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Photo credit: Mike Erskine on Unsplash
It’s still winter outside, but summer camping season will be here before you know it. In 2019 over 3 million people camped at a BC Park. If you want to camp this year, now’s the time to start planning and making reservations.
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Summer 2020 BC Parks Reservations Open Soon
Entrance to Golden Ears Provincial Park Photo: Rob Weiss
Twisting and turning along the long winding road we travelled deeper and deeper into the lush forest. With the end of summer quickly approaching it was time for one last camping trip and the proximity and ease of access to Golden Ears Provincial Park made it our obvious first choice. Located in the Coast Mountain Range, 11 km north of Maple Ridge, Golden Ears is a Vancouver favourite. Ideal for first-time campers or those not quite ready for backcountry travel the provincial park features three vehicle accessible campgrounds, Gold Creek, Alouette and North Beach all situated close to the lake for endless hours of outdoor exploration. Open year round, the Gold Creek site boasts 148 sites, the majority of them reservable through Discover Camping.
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S’More Summer left at Golden Ears Provincial Park
Night Sky Porteau Cove Provincial Park Photo: Flickr, Damon West
On a daily basis, I awaken to hear the mountains and ocean calling. There is something deep inside me that craves to be outside. I am confident that those closest to me would agree that without my regular dose of Nature, I can be extremely difficult to live with. Often, when time is tight, and I can’t find my way to the back country, I look closer to home, to one of Vancouver’s best seaside attractions – Porteau Cove Provincial Park! Located on North America’s most southerly fjords, Porteau Cove is famous for views of Howe Sound and the surrounding mountains, scuba diving, waterfront campsites, beachcombing, star gazing and Aurora Borealis viewing. All this, and only 38 km north of Vancouver on Highway 99. Unbelievable.
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Authentic West Coast Camping – Minutes from Downtown Vancouver
