BC Parks plans for redesign of online reservation system for 2022

The Beach at Prudhomme Lake Provincial Park
(from BC Parks)

With more than a few complaints still echoing through the provincial system of parks and recreation sites, BC Parks is about to embark on a redesign of their reservation system,  with the Provincial agency setting out its course ahed through an information statement from Friday.

“More people every year are getting out and connecting with nature and green space in our beautiful BC Parks. It’s key to our health and well-being. We’ve engaged with people over the past two years and we’ve heard the call for improvements to the reservation service and the need to build a more reliable, easy-to-use service system.” -- George Heyman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy

The plans for the redesign include:

More flexible search options to find and book a campsite

Maps, calendars and lists of available sites for quicker navigation

Saved booking preferences and locations within customer accounts

As many as five large photos per campsite.

The new system is expected to be online and in operation in time for March 24th in time for booking park reservations for 2022.

You can take a test drive of the BETA system here and provide your feedback to BCParks

Learn more about the redesign process from the Parks BC website.

The 2021 campaign experience made for a number of frustrations for those seeking space, with spots filling up quickly, systems crashing and in some cases reservations thought made, somehow not being recorded properly.

The Northwest features a number of campground sin the region for travellers to enjoy including Prudhomme Lake near Prince Rupert and Lakelse Lake in Terrace to name a few.

More on the BC Parks system is available here.

Further items of interest on provincial themes can be reviewed from our archive.  

Cross posted from the North Coast Review.