Provincial and National Parks

[donbcivil]

Had a 2 day ride from WA state up to Lillooet this June and it was fantastic. Thinking about a couple options for 2009:

1. Ride up to Whitehorse and then take the ferry back from Alaska (the economy would have to be really recovered for this to be feasible).

2. Spend a week riding around various parks in the Southern half of BC , especially Wells Gray and Yoho (and maybe across into Banff), maybe coming back after a pass through Prince George.

I've looked around and see that there's a pass you can buy for admission to all the National Parks...is there one that includes the Provincial Parks?

Thanks, Don

 

[cathouse willy]

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There is no charge to visit provincial parks in B.C. Camping fees vary from park to park,the more popularcamp grounds are reservation camping. Google parks bc, they have an excellent web site.

 

[joker650]

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If you don't have to stick to the pavement and can do some big gravel FSR's (forest Srevice Roads) then there are many mor places to explore than only the BC parks.

I'm not sure how it works down ur way..but up here you can go almost anywhere to almost any lake and camp for free in the forests of BC.

Early to mid summer there is usually a fire ban,but if you are at a privately ownedcampsite or govt owned camp u can usually still have a fire in the designated fire pits.

There are many B&B's prety much everywhere u go so u don't always have to Motel or Tent it.



Bring ur fly rod:ted:

 

[donbcivil]

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joker650 wrote:

If you don't have to stick to the pavement and can do some big gravel FSR's (forest Srevice Roads) then there are many mor places to explore than only the BC parks.

I'm not sure how it works down ur way..but up here you can go almost anywhere to almost any lake and camp for free in the forests of BC.

Early to mid summer there is usually a fire ban,but if you are at a privately ownedcampsite or govt owned camp u can usually still have a fire in the designated fire pits.

There are many B&B's prety much everywhere u go so u don't always have to Motel or Tent it.



Bring ur fly rod:ted:

I'd been thinking about the idea of including some camping in the mix. The one thing I'm wondering about, though, is whether having camping gear would cause border guys to not question a packed non-trivial knife and/or bear spray?

As for fishing, fish laugh at me.

 

[grotox]

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i carried bear spray on the west harrison loop in my sleeping bag cover,the pounding route caused the spray to explode.the only scarey part of bears is when they step out of the roadside brush into your path when your travelling warp speed,happened many times to me & i'm sure most of us have some kind of similar bearscare.canadian says leave your weapons at home & welcome to gods country,but good question,we all carry some kind of knife.when i toured 4 months through usa i took a [not sharp]12 "diving knife & slept with it.it was the first thing that came out of my sleeping bag when strange noises sounded out in the wilderness.

 

[klr jason]

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You should have no problem getting the kinfe across the border, the Customs guys are usually quite understanding when it comes to camping.

The bear spray is a problem. It can be classified as a weapon. Of course in the broad government "definition" so can a car......

Safest bet is to pick some up when you get up here. That avoids the border cops taking it, and you wasting your money.

I know guys that have gone mountainbiking in WA and picked theirs up down there.

2 Cents!

 

[donbcivil]

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klr jason wrote:

You should have no problem getting the kinfe across the border, the Customs guys are usually quite understanding when it comes to camping.

The bear spray is a problem. It can be classified as a weapon. Of course in the broad government "definition" so can a car......

Safest bet is to pick some up when you get up here. That avoids the border cops taking it, and you wasting your money.

I know guys that have gone mountainbiking in WA and picked theirs up down there.

Sounds like the bear spray can go POOF from road vibes and chances are I'd be riding up on a thumper.

Thanks for the feedback on the knife. Other country different rules and I'm OK with not carrying weapons for defense against people but I'd like at least a fighting chance, in the (near zero as I understand it)possibility of an attack by hostile wildlife. It would add insult to injury if a black bear ate me while I whacked it on the head with a titanium spork...