BC Parks · British Columbia
Bear Creek Park
BC Parks · British Columbia, Canada · in Bear Creek Provincial Park
- Sites
- 143
- Hookups
- 55 electric, 88 no hookups
- Season
- March 20 to October 12
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,457 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Phone
- 1-236-970-7815
- Activities
- Canoeing, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Interpretive programs, Swimming, Waterskiing, Wildlife viewing
About
The park has one campground, though it is divided by Lambly (Bear) Creek. There are 143 vehicle-accessible campsites in the park, including 18 double sites.
During the peak season, campsite reservations are required for all campsites in Bear Creek Park. All campsite reservations must be made through the BC Parks reservation service. When the campground is open outside peak season, all sites are available on a first come, first served basis.
Sites one through 80 are on the north side of the creek in two loops. These medium-to-large-sized sites are found among well-spaced trees and irrigated lawns. The trees are trimmed and there is a mix of coniferous and deciduous varieties, including many non-native species. The effect is of fairly open, well-manicured grounds. The sites are gravel and each has a fire ring and picnic table on a cement pad. There are no barbeque table attachments. Nine of these sites back onto the creek. These are slightly smaller and surrounded by more dense vegetation.
Newly developed sites 123 through 143 are also on the north side. Fourteen of these sites offer 30-amp power and seven of them are pull-through sites with 50-amp power, sewers, and water. The pull-through sites are paved and do not allow tents. The other 14 sites are gravel. Each of these sites has a fire ring and a picnic table.
Crossing the creek, leads to sites 81 through 122 on the south side of the creek. Though most of this area is shaded, some of it is open with newly planted saplings, an irrigated lawn, and raised beds of bark-mulch landscaped with low growing plants and bushes between the sites. This area has its own shower and washroom building and taps.
A gatehouse is situated near the park entrance just off Westside Road with an information shelter. There is a gate on Westside Road that is locked from 11pm to 7am during the operating season and then locked during the off-season.
Operated by Kaloya Contracting Ltd.
Fees
Peak season $51 CAD, shoulder season $35 CAD per party per night; electrical hook-up +$8 CAD per night; non-B.C. residents +$20 CAD per stay
Gate is locked outside of the operating season.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 29° | -2° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 39° | 26° | -1° | 50° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 45° | 32° | 17° | 66° | 9 of 11 |
| April | 52° | 38° | 29° | 74° | 2 of 11 |
| May | 66° | 48° | 39° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 72° | 52° | 43° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 84° | 60° | 52° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 85° | 64° | 55° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 73° | 57° | 45° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 55° | 42° | 35° | 72° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 43° | 35° | 24° | 52° | 5 of 10 |
| December | 37° | 31° | 1° | 48° | 9 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Bear Creek · BC Recreation Sites · 5 mi · 46 sites
- Lambly Lake · BC Recreation Sites · 9 mi · 22 sites
- James Lake · BC Recreation Sites · 12 mi · 7 sites
- Okanagan Boulderfields · BC Recreation Sites · 12 mi · 10 sites
- Jackpine Lake · BC Recreation Sites · 13 mi · 10 sites
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