to a man who has seen the seasons come and go through many years and still feels the thrill of a fish rising to the cast of his fly, like poetry in motion.

From campgrounds to pristine lakes, wilderness canoe circuits and mountain hiking trails, British Columbia is home to an extensive range of magnificent and astonishing protected places.

Come visit us and stay for awhile and enjoy your walk with nature.

Helen RimmerArea Supervisor, Thompson Cariboo Region

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Tap Into Your Inner ExplorerMajestic mountains, sweeping grasslands, towering forests, pristine lakes, luminous beaches and breathtaking waterfalls are just some of the spectacular natural areas protected by BC Parks for over 100 years!

Nearly 20  million visitors annually experience everything from backcountry and marine exploration to full-service camping. With  BC Parks’ online reservation system, Discover Camping, visitors can now reserve a specific campsite in over 90  provincial campgrounds, as well as reserve group campsites or picnic shelters. Discover Camping also has registration for backcountry permits.

Whether family-oriented, like camping and geocaching, or more rugged, like backcountry hiking and rock climbing, recreational activities flourish alongside BC’s cultural and natural heritage. Historic  artifacts and petroglyphs help unravel stories of our first cultures, while 10-million-year-old canyon walls or volcanic

landscapes deliver incredible natural history lessons to all who visit.

With 1000 parks and protected areas, BC Parks has an adventure or a vacation for everyone. So grab your camping equipment, hiking boots, fishing gear or picnic blanket and come experience these memorable places.

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Jerry’s PromiseBC Parks are very special places for kids (and grown-ups too), but above all for the plants and animals that live there. Jerry the Moose, BC Parks’ mascot, helps park visitors learn about ways they can keep parks healthy for all to enjoy now and into the future. Jerry asks park visitors to read and sign this promise:

I, _________________________________________ , promise to(Name)

1. help keep the parks clean

2. respect that parks are homes for plants and animals

3. be kind to other park visitors

4. obey all park signs and rules

5. have a great time in BC Parks!

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Every year BC Parks works with an outstanding network of volunteers who provide a broad range of valuable services - from trail maintenance to ecological monitoring, from Campground Host to Ecological Reserve Warden.

Hundreds of individual volunteers and groups spend countless hours contributing to our world-class park system. By sharing their passion for parks withothers, these dedicated individuals make atangible di�erence in their communities.

Learn more about our great volunteers -who they are, what they do and howyou can become one - on the BC Parks Volunteer Community webpage.

www.bcparksvolunteers.ca

Canada's Parks Day celebrates the natural beauty of parks andreminds us of the important role parks play in conserving healthyand resilient ecosystems, and contributing to human health andwell-being.

Biodiversity walks, themed cultural hikes, kid's nature games,marine exploration, scavenger hunts and of course, a visit fromour favourite park employee – Jerry the Moose – will be takingplace across BC.

This is a perfect time to get outside and spend a day immersedin nature, exploring and enjoying the wonder of BC Parks.

For provincial park events visit www.bcparks.caor ask a local park operator.

A day of celebration, park appreciation, and family fun is in store

for visitors to BC Parks every yearon the third Saturday of July.

Canada’s Parks Day

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Got It? How Many Item

Make your own list or ask an adult to help

Swimsuit and towel

Pillow, sleeping bag or blanket

Favourite stuffed animal or toy

Books, playing cards or games

Sun screen, lip balm and moisturizer

Bug repellant and sting relief

Toiletries, such as toothbrush, toothpaste, dental floss, brush, soap, shampoo, conditioner

Snacks (keep away from tent and in a bear-friendly container/location)

Sporting gear, such as bike, fishing rods, skipping rope, frisbee, sand toys, ball and bat

Flashlight and spare batteries

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Discover Camping™Make Your Reservation Now!

Provincial park frontcountry campsite reservations open annually on March 15th. Make your reservations from three months in advance, and up to two days prior to arrival (some parks are reservable up to the day of arrival).

Bowron Lake Canoe Circuit and Berg Lake Trail reservations open January 2nd annually for the entire season.

Frontcountry reservation service charges are: $6.00 per night, to a maximum of $18.00 plus tax, for three or more nights per campsite. Reservation charges and campsite fees must be paid at the time of booking using any major credit card.

For more information, visit www.bcparks.ca

RESERVATION SERVICECONTACT INFORMATION

ONLINE BOOKINGSwww.discovercamping.ca

Open 24 hours/day.

CALL CENTRE BOOKINGS($5 surcharge applies)

Toll free from CAN/USA:1-800-689-9025

Other International:1-519-826-6850

Open year-round.

Weekdays:7 am - 7 pm (PDT)

Weekends and holidays: 9 am - 5 pm (PDT)

Get the Perfect Campsite by Choosing it Yourself

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Join the AdventureThe adventure begins May 16, 2014 and will continue until December 31, 2015.

Stamps/stickers are available at BC Parks campgrounds when full-service/full camping fees are in effect and at Visitor Centres during seasonal operating hours. 

Participating BC Parks and Visitor Centres are outlined on pages 14 to 19.

BC Parks PrizesOne (1) prize per collection page will be awarded as follows;

For every six (6) stamps collected and dated on the BC Parks collection pages (p. 12 & 13), passport holders will receive a high-quality, collectible Jerry the Moose pin. Pins will be different for 2014 and 2015. Once the validation line has been signed, the prize for that page will be assumed to have been collected and will not be awarded at a later date.

Passport holders may collect a stamp for each day they visit or camp at any participating BC park. Park  stamps do not need to be unique, for example, all stamps can be collected in the same park if the passport holder visited or camped on six different days.

Please visit www.bcparks.ca for park opening and closing dates. For those with smartphones, scan the QR code (on p. 11) for a direct link.

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Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC Prizes

Participants who attend a Learn to Fish program in a BC Park will receive a special sticker. Present your passport and sticker at a Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC facility to collect your prize – a free Rapala rod and reel! See page 24 for details.

Visitor Centre PrizesA maximum of one  (1) prize per passport holder per year will be awarded as follows;

For every six (6) unique Visitor Centre stickers affixed to the designated Visitor Centre collection pages (p. 21 & 22), you will receive one exclusive, branded, portable silicone mini speaker that amplifies the sound from your phone. Batteries are not required so it’s perfect for the outdoors! Collect yours from a participating Visitor Centre.

There are two collection pages, one for 2014 and one for 2015, so retain your passport to use again next year! Once the validation line has been signed, the prize for that page will be assumed to have been collected and will not be awarded at a later date.

Only one passport will be distributed to each person and is the responsibility of the passport holder. Lost or stolen passports, or the stickers or stamps contained within will not be replaced. Updates/changes to the passport program will be posted on the BC Parks website, www.bcparks.ca

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Participating SitesAll participating BC Parks and Visitor Centres are listed by tourism region (p. 14 to 19). See map in centre fold.

Cariboo Chilcotin CoastProvincial Parks

Big BarBowron Lake Green LakeTen Mile Lake

Visitor Centres100 Mile HouseLillooet Quesnel WellsWilliams Lake

Northern British ColumbiaProvincial Parks

Beatton Beaumont Boya Lake Carp Lake Charlie Lake Crooked River – Bear LakeKleanza CreekLakelse Lake Liard River Hot Springs Meziadin LakeMoberly Lake Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Paarens Beach Purden Lake Red BluffSowchea Bay Swan Lake Whiskers Point

Visitor CentresBurns LakeChetwynd Dawson Creek Fort Nelson Fort St. JamesFort St. John Granisle Houston Hudson’s Hope Kitimat Mackenzie McBride New Hazelton Prince George Prince RupertQueen Charlotte SandspitSmithers StewartTaylor TerraceTumbler RidgeVanderhoof

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Thompson Okanagan

Provincial ParksAdams Lake – Bush Creek Allison Lake Bear CreekBromley Rock Cathedral E.C. Manning – Coldspring E.C. Manning – HamptonE.C. Manning – Lightening LakeE.C. Manning – Mule DeerE.C. Manning Park LodgeE.C. Manning Park Visitor CentreEllison Fintry Gladstone – Texas CreekHerald Kekuli Bay Kentucky AlleyneKettle RiverLac Le Jeune Mabel Lake MonckMount RobsonNiskonlith LakeNorth Thompson RiverOkanagan Lake SouthOtter Lake Paul Lake Roderick Haig-Brown Shuswap Lake Steelhead Stemwinder TunkwaWells Gray – Clearwater Lake

Visitor CentresBC Visitor Centre @ MerrittBC Visitor Centre @ Mt. RobsonBC Visitor Centre @ OsoyoosArmstrongChase Christina LakeClearwater Enderby Grand Forks GreenwoodKamloops Kelowna KeremeosLogan Lake Lumby Oliver Peachland Penticton Princeton Salmon Arm SicamousSummerlandThompson Okanagan ConnectorValemount VernonWest Kelowna

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Vancouver Island Provincial Parks

BambertonChina BeachCowichan River – Stoltz PoolElk FallsEnglishman RiverFillongleyFrench BeachGoldstream Nature HouseGoldstreamGordon BayHorne Lake CavesLittle Qualicum FallsLoveland BayMiracle BeachMiracle Beach Nature HouseMontague HarbourMorton LakeRathtrevor BeachRathtrevor Nature HouseRuckle Smelt BaySproat LakeStamp FallsStrathcona - Buttle LakeStrathcona - Ralph RiverStrathcona Park Wilderness Centre

Visitor CentresAlert BayCampbell RiverChemainusComox ValleyDuncanGabriola IslandGold RiverLadysmithLake CowichanNanaimoParksvillePort AlberniPort HardyPort McNeillQualicumSaltspringSidneySookeTofinoUclueletVictoria

Kootenay RockiesProvincial Parks

Blanket CreekDry GulchKikomun CreekKokanee CreekMartha CreekMcDonald Creek

Visitor CentresBC Visitor Centre @ GoldenCastlegarCranbrookCrestonElkfordFernie

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Kootenay Rockies continuedProvincial Parks

Moyie LakeNorbury LakePremier LakeRoseberySyringaWasa LakeWhiteswan LakeYahk

Visitor CentresInvermereKasloKimberleyNakuspNelsonNew DenverRadium Hot SpringsRevelstokeRosslandSparwoodTrail

Vancouver, Coast & Mountains Provincial Parks

Alice LakeBirkenhead LakeChilliwack LakeCultus LakeGolden EarsInland LakeNairn FallsPlumper CovePorpoise BayPorteau CoveRoberts CreekRolley LakeSaltery BaySasquatchShannon FallsSkagit Valley

Visitor CentresBC Visitor Centre @ Peace ArchBC Visitor Centre @ YVRAbbotsfordChilliwackDeltaGibsonsHopeLangleyLyttonMissionNew WestminsterNorth VancouverPembertonPitt Meadows/Maple RidgePowell RiverRichmondSecheltSquamishSurreyVancouverWhistlerWhite Rock

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With more than 600 local experts serving locations in 114 communities throughout BC, there is always someone ready to help you along your journey. You will find knowledgeable professionals offering friendly service, current information and insider tips.

Visitor Centres offer a wide range of travel services including:

• Free hotel reservations, activity and attraction tickets• Outdoor adventure bookings• BC Ferries tickets and reservations (select locations)• Road maps and directions• Free travel advice, trip planning and travel guides• In-depth knowledge of the community and region from locals• National and BC parks information• Hiking and camping information• Super, Natural British Columbia® souvenirs

(select locations)

Make the Most of Your Trip Drop by Our Visitor Centres

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2014

You’ve collected 6 Stickers!Don’t forget to collect your BC Parks stamps! (Visitor Centre Staff Signature)

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2015

You’ve collected 6 Stickers!Don’t forget to collect your BC Parks stamps! (Visitor Centre Staff Signature)

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Offer expires Dec. 31, 2015. Prize redeemed:

(date) (FFSBC Staff Member)Learn to Fish is presented by the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC with the financial support of the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, Columbia Basin Trust and the Province of British Columbia.

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Put your prize sticker here!

These hands-on sessions are a great way to introduce the family to fishing, and everything you need is provided. Plus, if you take part in Learn to Fish at a BC Park, you’ll receive a special prize sticker. Present it at one of the Society’s hatchery/visitor centres, and take home a free Rapala rod and reel! To learn more about the Learn to Fish program or find a location near you, check out the Events Calendar on gofishbc.com

The Society operates hatcheries in Abbotsford, Fort Steele, Duncan, Summerland and Clearwater. Before you go, check out our website for location details and visitor hours.

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Experience the largest salmon run in North America...visit Roderick Haig Brown Provincial Park “River-born fugitives, red-muscled under sheathing silver alive with ocean’s changing colours…” (Roderick Haig-Brown (1908 – 1976) conservationist, writer and angler).

Plan a day trip to Adams River this fall! Be sure to pack up a lunch, hot drinks, blanket and chairs for a front row seat to watch nature’s spectacle of the crystal clear water transforming into brilliant streaks of red, silver and green. After spending their four-year lifespan in the Pacific Ocean, the time has come for the salmon to return up the Adams River to the stream of their birth site, thus completing their cycle of life. Witnessing their struggle is a moving event.

You may also like to visit the interpretive centre, information tents or take a stroll and view the waterfalls while in the park.

DID YOU KNOW?

• Dominant salmon runs occur every 4 years.

• 2014 is Adams River’s dominant run. 2015 is sub dominant with substantial returns of salmon.

• Adams River is one of the largest salmon runs in North America with over a million �sh.

• It is a 17-day, 485-kilometre odyssey for salmon to return to Adams River.

www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/roderick/

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DID YOU KNOW?

• BC Parks protects over 14% of BC’s land.

• There are over 1,030 protected areas in BC.

• BC Parks manages almost 13,000 campsites, approximately 6,000 kms of trail, and more than 230 accessible facilities.

• BC Parks hosts more than 20 million visitors annually.

Support BC Parks: Donate today! Receive an official tax receipt for donations of $25 or more

BC Parks has a Park Enhancement Fund that enables individuals and businesses to donate to a specific park or project and receive an official tax receipt for their full contribution.

Is there a park near and dear to your heart? BC Parks has a range of conservation and recreation projects throughout the province that donors can contribute to, such as enhancing hiking trails, restoring ecosystems, or supporting volunteer projects.

Official tax receipts can also be issued for the donation of financial securities and in-kind donations.

Visit www.bcparks.ca to find out more .

DID YOU KNOW?

• BC Parks protects over 14% of BC’s land.

• There are over 1,030 protected areas in BC.

• BC Parks manages almost 13,000 campsites, approximately 6,000 kms of trail, and more than 230 accessible facilities.

• BC Parks hosts more than 20 million visitors annually.

Support BC Parks: Donate today! Receive an official tax receipt for donations of $25 or more

BC Parks has a Park Enhancement Fund that enables individuals and businesses to donate to a specific park or project and receive an official tax receipt for their full contribution.

Is there a park near and dear to your heart? BC Parks has a range of conservation and recreation projects throughout the province that donors can contribute to, such as enhancing hiking trails, restoring ecosystems, or supporting volunteer projects.

Official tax receipts can also be issued for the donation of financial securities and in-kind donations.

Visit www.bcparks.ca to find out more .

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1 coupon per purchase. Expires: Cannot be combined with other offers. October 31, 2015

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