List of British Columbia Provincial Parks

For all other protected areas in British Columbia, see List of protected areas of British Columbia.
British Columbia Parks and Protected Areas System


Mount Robson Provincial Park

Statistics (June 2025)
Designation Number Area (ha)
Class A Parks 628 10,717,866
Class B Parks 2 3,778
Class C Parks 13 484
Conservancies 169 3,143,935
Ecological Reserves 148 160,418
Protected Areas 86 387,064
Recreation Areas 2 5,929
Total 1,048 14,419,474

The British Columbia Parks and Protected Areas System is the collection of physical properties owned or administered by BC Parks, an agency of the British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy. These protected areas are established by order-in-council under one of several different pieces of enabling legislation.

The system includes 644 provincial parks, 2 recreation areas, 156 conservancies, 84 protected areas, and 148 ecological reserves. Four provincial parks are designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites, while 24 provincial parks are designated UNESCO Biosphere Reserves.

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