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The British Columbia Parks and Protected Areas System is a collection of physical properties managed by BC Parks. The system encompasses 1,035 park units covering an area of about 14.1 million hectares (54,440 mi 2 )—about 14.4% of the entire province—with over 6,000 km (3,700 mi) of hiking trails and approximately 12,700 campsites.
The Ministry of Environment and Parks is a ministry of the government of British Columbia in Canada. The ministry is responsible for the effective protection, management and conservation of the province's natural resources . [ 1 ]
British Columbia Parks and Protected Areas System: Mount Robson Provincial Park. Statistics (February 2020) [1] Designation Number Area Class A Parks 629 10,544,873 Class B Parks 2 3,778 Class C Parks 13 484 Conservancies 156 2,999,899 Ecological Reserves 148 160,293 Protected Areas 84 384,733 Recreation Areas 2 5,929 Total 1,034 14,099,989
Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park is a provincial park in Parksville, British Columbia, Canada.Located at the east end of the town, the 347-hectare park features a two-kilometre long stretch of sandy beach, a stand of old-growth Douglas fir trees and 250 vehicle-accessible and 25 walk-in camping spaces. [3]
The history of RSTBC can be traced back to 1939 when the British Columbia Forest Service established a Parks Division to manage public recreation on Crown land.After several transformations and the involvement of various ministries, the responsibility for these recreation sites and trails was assigned to the Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations.
The list of provincial parks of the Lower Mainland contains the provincial parks located within this geographic region of the province of British Columbia. It includes parks from the two regional districts of Fraser Valley and Metro Vancouver .
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve is a national park located on and around the Gulf Islands in British Columbia, Canada.In the National Parks System Plan, this park provides representation of the Strait of Georgia Lowlands natural region, the only place in Canada with a Mediterranean climate of dry, sunny summers and mild, wet winters, the result of a rain shadow effect from surrounding ...
Monck Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located at Nicola Lake near the town of Merritt. The park's campground is one of those which accepts reservations. Activities including fishing, camping and hiking. Natural features other than Nicola Lake include lava beds associated with the Chilcotin Group.