BC Parks is introducing a new fee for out-of-province campers wanting to enjoy BC's wilderness and also tweaking other camping fees for the first time since 2016.
Beginning May 15, non-B.C. residents will pay an additional $20 flat rate for staying in frontcountry campgrounds, trips to backcountry parks, renting a cabin and using mooring buoys and docks.
Approximately 15% of BC Parks visitors are from outside of the province.
Camping fees will be updated in 59 high-demand parks and four popular backcountry parks: Garibaldi Park, Golden Ears Park, Joffre Lakes Park and Mount Assiniboine Park.
For B.C. residents, updated camping fees in the 59 high-demand frontcountry parks include:
Fees will remain unchanged for 388 parks that have frontcountry and backcountry camping so people can choose from a range of experiences at different prices.
There are also no fee changes for B.C. residents to sani-stations, mooring buoys, picnic shelters and group camping.
During the past six years, the number of people visiting BC Parks sites has grown by about 30% and now averages more than 27 million visits every year.
The system includes nearly 20,000 campsites and 28,000 kilometres of trails.