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2 Draw a picture of yourself in a BC park! Name: Age: PASSPORT

3 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 Rimmer Area Supervisor, Thompson Cariboo Region 1

4 2 Tap Into Your Inner Explorer Majestic 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.

5 Jerry s Promise BC 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! Signed Date 3

6 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 with others, these dedicated individuals make a tangible difference in their communities. Learn more about our great volunteers - who they are, what they do and how you can become one - on the BC Parks Volunteer Community webpage.

7 Canada s Parks Day A day of celebration, park appreciation, and family fun is in store for visitors to BC Parks every year on the third Saturday of July. Canada's Parks Day celebrates the natural beauty of parks and reminds us of the important role parks play in conserving healthy and resilient ecosystems, and contributing to human health and well-being. Biodiversity walks, themed cultural hikes, kid's nature games, marine exploration, scavenger hunts and of course, a visit from our favourite park employee Jerry the Moose will be taking place across BC. This is a perfect time to get outside and spend a day immersed in nature, exploring and enjoying the wonder of BC Parks. For provincial park events visit or ask a local park operator.

8 Tell us your best photo story! Share your memorable camping story behind the pictures and have the chance to win over $3,000 worth of fabulous camping and RVing prizes. Simply submit 2 to 5 photos and tell us the story behind the pictures in 350 words or less. Odds of winning depend on the number of entries received. Visit contest for full contest details. campingrvbc.com Your one stop for campgrounds and RV parks in british columbia CONNECT WITH US 6

9 DBC/DAVID GLUNS 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 7

10 Discover Camping Make Your Reservation Now! Get the Perfect Campsite by Choosing it Yourself Provincial park frontcountry campsite reservations open annually on March 15 th. 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 2 nd 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 RESERVATION SERVICE CONTACT INFORMATION ONLINE BOOKINGS Open 24 hours/day. CALL CENTRE BOOKINGS ($5 surcharge applies) Toll free from CAN/USA: Other International: Open year-round. Weekdays: 7 am - 7 pm (PDT) Weekends and holidays: 9 am - 5 pm (PDT)

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12 10 Join the Adventure The adventure begins May 16, 2014 and will continue until December 31, 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 Prizes One (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 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 for park opening and closing dates. For those with smartphones, scan the QR code (on p. 11) for a direct link.

13 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 Prizes A 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, 11

14 Provincial Park Provincial Park mm/dd/yy mm/dd/yy Provincial Park Provincial Park mm/dd/yy mm/dd/yy Provincial Park Provincial Park mm/dd/yy You ve collected 6 stamps! Don t forget to collect your Visitor Centre stickers! 12 mm/dd/yy (Parks Staff Signature)

15 Provincial Park Provincial Park mm/dd/yy mm/dd/yy Provincial Park Provincial Park mm/dd/yy mm/dd/yy Provincial Park Provincial Park mm/dd/yy mm/dd/yy You ve collected 6 stamps! Don t forget to collect your Visitor Centre stickers! (Parks Staff Signature) 13

16 14 Participating Sites All participating BC Parks and Visitor Centres are listed by tourism region (p. 14 to 19). See map in centre fold. Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Provincial Parks Big Bar Bowron Lake Green Lake Ten Mile Lake Northern British Columbia Provincial Parks Beatton Beaumont Boya Lake Carp Lake Charlie Lake Crooked River Bear Lake Kleanza Creek Lakelse Lake Liard River Hot Springs Meziadin Lake Moberly Lake Nisga a Memorial Lava Bed Paarens Beach Purden Lake Red Bluff Sowchea Bay Swan Lake Whiskers Point Visitor Centres 100 Mile House Lillooet Quesnel Wells Williams Lake Visitor Centres Burns Lake Chetwynd Dawson Creek Fort Nelson Fort St. James Fort St. John Granisle Houston Hudson s Hope Kitimat Mackenzie McBride New Hazelton Prince George Prince Rupert Queen Charlotte Sandspit Smithers Stewart Taylor Terrace Tumbler Ridge Vanderhoof

17 Thompson Okanagan Provincial Parks Adams Lake Bush Creek Allison Lake Bear Creek Bromley Rock Cathedral E.C. Manning Coldspring E.C. Manning Hampton E.C. Manning Lightening Lake E.C. Manning Mule Deer E.C. Manning Park Lodge E.C. Manning Park Visitor Centre Ellison Fintry Gladstone Texas Creek Herald Kekuli Bay Kentucky Alleyne Kettle River Lac Le Jeune Mabel Lake Monck Mount Robson Niskonlith Lake North Thompson River Okanagan Lake South Otter Lake Paul Lake Roderick Haig-Brown Shuswap Lake Steelhead Stemwinder Tunkwa Wells Gray Clearwater Lake Visitor Centres BC Visitor Merritt BC Visitor Mt. Robson BC Visitor Osoyoos Armstrong Chase Christina Lake Clearwater Enderby Grand Forks Greenwood Kamloops Kelowna Keremeos Logan Lake Lumby Oliver Peachland Penticton Princeton Salmon Arm Sicamous Summerland Thompson Okanagan Connector Valemount Vernon West Kelowna 15

18 ATLIN ALASKA STEWART PRINCE RUPERT TERRACE QUEEN SANDSPIT CHARLOTTE ISLANDS YUKON KITIMAT BELLA COOLA QUESNEL NWT FORT NELSON FORT ST. JOHN DAWSON CREEK TUMBLER RIDGE PRINCE GEORGE WILLIAMS LAKE ALBERTA

19 PACIFIC OCEAN PORT HARDY CACHE CREEK KAMLOOPS REVELSTOKE COURTENAY WHISTLER MERRITT VERNON KIMBERLEY KELOWNA NELSON HOPE PRINCETON PENTICTON TRAIL CRANBROOK VANCOUVER NANAIMO VICTORIA WASHINGTON IDAHO MONTANA SEATTLE Destination British Columbia Vancouver, Coast & Mountains Vancouver Island Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Kootenay Rockies Thompson Okanagan Northern British Columbia

20 18 Vancouver Island Provincial Parks Bamberton China Beach Cowichan River Stoltz Pool Elk Falls Englishman River Fillongley French Beach Goldstream Nature House Goldstream Gordon Bay Horne Lake Caves Little Qualicum Falls Loveland Bay Miracle Beach Miracle Beach Nature House Montague Harbour Morton Lake Rathtrevor Beach Rathtrevor Nature House Ruckle Smelt Bay Sproat Lake Stamp Falls Strathcona - Buttle Lake Strathcona - Ralph River Strathcona Park Wilderness Centre Kootenay Rockies Provincial Parks Blanket Creek Dry Gulch Kikomun Creek Kokanee Creek Martha Creek McDonald Creek Visitor Centres Alert Bay Campbell River Chemainus Comox Valley Duncan Gabriola Island Gold River Ladysmith Lake Cowichan Nanaimo Parksville Port Alberni Port Hardy Port McNeill Qualicum Saltspring Sidney Sooke Tofino Ucluelet Victoria Visitor Centres BC Visitor Golden Castlegar Cranbrook Creston Elkford Fernie

21 Kootenay Rockies continued Provincial Parks Moyie Lake Norbury Lake Premier Lake Rosebery Syringa Wasa Lake Whiteswan Lake Yahk Vancouver, Coast & Mountains Provincial Parks Alice Lake Birkenhead Lake Chilliwack Lake Cultus Lake Golden Ears Inland Lake Nairn Falls Plumper Cove Porpoise Bay Porteau Cove Roberts Creek Rolley Lake Saltery Bay Sasquatch Shannon Falls Skagit Valley Visitor Centres Invermere Kaslo Kimberley Nakusp Nelson New Denver Radium Hot Springs Revelstoke Rossland Sparwood Trail Visitor Centres BC Visitor Peace Arch BC Visitor YVR Abbotsford Chilliwack Delta Gibsons Hope Langley Lytton Mission New Westminster North Vancouver Pemberton Pitt Meadows/Maple Ridge Powell River Richmond Sechelt Squamish Surrey Vancouver Whistler White Rock 19

22 Make the Most of Your Trip Drop by Our Visitor Centres 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) 20

23 2014 You ve collected 6 Stickers! Don t forget to collect your BC Parks stamps! (Visitor Centre Staff Signature) 21

24 You ve collected 6 Stickers! Don t forget to collect your BC Parks stamps! (Visitor Centre Staff Signature)

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26 with the 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. Put your prize sticker here! Offer expires Dec. 31, Prize redeemed: 24 (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.

27 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 ( ) 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 is Adams River s dominant run is sub dominant with substantial returns of salmon. Adams River is one of the largest salmon runs in North America with over a million fish. It is a 17-day, 485-kilometre odyssey for salmon to return to Adams River. parkpgs/roderick/ 25

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29 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 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. 27

30 What s on your B.C. BuCket List hike the West Coast Trail Be alone with nature PhotograPh a wild bear Visit a volcano follow dinosaur footprints DriVe the Alaska Highway Witness the Northern Lights hunt for mythical monsters PaDDLe the Bowron Lakes BounCe through Barkerville

31 B.C. BuCket List? Let British Columbia Magazine inspire your bucket list! one year SUBSCrIPTIoN only $ 19.95* Bonus calendar with each subscription. special BC Parks offer we waive the $6 tax and shipping/handling charges. CALL ToLL-free or *for Cdn orders waive $6 (BC Parks special offer), for US orders add $10; and International orders add $12. All prices in Cdn funds. Published quarterly. Please quote code P1306BC01 bcmag.ca

32 DBC / DaVe HeaTH PaRkS CaNaDa British Columbia s backyard provides campers and RVers with numerous choices of camping sweet spots. Search Camping and RV BC s mapping tool to locate over 1,500 campgrounds, offering four unique camping experiences: Privately operated campgrounds and RV parks (including municipal campgrounds) Provincial campgrounds (BC Parks) National campgrounds (Parks Canada) Recreation Sites and Trails BC (operated by the provincial government) Plan to gear up and get on the road! SCAN ME! rvcampingbc.com Your one stop for campgrounds and rv parks in british columbia CONNECT WITH US 30

33 Visit the British Columbia Visitor Golden 111 Golden Donald Upper Road, Golden, BC Present coupon to save $10 on a merchandise purchase of $40 or more. 1 coupon per purchase. Expires: Cannot be combined with other offers. October 31, 2015 Visit the British Columbia Visitor Mount Robson Mt. Robson Provincial Park, Valemount, BC Present coupon to save $10 on a merchandise purchase of $40 or more. 1 coupon per purchase. Expires: Cannot be combined with other offers. October 31, 2015 Visit the British Columbia Visitor Merritt Corner of Highway 5 & 97C at Exit 286, Merritt, BC Present coupon to save $10 on a merchandise purchase of $40 or more. 1 coupon per purchase. Expires: Cannot be combined with other offers. October 31, 2015 Visit the British Columbia Visitor Osoyoos 9912 Highway 3, Osoyoos, BC Present coupon to save $10 on a merchandise purchase of $40 or more. 1 coupon per purchase. Expires: Cannot be combined with other offers. October 31, 2015 Visit the British Columbia Visitor Peach Arch 298 Highway 99, Surrey, BC Present coupon to save $10 on a merchandise purchase of $40 or more. 1 coupon per purchase. Expires: Cannot be combined with other offers. October 31, 2015

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