Occidental
Trail Master
I used to work in that area and Sunnyside or areas up the road toward Green Peter Reservoir are places I am glad exist as they draw in the hoards of people looking for a fistfight anyway, so that I can go elsewhere. People used to cram tents, pickups and trailers onto tiny pullouts out to the fog line of the Quartsville road (think a 45 mph paved road) for reasons that were beyond me. The Army Corps of Engineers had the difficult challenge of shutting those areas down, we just had the role of telling them they couldn't have a fire, it took a full time person to patrol that area, and it was our worst area to work for sure (15 years ago).
I was really surprised however, to be in northern BC in August with literally nobody in sight in a dispersed site on a river when someone pulled in and parked 4 feet away from our vehicle and said they were sorry, but all the other spots were taken and they were camping there. I lost it a bit, but in the end if they hadn't left we would have been the ones to pack up and move on to some other spot where we could get away from people for the night.
I was really surprised however, to be in northern BC in August with literally nobody in sight in a dispersed site on a river when someone pulled in and parked 4 feet away from our vehicle and said they were sorry, but all the other spots were taken and they were camping there. I lost it a bit, but in the end if they hadn't left we would have been the ones to pack up and move on to some other spot where we could get away from people for the night.
