The Discover Camping service will begin accepting reservations for B.C. Parks on Tues., March 15, starting at 7 a.m.
Individual camping sites in many provincial parks can be booked up to three months in advance through the Discover Camping website or via the call centre.
To book online, got to www.discovercamping.ca. To reserve by phone for a $5 surcharge, call 1-800-689-9025.
New for the 2016 camping season, families can now reserve campsites in Dry Gulch, Inland Lake and sxwexwnitkw (Okanagan Falls) provincial parks. There are also reservable campsites at Ruckle Provincial Park, as well as two brand-new group camping sites at Syringa and Kootenay Lake provincial parks.
For more adventurous campers, two small, rustic trapper's cabins in Wells Gray Provincial Park are now reservable for the first time this year.
Groups can also now book their favourite picnic spots at Summit Lake, Ten Mile Lake, Lac La Hache and Green Lake provincial parks.
To help campers plan their vacations, all inventory for 2016 will be visible on the Discover Camping website at 9 a.m. on Wed., March 9, although you'll still have to wait six days to make reservations.
There is an exception - new group sites can be booked starting March 9, since all group sites are
reservable up to one year in advance of the arrival date.
About half of all BC Parks camping opportunities remain on a first-come, first-served basis.
