JOFFRE LAKES PARK VISITOR CAPACITY SET TO 1,500 PEOPLE PER DAY According to the Visitor Use Capacity and Fee Background document released by BC Parks in February 2020: Our methodology for identifying a visitor carrying capacity is based on a review of published papers on the topic, recommendations from the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and the United States Visitor Use Management Framework. The analysis on visitor capacity was based on many sources of information...

Abuse it, and we lose it. Such is the case for Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, and everywhere else... The easiest and perhaps laziest method for government to manage an area is via restrictions, closures and quotas. If the public makes a mess of a park or wilderness space, we are providing ample justification for government (BC Parks in this case) to choose the management style of restrictions, quotas, bans, fees and closures. Our choice, our...

Apparently the concept of "Leave no Trace" hiking is a message that is often forgotten. It is sad to think that the main trail to Joffre Lakes has become a wilderness garbage dump. Trails, Parks, Wilderness Areas and Rec Sites do not clean up themselves, and the wilderness experience of those who would visit an area after you have come and gone is just as important as your experience in the here and now. A special thank you to all the volunteers out there maintaining and cleaning...

The Joffre Lakes Provincial Park Survey Results are now available here: https://bit.ly/1Lh6XGB Earlier this year, BC Parks implemented an action plan for Joffre Lakes Park to address pressing public safety concerns. The plan includes parking lot expansion, a shuttle bus service on busy weekends, and enforcement of illegal parking on highway shoulders. BC Parks continues to look for a variety of solutions to improve recreational opportunities throughout the province while protecting...

The problem of overcrowded parks and hiking trails did not happen overnight or by total accident. The numbers of hikers is annually increasing at double the population growth rate of the GVRD. A core set of philosophical questions that lead to an understanding of yourself or a problem is: Where did I come from? Who am I today? Where am I going? So after decades of Government underfunding, decades of Government prioritization of commercial operators, decades of...

have to take the side of BC Parks on this one. Rumour has it this Joffre Lakes gong show is consuming vast quantities of BC Parks's time and resources (not that they have much to begin with). Images of hordes of angry drooling zombies roaming about the Duffy come to mind. -x- BC Parks staff experience verbal abuse after bus is delayed on Canada Day long weekendTHE NEW JOFFRE Lakes visitor management plan ran into problems on its first long weekend in operation. The Canada...

Union of B.C. Municipalities just endorsed resolution B72 from Pemberton to have tourism marketing dollars matched to investment in infrastructure, maintenance, enforcement and staffing. Makes sense?

Today's news, although underfunding and undermanagement of BC's parks has been an issue for decades:  -x- From the Vancouver Sun:  https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/hiking-reservations-pitched-for-b-c-parks-in-danger-of-being-loved-to-death?fbclid=IwAR3cCg9Uz-8ahey0uW5k9G9PyG7W2rGAZUJo1-sz9-rs4Cah9TmZ3pxZKLc With its turquoise glacial lakes and proximity to Metro Vancouver, it was only a matter of time before Joffre Lakes provincial park became a social media...