News Items tag as: B.C. Provincial Parks

Provincial park devasted by Shuswap wildfire partly reopens to public
February 21, 2024 - 12:00 PM

A popular provincial park near the town of Scotch Creek in the Shuswap is slowly reopening to the public after the Bush Creek East wildfire devastated parts of it in August last year.
Echo Lake Provincial Park in North Okanagan is expanding
October 08, 2021 - 7:00 PM

Echo Lake Provincial Park east of Vernon will be expanding by 65 hectares, thanks to an amendment to the province's protected areas act.
Flooding impacts camping opportunities at some southern Interior provincial parks
May 16, 2018 - 2:00 PM

Flooding issues are derailing camping plans in five Thompson-Okanagan provincial parks, but the rest are ready for business as the May long weekend approaches.
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Provincial park devasted by Shuswap wildfire partly reopens to public