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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 British Columbia Parks and Protected Areas System is the collection of physical properties owned or administered by BC Parks, an agency of the British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy. These protected areas are established by order-in-council under one of several different pieces of enabling legislation.
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 .
Protected Lands & Waters in British Columbia: Distribution and location of protected areas in British Columbia (2006) Statistics (2015) [1] Type Area Land Water National Protected Areas 0.7% 2.2% BC Parks: 14.4% 0.9% BC Conservation Lands 0.26% 0.07% NGO Conservation Lands 0.1%
The list of provincial parks of the British Columbia Central Interior contains the provincial parks located within this geographic region of the province of British Columbia. It includes parks from the three regional districts of Bulkley-Nechako, Cariboo, and Fraser-Fort George. These parks are administered by BC Parks under the jurisdiction of ...
At this site in 1989, a boat launch was installed. [36] Power boats, recreational and commercial rafters, canoeists and kayakers continue to use this boat ramp. Roads within the park provide public access to both rivers, which offer excellent recreational fishing opportunities. Camping is available June through September. [37]
Together with the other national and provincial parks that comprise the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, the park was recognized for its natural beauty and the geological and ecological significance of its mountain landscapes containing the habitats of rare and endangered species, mountain peaks, glaciers, lakes, waterfalls, canyons, limestone ...