British Columbia Parks and Trails question

[DavidGraves]

Howdy

I have just been studying the BC Parks and Trails Site for a visit to Vancouver Island this summer:

http://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca

Noticed that many of the down island sites are marked closed.

Any idea why ? Are they marked closed for current logging activity ?

Looking for a quick overnight stay about 150 miles north of Victoria as we head up island.

David Graves

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

David check out the campground at Cambell River.
It has about 12 nice sites right on the river and others in the trees.
Don't why some parks are closed Covid maybe?
Frank

 

[WanderingBison]

Elk Falls Provincial Park is just outside of Campbell River (300kms or so from Victoria) and is quite nice. It should be open.

There are also lots of recreation sites north of Campbell River that you could look into that should also be open (most of them aren’t really closed even off season)

Happy to share a few special ones out that way and further north if you’d like - send me a PM.

Spent last winter on the island, mostly in the north, since Covid prevented the southern US and Baja.

 

[DavidGraves]

Thanks for the reply

We have been up island before and going again....

Just wanted to find a first night stay over location....tired of Coldstream but also want to get further north on our first day off the ferry..

So do you know why so many are marked closed ? I do not but wondered about wildfire precautions or Covid issues.

DG

 

[WanderingBison]

Thanks for the reply

We have been up island before and going again....

Just wanted to find a first night stay over location....tired of Coldstream but also want to get further north on our first day off the ferry..

So do you know why so many are marked closed ? I do not but wondered about wildfire precautions or Covid issues.

DG

Don’t know as I’m not in Bc right now but I do know it’s been really, really wet (even by PNW standards) this spring.

They weren’t closed last winter (full Covid) so I doubt it’s Covid related.

When I looked up Elk Island it showed open. Closer to Victoria is Rathtrevor PP in Parksville which is a much larger PP which is also showing open right now.

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

David the campground name at Cambell River is Quinsam River CG.
It flows into the Cambell just out side of town.
Search it and call them. Nice fishing stream.
Frank

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

David Miracle Beach CG is a nice spot maybe 10 miles south of Cambell River.
Frank

 

[Missing Link]

David Miracle Beach CG is a nice spot maybe 10 miles south of Cambell River.
Frank

I agree with Frank, Miracle Beach is nice, however the last time we stopped there it was crowded with large RVs and we decided not to stay there.

 

[DavidGraves]

Yes

It is very.....American.

DG

 

[Beate]

As far as I know there was a lot of snow this winter and a lot of floods in southern Vancouver Island. Therefore lots of the trails and sites are not repaired until today. But you can look up the opening dates here:
https://bcparks.ca/operating-dates/

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Dave don't know how far up island you want to go.
Telegraph Cove has a nice camping spot.Sites under the trees with open
grass fields.
They have a old lumber village with a great restaurant and great wildlife
tours.

Check out my blog for the 2009 South east Alaska trip.It has a whole part about Telegraph Cove.
FRank

 

[AlbertaMTB]

Also check https://mosaiccampsites.com/ to see if there is anything of interest. Mosaic/Timber West/Island Timberlands own/manage a lot of the forest on the east side, south/central portion of Vancouver Island.

 

[DavidGraves]

Thanks for that both of you !