A provincial park in the north-central interior region of B.C. has received a major technological upgrade to give more people the chance to experience the great outdoors.
B.C. Parks announced on Friday (July 20) that 22 sites with electric vehicle charging stations were open at Mount Robson Provincial Park.
The project is a first for B.C. Parks, who announced the update to mark Canada’s Parks Day.
Mount Robson Provincial Park is about a three-hour drive along Highway 16 east of Prince George, and a three-and-a-half-hour drive north of Kamloops on Highway 5, and has spectacular views of the Rocky Mountains.
The 22 electric sites added to the Robson River Campground make Mount Robson the first provincial park in north-central B.C. to offer the hookups.
The sites have an RV charging station and an EV charging connection with 50 amp service.
George Heyman, B.C. Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, says in a release this new addition at Mount Robson will make clean transportation more accessible for the growing number of British Columbians taking advantage of CleanBC initiatives
More information and camp sites can be reserved on Discover Camping.
Parks Day is a national day to recognize the importance of parks for creating and maintaining healthy ecosystems, protecting critical habitat for species at risk and contributing to human health and well-being.
- with files from Elisia Seeber, Vancouver Is Awesome
