Northern BC Provincial Parks

Lots of FCFS camp sites available at Beaumont Provincial Park for this May long weekend.

Carp is OPEN :)

Lets go fishing!

Carp will not fill up this weekend ( unless your talking about your rainbow limit)

All our parks are open for the weekend

The Long Term Stay at Crooked 10 spots have been filled, it is a minimum of 4 weeks ( 28 days) , as such the earliest date a LTS site will be open is June 10. The LTS sites have never filled up at Paarens Beach or Carp Lake.

There are 10 people in line waiting for the park gates to open, which will be taking the 10 available spots.

Getting Ready for Camping?
Purden Lake is open and ready to go !
Crooked River will be open 11 am on May 13th, there is already a line up for LTS, we will update if that line up reaches 10. We are onsite and the snow is off the roads.
Paarens Beach, Beaumont, Sowchea will be open May 15th,
Whiskers Point will be open May 15th, we are onsite and working to clean up.

We made it to km 9 at Carp on Saturday and are confident we will be able to get in this Thursday/Friday May 15. Reminder that the park gates are not locked, but we typically clear some trees from the road as we head out.

With this Fantastic weather, I am thinking about camping!
Tried to take a drive around Crooked River ( Bear Lake) yesterday, got a little stuck 😁 but it is sure melting fast !

Whirling disease The BC government maintains a whirling disease monitoring program in the east Kootenay region adjacent to areas in Alberta where whirling disease has been detected

Updated Camping Fees for BC Parks.

Please note only Mount Robson Rivers (during peak season) is having a fee increase in the Prince George-Omineca Area.

BC Parks is excited to open reservations for the Berg Lake Trail. Reservations for the full season open on Tuesday, December 2, at 7:00 am and can be booked for stays between May 27 and September 29, 2026. Reservations are required for overnight stays in peak season and are available at camping.bcparks.ca.

Don't forget to sign in or register before that to streamline the booking.

I would suggest checking in every 15 mins for your favorite spots and dates, as this will allow for peoples "carts" to time out if they haven't finalized their booking.

Remember that you can always add extra people to your booking when you arrive at the park as long as they will fit on the tent pads that you booked.

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It has been another amazing summer, for those looking to do a little fall camping

Closing dates 2025:
Sowchea Bay Sept 7
Beaumont Sept 11
Lucerne Sept 15
Purden Lake Sept 21
Crooked River Sept 30th
Mount Robson Meadows Sept 30th

Closing Date for, parks that remain accessible but are now user maintained and in off season mode:

Paarens Beach Sept 15 ( only beach sites remain accessible)
Carp Lake Sept 15
West Lake Sept 15 (boat launch gate will be closed with snow)
Tudyah Sept 30th

Off season, please pack out what you pack in, the water will be turned off. Pit toilets are still accessible, but please bring toilet paper. Park rules are still in effect ( dogs, generators and noise levels) please respect your fellow campers. There is no charge for camping.

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