List of provincial parks of British Columbia Central Interior explained

The list of provincial parks of the British Columbia Central Interior contains the provincial parks located within this geographic region of the province of British Columbia. It includes parks from the three regional districts of Bulkley-Nechako, Cariboo, and Fraser-Fort George. These parks are administered by BC Parks under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy.

The most visited provincial park of this region is Mount Robson Provincial Park with 205,559 total visitors and 64,673 overnight campers during the 2017/2018 season.^[1]

List of parks

Park name	Classification	Regional districts	Coordinates	Size	Established	Remarks
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Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut Provincial Park	Provincial Park Protected Area	Fraser-Fort George	53.7622°N -121.2192°W	11875disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2016	Protects a portion of the North American inland temperate rainforest.
Arctic Pacific Lakes Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Fraser-Fort George		13887disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2000
Atna River Provincial Park	Provincial Park Protected Area		53.987°N -127.898°W	21092disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2008
	Marine Provincial Park			105disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1993
Babine Mountains Provincial Park	Provincial Park			31146disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1984
Babine River Corridor Provincial Park	Provincial Park			15359disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1999
Beaumont Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Bulkley-Nechako		178disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1960
Beaver Valley Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo		767disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2013
Big Creek Provincial Park	Provincial Park Ecological Reserve	Thompson-Nicola		68175disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1990
Bijoux Falls Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Fraser-Fort George		40disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1956
Bobtail Mountain Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Fraser-Fort George		1360disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2000
Bowron Lake Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo		139700disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1961
Bridge Lake Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo		405disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1956
Bull Canyon Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo		343disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1993
Burns Lake Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Bulkley-Nechako		65disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2001
Call Lake Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Bulkley-Nechako		62disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1999
Canim Beach Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo		6disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1956
Cariboo Mountains Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo		113469disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1995
Cariboo Nature Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo		89disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1965
Cariboo River Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo		3211disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1995
Carp Lake Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Fraser-Fort George		38149disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1973
Cedar Point Provincial Park	Class C Provincial Park	Cariboo		8disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1962
Close To The Edge Provincial Park and Protected Area	Provincial Park Protected Area	Fraser-Fort George		702disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2001	Protects Close To The Edge cave.
Cottonwood River Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo		66disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1956
Crooked River Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Fraser-Fort George		963disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1965
Dahl Lake Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Fraser-Fort George		1583disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1981
Dead Man’s Island Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Bulkley-Nechako	54.2072°N -125.7325°W	1disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1933	One of the smallest provincial parks in British Columbia.
Donnely Lake Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo		814disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2013
Dragon Mountain Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo		1773disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2013
Driftwood Canyon Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Bulkley-Nechako		21disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1967	Protects fossil beds along its namesake creek.
Entiako Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Bulkley-Nechako		126023disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1999
Erg Mountain Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Fraser-Fort George		1011disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2000
Eskers Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Fraser-Fort George		4044disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1987
Ethel F. Wilson Memorial Provincial Park	Memorial Provincial Park	Bulkley-Nechako		33disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1953
Evanoff Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Fraser-Fort George		1473disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2000
Finger-Tatuk Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Bulkley-Nechako		17151disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1999
Flat Lake Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo		4275disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1995
Fort George Canyon Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Fraser-Fort George		178disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2000
François Lake Provincial Park	Provincial Park Protected Area	Bulkley-Nechako		7272disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1999
Fraser River Provincial Park	Provincial Park Ecological Reserve	Fraser-Fort George		5076disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2000
Heather-Dina Lakes Provincial Park	Provincial Park Ecological Reserve	Fraser-Fort George		6034disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2001
Horsefly Lake Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo		186disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1974
Itcha Ilgachuz Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo		109063disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1995
Jackman Flats Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Fraser-Fort George		615disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2000	Protects a unique sand dune ecosystem.
Junction Sheep Range Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo		4774disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1995
Kakwa Provincial Park	Provincial Park Protected Area	Fraser-Fort George		170890disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1987	Part of the Kakwa-Willmore Interprovincial Park.
Kluskoil Lake Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo		15548disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1995
Lac La Hache Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo		24disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1956
Little Andrews Bay Marine Provincial Park	Marine Provincial Park	Bulkley-Nechako		102.1disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1999
Monkman Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Fraser-Fort George		62867disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1981
Moose Valley Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo		2500disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1995
Morice Lake Provincial Park	Provincial Park Ecological Reserve	Bulkley-Nechako		52788disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2008
Mount Blanchet Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Bulkley-Nechako		24774disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2001
Mount Pope Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Bulkley-Nechako		2030disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2001
Mount Robson Provincial Park	Provincial Park Protected Area	Fraser-Fort George		225777disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1913	Protects Mount Robson, the highest peak of the Canadian Rockies. Part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site.
Mount Terry Fox Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Fraser-Fort George		1930disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1982
Mudzenchoot Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Bulkley-Nechako		644disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2001
Nadina Mountain Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Bulkley-Nechako		2789disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2008
Nation Lakes Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Bulkley-Nechako		19398disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2004
Nazko Lake Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo		12419disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1995
Nenikëkh/Nanika-Kidprice Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Bulkley-Nechako		17006disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2008
Netalzul Meadows Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Bulkley-Nechako		297disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1999
Nilkitkwa Lake Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Bulkley-Nechako		10.3disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1999
Nuntsi Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo		20570disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1995
Old Man Lake Provincial Park	Provincial Park Protected Area	Bulkley-Nechako		326disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2008
Omineca Provincial Park and Protected Area	Provincial Park Protected Area	Bulkley-Nechako		135434disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2001
Paarens Beach Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Bulkley-Nechako		50disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1972
Pine Le Moray Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Fraser-Fort George		43245disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2000
Pinnacles Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo		124.39disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1969	Protects a collection of prominent hoodoos.
Ptarmigan Creek Provincial Park and Protected Area	Provincial Park Protected Area	Fraser-Fort George		4633disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2001	Protects the complete watershed of the east branch of Ptarmigan Creek, a tributary to the Fraser River.
Puntchesakut Lake Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo		38disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1980
Punti Island Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo		12disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2013
Purden Lake Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Fraser-Fort George		2521disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1971
Rainbow Alley Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Bulkley-Nechako		110disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1999
Rainbow/Q'iwentem Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo		385disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2013
Rearguard Falls Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Fraser-Fort George		46disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1991
Red Bluff Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Bulkley-Nechako		148disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1978
Rubyrock Lake Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Bulkley-Nechako		41221disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2001
Ruth Lake Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo		30disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1959
Schoolhouse Lake Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo		5106disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1995
Slim Creek Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Fraser-Fort George		506disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2000
Small River Caves Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Fraser-Fort George		1818disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2000	Protects a remote cave system.
Sowchea Bay Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Fraser-Fort George		13disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1989
Stuart Lake Marine Provincial Park	Marine Provincial Park	Bulkley-Nechako		797disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2001
Stuart River Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Bulkley-Nechako		20984disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1999
Sugarbowl - Grizzly Den Provincial Park	Provincial Park Protected Area	Fraser-Fort George		24765disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2000	Protects the Grand Canyon of the Fraser.
Sutherland River Provincial Park and Protected Area	Provincial Park Protected Area	Bulkley-Nechako		18394disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2000
Takla Lake Marine Provincial Park	Provincial Park Ecological Reserve	Bulkley-Nechako		1170disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1972
Tazdli Wyiez Bin/Burnie-Shea Provincial Park	Provincial Park Protected Area	Bulkley-Nechako		36881disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2008
Ten Mile Lake Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo		343disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1962
Three Sisters Lakes Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Fraser-Fort George		968disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2000
Titetown Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo	53.285°N -123.7528°W	1070disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2013	Protects a collection of large kettle lakes.
Topley Landing Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Bulkley-Nechako		12disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1964
Trembleur Lake Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Bulkley-Nechako		57disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2001
Tsʼilʔos Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo		233240disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1994
Tudyah Lake Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Fraser-Fort George		56disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1981
Tweedsmuir North Provincial Park and Protected Area	Provincial Park Protected Area	Bulkley-Nechako		446107disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1938
Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Bulkley-Nechako		989616disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1938	Largest provincial park in British Columbia.
Tyhee Lake Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Bulkley-Nechako		33disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1956
Uncha Mountain Red Hills Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Bulkley-Nechako		9421disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2001
Wells Gray Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo		541516disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1939
Wendle Provincial Park	Class C Provincial Park	Cariboo		259disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1941
West Twin Provincial Park and Protected Area	Provincial Park Protected Area	Fraser-Fort George		22317disp=tableNaNdisp=table	2000
West Lake Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Fraser-Fort George		256disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1981
Whiskers Point Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Fraser-Fort George		116disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1956
White Pelican Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Cariboo		2762.8disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1971	Protects the only white pelican nesting colony in British Columbia.
Wistaria Provincial Park	Provincial Park	Bulkley-Nechako		40disp=tableNaNdisp=table	1981

External links

• Map of provincial parks in the Central Interior on env.gov.bc.ca

Notes and References

1. News: 2019-06-28. B.C.'s most popular parks might surprise you. CBC. 2020-08-27.