Coronavirus Camping

• Alberta backcountry being overused by campers who cut trees, leave garbage and trespass: report

  A vast section of Alberta backcountry once considered for a park is being overused by tens of thousands of campers who cut trees, strew garbage and trespass, says a provincial advisory committee.

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2020
  
• B.C. residents to get preferential access to camping in province’s parks

  BC Parks says non-B.C. residents with existing reservations are asked to contact the call centre before June 15 to cancel and receive a full refund.

  Economy

  May 21, 2020
  
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• COVID-19 reignites debate over B.C.’s reservation-only campsites

  B.C.'s push to local camping as a summer option is renewing the controversy over reservation-only campsites.

  Politics

  May 15, 2020
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• Some B.C. campgrounds to reopen June 1 amid coronavirus pandemic

  While there is now a proposed timeline to reopen some provincial parks and campgrounds, B.C.'s premier is still asking people to stick close to home.

  Health

  May 6, 2020
• Camping reservations in Alberta cancelled until mid-May due to coronavirus pandemic

  Alberta Parks announced on Friday it was suspending camping reservations until mid-May amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  Apr 17, 2020
• ‘The next best thing’: B.C. family organizes ‘stay-at-home’ campout for front-line workers

  Kelly and Hammond Tarry and their kids are spearheading the Stay-at-Home B.C. Camp Out to raise funds for health-care workers amid the COVID-19 crisis.

  Apr 15, 2020