List Of British Columbia Provincial Parks
The following is a list of all British Columbia land currently managed by BC Parks (a branch of the British Columbia Ministry of Environment). Any parks that are closed are not currently listed. Provincial Parks currently cover approximately 12% of the land area of BC.
There were a number of provincial parks, protected areas and ecological reserves in the Gulf Islands that were recently transferred to the national park system, specifically the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve. For other national parks in British Columbia, and for civic, municipal and regional parks, see List of protected areas in British Columbia.
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