136_2009 BC Parks Recreation User Fees Regulation B.C.

· last amended 2026-01-30

Contents
s. 1 — Definitions

In this regulation:

s. 1 — Act

Act means the Park Act;

s. 1 — adult

adult means a person 16 years of age or older;

s. 1 — backcountry

backcountry means an area in a park, conservancy or recreation area that is not frontcountry;

s. 1 — camp

camp means to occupy a campsite, to set up a tent or other shelter or to remain overnight;

s. 1 — campsite

campsite means an area in a park, conservancy or recreation area developed by the ministry to accommodate persons who wish to camp;

s. 1 — child

child means a person under 16 years of age;

s. 1 — dock

dock means a structure connected to dry land and used for the purposes of mooring a vessel;

s. 1 — frontcountry

frontcountry means an area in a park, conservancy or recreation area within one kilometre of either side of the centreline of a park road or a highway;

s. 1 — group

group means 15 or more persons;

s. 1 — group campsite

group campsite means a campsite developed by the ministry to accommodate a group or a youth group;

s. 1 — ministry

ministry means the ministry of the minister charged with the administration of the Park Act;

s. 1 — mooring buoy

mooring buoy means a float, anchored in water and not connected to dry land, that is used for the purpose of mooring a vessel;

s. 1 — off season

off season means the period from the day after Labour Day to June 14 of the following year;

s. 1 — park

park includes any land, trail, path or waterway comprised in an order under section 6 (1) (a) to (g) of the Act;

s. 1 — party

party means up to 8 persons, of whom at least one, but no more than 4, is an adult, and who may have with them

s. 1(a)

one recreational vehicle,

s. 1(b)

one non-recreational vehicle, or

s. 1(c)

one non-recreational vehicle and one legally towed trailer that is not a trailer primarily designed as temporary living quarters for recreational or travel use;

s. 1 — recreational vehicle

recreational vehicle means a self-propelled vehicle or a trailer, primarily designed as temporary living quarters for recreational or travel use;

s. 1 — senior

senior means a resident of British Columbia who is 65 years of age or older;

s. 1 — summer season

summer season means the period from June 15 to Labour Day;

s. 1 — vessel

vessel means a boat, canoe, kayak or other craft used, or capable of being used, for navigation on water;

s. 1 — youth group

youth group means 12 or more persons

s. 1(a)

undertaking a camping trip or day use trip organized by a school, not-for-profit society or recreational centre operated by a municipality or regional district for the benefit of the members of the youth group who are under 19 years of age, and

s. 1(b)

supervised by a representative of the school, not-for-profit society or recreational centre who is 19 years of age or older.

s. 2 — Tax under Excise Tax Act (Canada)

All fees include the tax imposed under Part IX of the Excise Tax Act (Canada).

s. 3 — Fees and fee ranges
s. 3(1)

Unless section 4 applies in relation to a park or service, the fees or fee ranges set out in Column 2 of Table 1 for the use or service set out in Column 1 are prescribed for the purposes of section 29.2 (1) of the Act. Table 1

s. 3(2)

In addition to the fee payable under subsection (1), a fee in the range set out in Column 2 of Table 1.1 for the use set out in Column 1 is payable by a person who is not a resident of British Columbia. Table 1.1

s. 4 — Specific fees
s. 4(1)

The fee ranges prescribed in section 3 do not apply to the parks, conservancies and recreation areas listed in Table 2, and instead the specific fees in Table 2 apply to those parks, conservancies and recreation parks.

s. 4(2)

The specific fees set out in Column 3 of Table 2 are prescribed for the purposes of section 29.2 (1) of the Act for the use or services listed in Column 2 for the corresponding park, conservancy or recreation area listed in Column 1. Table 2

s. 5 — Repealed

Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 378/2010, s. 4.]

s. 6 — Fees for vessels

The fee for the overnight use of dock and mooring buoy facilities applies to vessels that tie or anchor to another vessel using the dock or mooring buoy facilities.

s. 7 and 8 — Repealed

Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 82/2011, s. (c).]

s. 9 — Exemptions for children under the age of 6

If a fee established in this regulation or in a directive by the minister is payable per person or per child the fee does not apply to a child under the age of 6.

s. 10 — Exemptions for persons with disabilities

The fees established in this regulation or in a directive by the minister for the use of a frontcountry campsite do not apply to a party containing one or more persons who produce BC Parks approved evidence of receiving federal or provincial income assistance for persons with disabilities.

s. 11 — Exemptions for volunteers

The fees established in this regulation or in a directive by the minister for the use of a frontcountry campsite do not apply to volunteers working on a project or providing a service in a park, conservancy or recreation area that has been approved by a park officer.

s. 12 — Exemptions from fees during off season

The fees established in this regulation or in a directive by the minister for the use of a frontcountry campsite do not apply during the off season when no services and only limited, if any, facilities are available.

s. 13 — Off season camping fees for seniors
s. 13(1)

Subject to section 12, if a party includes at least one senior and all the other adults in the party, if any, are either seniors or spouses of seniors in the party, the fee for the use of a frontcountry campsite during the off season whichever is lower.

s. 13(1)(a)

is calculated at one half of the summer season frontcountry camping fee established by regulation or directive of the minister for that campsite, or

s. 13(1)(b)

is the off season frontcountry camping fee established by regulation or directive of the minister for that campsite,

s. 13(2)

Subsection (1) does not apply to the use of a group campsite.

s. 14 — Fees for second non-recreational vehicle
s. 14(1)

A party that is authorized by a park officer to have a second non-recreational vehicle on a campsite must pay a fee of one half the camping fee per night established in this regulation or in a directive by the minister up to a maximum of $12.

s. 14(2)

A party that is authorized by a park officer to have a second non-recreational vehicle in a designated long-stay campsite is exempt from the fee for the second non-recreational vehicle.