How do I book a campsite at Manning Park?

All Manning Park camping reservations MUST be made through BC Parks. Manning Park Resort and Manning Park Visitor Centre do not facilitate any requests for camping reservations. Please call 1-800-689-9025 or visit BCParks.ca to make your camping reservation. Remember to check the weather and come prepared!

Can you have a campfire in Manning Park?

A BC Parks Campfire ban is now in effect in all of E.C. Manning Park. This also includes Smoking Restrictions.

Can I go to Manning Park?

The park is open to public access from January 1 – December 31. (The park is accessible, but may not offer full services such as water, security etc.) Sites 58-87 closed for winter as of Oct. 10, 2022.

Can you drive through Manning Park?

Manning Park is located in the Cascade Mountains in the south-central part of the province. The drive from Vancouver to the park takes around three hours. The road is kept in good condition, but snow tires are required in winter.

Do you need snow tires to drive to Manning Park?

Winter Tires The letters “M” and “S”, the minimum legal requirement (mud + snow/all-season tires)

Does Manning Park have first come first serve?

The campground consists of 100 campsites – 80% are reservable and 20% are first-come first-serve.

Can you swim in lightning Lakes Manning Park?

Lightning Lake is the crown jewel of Manning Provincial Park. Surprisingly, this haven for kayaking, canoeing, swimming and stand-up paddle-boarding is not a natural lake; it is the result of an earthen dam at the north end of the body of water.

Can you swim in lightning lakes Manning Park?

What is the fine for not having winter tires in BC?

$121
While winter tires are not mandatory province-wide, they are required on a majority of B.C. highways. Drivers without the proper winter tires in good condition driving on designated B.C. highways can receive a fine of $121.

Where in BC are snow tires mandatory?

Approved winter tires are necessary to travel on the following highways: All highways in the North. All highways in the Interior. Sections of some highways on the South Coast, including the Sea to Sky Highway.

Can you fish in Manning Park?

Fishing is a major activity in several rivers and lakes within the park. The Similkameen, Skagit, and Sumallo rivers are popular with anglers, especially those areas that are easily accessed from the highway. Lightning and Strike lakes are also productive for rainbow trout.

Do all season tires count as snow tires?

While a set of all-season tires can offer some traction in light snow and the occasional winter storm, they’re not designed for deep snow, ice, and cold weather (when temperatures stay below ~45º F).