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Aircraft Restrictions in BC Park and Protected Areas

The following table is extracted from B.C. Reg 180/90 "Park, Conservancy and Recreation Area Regulation", current as of March 2019. The full text of the regulations can be found at this link.

This table should be taken as the list of parks and protected areas in BC where aircraft use is prohibitedexcept as provided by column 2. The seasonal pre-authorizations that be obtained for BCFA members through this site under the Partnership Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding between BC Parks and the BC Floatplane Association constitute "with prior authorization from a park officer" for the specific lakes requested, and no others.

A "park use permit" is not the same as "prior authorization from a park officer" and is generally for commercial purposes.

Note that Canadian National Parks are subject to different regulations and generally prohibit aircraft landings, except in emergencies.

From the BC Park Act:

Aircraft

27   (1) Subject to the Act and this section, a person may use an aircraft to arrive at or depart from a park, conservancy or recreation area.

(2) A person must not use an aircraft to arrive at or depart from parks or parts of parks that are set out in Column 1 of Schedule A, except as may be provided for in the same row in Column 2 of that schedule.


Schedule A, Prohibition of Aircraft Arrivals and Departures and Exceptions

Column 1
Areas of Prohibited Aircraft
Arrival/Departure
Column 2
Exceptions
Akamina-Kishinena Parkas authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
Bowron Lake Parknorth of GPS coordinate N5900416 (north of 53° 01' 07.4") on Bowron Lake
Brooks Peninsula Park other than
Columbia Cove and Klaskish Anchorage
(a) with prior authorization from a park officer, or
(b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
Bugaboo Parkas authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
Cape Scott Park(a) with prior authorization from a park officer, or
(b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
Cathedral Park(a) from December 1 to March 31, at or from Lake of the Woods,
Quiniscoe Lake, Glacier Lake, Pyramid Lake or Ladyslipper Lake, or
(b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
Cummins Lakes Parkas authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
E. C. Manning Parkas authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
Elk Lakes Park(a) with prior authorization from a park officer, or
(b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
Garibaldi Parkwith prior authorization from a park officer
Goat Range Parkwith prior authorization from a park officer
Height of the Rockies Parkas authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
Cecilia Lake at Kakwa Parkwith prior authorization from a park officer
Khutzeymateen Park(a) at or from Ryan Lake but only with prior authorization from a park officer, or
(b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
Kianuko Parkas authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
Kokanee Glacier Parkas authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
Lava Forks Park(a) with prior authorization from a park officer, or
(b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
Mitlenatch Island Nature Park[no exceptions]
Monashee Park other than Peters Lake(a) with prior authorization from a park officer, or
(b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
Mount Assiniboine Parkas authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
Buckley Lake, Mowchilla Lake, Little Ball Lake
and Little Arctic Lake at Mount Edziza Park
(a) with prior authorization from a park officer, or
(b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
Lava flows (on the Kitsu Plateau situated
south-southwest of Raspberry Pass) at
Mount Edziza Park, from an elevation of 5 500 feet or higher
[no exceptions]
Mount Robson Park other than Moose Lakeas authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Parkas authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
St. Mary's Alpine Parkas authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
Schoen Lake Park[no exceptions]
Happy Lake, Metsantan Lake, the unnamed lake west of
Tuaton Mountain (Map Sheet 104H/8 UTM 481-489),
the unnamed lake west of Buckinghorse Lake
(Map Sheet 104H/17 UTM 241-498) and the Spatsizi
River above Hyland Post at Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Park
(a) with prior authorization from a park officer, or
(b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
Stein Valley Nlaka'pamux Heritage Park[no exceptions]
Strathcona Park other than Buttle Lake, Gold Lake,
Great Central Lake, Megin Lake or Upper Campbell Lake
(a) with prior authorization from a park officer, or
(b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
Swan Lake Kispiox River Park other than
Footsore Lake, Swordgrass Lake, Swan Lake
and Brown Bear Lake
as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
Tantalus Park other than Lake Lovely Water(a) with prior authorization from a park officer, or
(b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
Hoy Lake and the unnamed lake southwest of
Kitchener Lake (Map Sheet 104E/17 UTM 241-498) at Tatlatui Park
(a) with prior authorization from a park officer, or
(b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
Tetrahedron Parkas authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
Top of the World Park(a) with prior authorization from a park officer, or
(b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
Fenton Lake, Kidney Lake, Vista Lake and
Widgeon Lake at Tweedsmuir Park
(a) with prior authorization from a park officer, or
(b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
Junker Lake at Tweedsmuir Park(a) on Saturdays and Sundays from May 1 to September 15
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.,
(b) with prior authorization from a park officer, or
(c) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
Valhalla Park other than Avis Lake,
Demers Lake and Evans Lake
(a) with prior authorization from a park officer, or
(b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
Wells Gray Park other than Clearwater Lake and
Mahood Lake
(a) at or from Azure Lake, Hobson Lake or McDougall Lake,
but only with prior authorization from a park officer, or
(b) as authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
West Arm Parkas authorized by a valid and subsisting park use permit
White Pelican Parkat or from Stum Lake but only with prior authorization from a park officer
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