Northern BC Provincial Parks
Highway 97 North, Highway 16, Highway 27, Blackwater Rd. Prince George, BC, Canada

Want to guarantee your camping on May long? Mount Robson still has lots of sites to reserve, including powered sites at Rivers! Located within the northern health region

Whiskers Point will open Thursday morning May 20th We will update Carp Lake road conditions on Monday may 17

Beaumont , Paarens Beach and Sowchea Bay Provincial Park Campgrounds are all open for the summer

Crooked River Campground opening May 18 at 8 am

Lots of Room everywhere this weekend right now.

Crooked River is extending our season and will be open with full services until the 4 of October

Purden has 15 first come first serve sites available. Friday Sept 4 at 3:00

Friday September 4th 6pm Whiskers Point is Full Sowchea Bay is full Beaumont full... Crooked River full Purden has 10 FCFS sites open Carp, Paarens, and Tudyah currently have lots of room ( less then 50% full)

Whiskers Point is full for tonight (September 4) There is room at Purden, Crooked, Beaumont, Carp, Paarens Beach and Sowchea

Crooked River and Whiskers Point are full for tonight( Aug 15th)

Crooked River is full for tonight, August 22

Whiskers Point Provincial Park is full for tonight ( August 13th)

Crooked River, Purden Lake and Sowchea Bay are full for the evening Whiskers point have 7 open sites

Crooked River is full for tonight ( August 21)

There is lots of room at Carp, and Paarens for the Weekend.

Gold Ring (women's) found at West Lake Provincial Park. Engraved on outside/inside.

Whiskers Point ( 5 sites open) , Purden Lake (4 sites open) and Crooked River (5 sites open) and Sowchea Bay (3 sites open) are expected to fill up tonight August 16th Lots of Room at Beaumont, Paarens Beach, Carp Lake and Tudyah

6 fcfs sites open at Crooked River

Purden Lake Beach (day-uses) is Full Every table is occupied, in addition to much of the grass as well as the parking lots are full

Carp Lake is Full for tonight

Mount Robson Provincial Park is now available to be booked from September 1-15th. Due to a glitch these sites have not been available until now and are ALL open! Guarantee your spot next long weekend! https://www.discovercamping.ca//SearchViewUnitAvailabity.a

All Three Campgrounds at Mount Robson Provincial Park are full.

Berg Lake Trail updates for the August Long weekend.

July 31st Updated 3:30 pm: Carp Lake is Full Beaumont has 4 tenting-only sites open Tudyah is full Mount Robson Meadows is full... Crooked River Sites are full for tonight Purden Lake is full for tonight Sowchea Bay Sites are full for tonight Whiskers Point is full tonight Lucerne is Full Mount Robson Rivers is full See more

July 30 Crooked River Sites are full for tonight Purden Lake is full for tonight Sowchea Bay Sites are full for tonight Whiskers Point is full tonight... Tudyah has 6 empty sites Paarens Beach First Come First Serve are full for tonight. Beaumont is full for tonight Sites open at Carp Lake

July 29 Crooked River Sites are full for tonight Purden Lake sites are full for tonight Whiskers Point is full for tonight Sowchea Bay is full for tonight... Paarens, Tudyah, Beaumont, Carp Lake and Mount Robson Meadows will not fill up today. See more

Swimmers Ich has been reported at West Lake Provincial Park. Make sure to avoid the weeds and towel off https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthlinkbc-files/swimmers-itch

Crooked River First-Come-First-Serve Sites are full for tonight (some 1 or 2 night only sites are still available) Purden Lake FCFS sites are full Whiskers Point has 4 double site open for the weekend ( 6 pm) Paarens, Beaumont, Carp Lake and Mount Robson Meadows will not fill up today.

6:00pm Update Crooked River is Full, Whiskers Point has 6 sites open (all doubles) Purden Lake First-Come-First-Serve sites are full, there are 11 sites available for 1 or 2 nights Lots of room, and will not fill up tonight at Paarens, Beaumont, Tudyah, Mount Robson Meadows or Carp Lake

Crooked River is full for tonight (Monday)

Crooked River is full for tonight (Sunday)

Weekend July 24-26th Saterday Crooked River is full for tonight Whiskers Point is full Purden Lake is full Beaumont is full... Lucerne is full Sowchea is full Carp Lake and Mount Robson Meadows not expected to fill up this weekend See more

Backcountry camping updates.

Purden Lake, Whiskers Point, Crooked River and Sowchea Bay are full for the Weekend (July 17th-July 18th). Paarens Beach has 2 sites open Beaumont has 2 sites ( 10:00pm) Carp Lake have lots of room

Purden Lake is full for tonight

Water running across the hyway 21klm north of Mackenzie junctionWater running across the hyway 21klm north of Mackenzie junction

Crooked River, Whiskers Point and Sowchea Bay are full for tonight

Two men's rings, one gold and one silver found in the Parking lot at Crooked River. Very distinctive, message me with a description of the second ring if they are yours.

4 sites left at Crooked river ( 7 pm) 5 sites at Purden (7 pm) 13 sites at Whiskers Point ( 5:30 pm) Lots of room at Paarens, Carp and Beaumont

June 30th - noon Crooked River 5 open sites Sowchea Bay full

Sowchea Bay FCFS sites full

First come first serve(FCFS) sites at Crooked River and Whiskers Point are full for weekend

FIREWOOD As of July 1st, 2020 wood will be: $10.00 per bundle at Purden Lake, Beaumont, Crooked River, Carp Lake, Whiskers Point, Tudyah, Paarens Beach And Sowchea Bay

Time to play! The playgrounds are open today in our parks!

Weekend of 19th - 21th updates Updated: Whiskers Point has 4 fcfs sites as of 3 pm Updated : Cooked River is full... Sowchea Bay has 7 sites open Purden is 75% full Lots of availability everywhere else

JUNE 15 is the last day to receive the a full refund for cancelling due to COVID, or being a non-BC residents. Reservations are asked to contact the call center; You can not cancel through us (we do not have the ability to cancel your reservations) or BC parks but must call the discover camping center. Toll free from Canada/USA:... 1-800-689-9025 Other International: 1-778-309-1439 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM (PT) 7 days a week After June 15, regular cancellation penalties will apply. http://bcparks.ca/covid-19/

Crooked River is full for tonight ( June 13)

Purden today, limited out.

Weekend Update: Crooked River Provincial Park has 10 FCFS sites open (as of 3:45 pm) Lots of room everywhere else!

While there is still first-come-first sites; The Long Term Stay a Crooked River has reached its max number of parties (10). There is still available LTS at Paarens and Carp Lake. Long Term Stay in a minimum of 4 weeks' stay. http://bcparks.ca/fees/.

Camping Season is here! As we are still dealing in cash/check only please consider bringing exact change to reduce contact! Purden is closed for overnight camping until June 5 and will be FCFS until June 12th. Crooked, Paarens, Sowchea, Carp, Tudyah, and Whiskers are open for camping tonight.

Happy to be open!

Purden and Whiskers Point this weekend. #spot_the_table

To confirm the Provincial Parks opening for Day-Use (only day-use areas will be open!) on the 14th of May: Purden Lake Crooked River West Lake Paarens Beach... The Sowchea Boat launch Beaumont Parks that are not opening for Day-use and will be closed are: Whiskers Point ( also currently flooded and under snow) Carp Lake Sowchea Main Area Tudyah Mount Robson Meadows, Rivers and Lucerne The Berg Lake Trail

We are so happy that BC Parks are Re-Opening! May 14 - Day-use at certain sites June 1st - CAMPING More detailed info below and at the link!... As per http://bcparks.ca/covid-19/ "On May 14, BC Parks will start to reopen the majority of provincial parks and protected areas and marine parks. People across the province will have more access to safe outdoor recreation opportunities, while meeting the guidelines of the Provincial Health Officer (PHO). Re-opening Dates On May 14, BC Parks will reopen many front- and back-country trails, beaches, picnic areas, washroom facilities and boat launches for day-use. In some instances, facilities such as playgrounds, hot springs, halls, and picnic shelters will remain closed. On June 1, BC Parks will re-open most provincial campgrounds and back-country camping. To ensure physical distancing, you may notice some changes in campgrounds, including additional spacing between campsites and limitations on the number of guests in campgrounds. Some communal facilities such as shower buildings will open with enhanced cleaning protocols, while campgrounds that require visitors to use shared cooking facilities and backcountry cabins will remain closed. Parks that attract large crowds will remain closed until it is safe to reopen at a later date. Backcountry campgrounds in some parks with high day use will also remain closed."

BC Parks Response to COVID 19: Full BC Parks System Closure BC Parks is immediately closing the entire BC Parks system, including all parks, protected areas, c...onservancies, recreation areas, and ecological reserves. All camping (front and backcountry) is now banned until May 31st, 2020. This action is being taken in response to the call for increased action to address the COVID-19 pandemic. With the desire of the public to get outdoors, many parks have already experienced peak season levels of use that have resulted in overwhelmed parking lots, trails and trailheads, making physical distancing difficult, if not impossible in some locations. It has also resulted in damage to our facilities and the environment. This closure is also necessary to ensure the continued health and safety of our visitors, employees, park operators and their staff, volunteers, and park contractors. By taking this action, we align with federal and provincial directives for people to stay home to reduce COVID-19 transmission risk. This temporary measure means public and vehicle access is prohibited until further notice. All trails, roads, day-use areas, beaches, lakes, boat launches, and backcountry areas are closed to the public. Park closures will be enforced through regular monitoring and patrols and anyone found in a closed park will be evicted and could face a $115 fine. In addition to the full system closure, the campground closure has been extended to May 31st, 2020. Full refunds will continue to be automatically provided to those with existing reservations during this time. Please do not initiate a request for refund. The Discover Camping reservation system has been suspended for all new reservations. A public notice will be issued once facilities are reopened and the system is able to accept new reservations. BC Parks continues to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic closely and is following the recommendations set out by the Provincial Health Officer and the Minister of Health for decisions related to closure and reopening of parks and facilities. Please continue to check the BC Parks website for updates. BC Parks COVID-19 Questions and Answers: bcparks.ca/covid-19/questions-answers/ Media Release: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020ENV0019-000645 For more COVID-19 information, visit the BC Centre for Disease Control: BCCDC: http://covid-19.bccdc.ca/ Provincial Health Officer and Ministry of Health News: https://news.gov.bc.ca/ministries/health

We are still snowed in, but now is not the time to Explore BC

Happy Holidays everyone!

As fall approaches the Parks are starting to close, can not believe another summer has gone by! Sowchea Bay gate closed ( Sept 3) Whiskers Point gate and Beaumont gate closed ( September 10)... Paarens Beach and Carp Lake are no longer serviced on the 15th (gates remain open to beach sites at Paarens Beach only). This means no water, and pack out what you pack in. Lucerne is closed on the 5th Purden Lake gate closes on September 22 Mount Robson Meadows, Rivers and Tudyah provincial park are closed September 30 West Lake Provincial Parks gate remains open with decreased servicing

UPDATED 4:30 pm Availability for September Long Weekend: Friday Purden Lake: full Crooked River: full... Whiskers Point: has 2 FCFS campsites available Tuyah: has 5 sites left Carp Lake bridge work completed and road open as normal, it is not expected to fill up this weekend Sowchea Bay is full *Sowchea bay closes on Monday (Sept 2nd) Paarens Beach has a lot of room Beaumont has 20 sites available Mount Robson Rivers, Meadows and Lucerne are Full FCFS (first-come-first-serve) are sites that once occupied you can stay for the weekend as they can not be reserved . Each of the above parks (excluding Tudyah and Carp) also has reservable sites, that are booked for the weekend.

YAY Purden dog beach !

A Samsung c series cell, gold case, was left at the day-use at Crooked River provincial park this morning

UPDATED: Availability for September Long Weekend: Thursday Updated 8 pm Purden Lake: FCFS is full for tonight, Approx 5 FCFS are leaving tommorow Updated 8 pm Crooked River: FCFS campsites are full ... Updated 8 pm Whiskers Point: has 4 FCFS campsites available Tuyah: has a lot of room and is not expected to fill up this evening Carp Lake bridge work completed and road open as normal, it is not expected to fill up this weekend Sowchea Bay has 5 FCFS sites available for the weekend *Sowchea bay closes on Monday (Sept 2nd) Paarens Beach has a lot of room ( including beach sites) and is not expected to fill up this evening Beaumont has a lot of room and is not expected to fill up this evening Mount Robson Rivers is Full Meadows is expected to fill up by 2 pm , but have sites open up tomorrow morning Lucerne is expected to fill up by 12 pm , but have sites open up tomorrow morning FCFS (first-come-first-serve) are sites that once occupied you can stay for the weekend as they can not be reserved . Each of the above parks (excluding Tudyah and Carp) also has reservable sites, that are booked for the weekend. There is many reservable spaces in each of the parks that are available for Thursday night only (as the reservation arrives Friday) these are not included in the total of available sites.

UPDATE: CARP LAKE ROAD OPEN AS NORMAL Repairs have been completed Due to repairs, required by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Pack River Bridge, located on Carp Lake Road, will be closed from:... Monday August 26th to Thursday 29th - 8:00 am to 11:00am and from 12 pm to 4:00 pm The bridge is located 350 Metres from Hwy 97 North and is the only official route into Carp Lake Park. A HWY’s sign is located before the bridge closure with space to turn around; however larger vehicles may have difficulty once they have exited the highway. All alternative routes are not recommended as they have heavy logging traffic and unknown conditions We sincerely apologize for the short notice regarding this bridge repair project and hope you will be able to adjust your travel plans accordingly.

NOTICE Carp Lake Road Park access - Pack River bridge closures August 14 23, 2019 Due to repairs required by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Pack River Bridge, located on Carp Lake Road 350m from Hwy 97 North, will be closed during the day on weekdays: August 14 16, 8am 11am and 12pm 4pm August 19 23, 8am 11am and 12pm 4pm... Fridays 2pm 4pm traffic will be allowed to pass every 30 min This road is the only official route into Carp Lake Park. Alternative routes are not recommended due to heavy logging traffic and unknown conditions. A turnaround is available before the bridge but may be difficult for large vehicles. Visitors should plan their travel accordingly. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Purden lake is full Sowchea has 4 spots ( 2 FCFS) open for tonight 6 pm- Whiskers Point has 10 FCFS spots open 5 pm- Crooked River has 4 FCFS sites available Paarens Beach, Carp and Beaumont have lots of room

Crooked River is full for the evening

Did you miss out on your favourite spot on the August Long Weekend? Want to avoid the stress and guarantee a spot for the September Long Weekend? Now is the perfect time to book online at discovercamping.ca!

FCFS at Beaumont Crooked Full

Beaumont was full last night but has 8 fcfs sites open this morning Carp Lake has lots of FCFS sites available Paarens Beach Sowchea Bay Are full

Purden Whiskers and Crooked all full for weekend

Purden Lake, Whiskers Point, Crooked River and Sowchea Bay, Beaumont are full for tonight we expect lot of room everywhere Monday night There is lots of room at Carp for tonight

I love seeing these licence plates everywhere! It shows how much British Colombians LOVE their parks!