List of protected areas of British Columbia

Protected Lands & Waters in British Columbia
Distribution and location of protected areas in British Columbia (2006)
Statistics (2015)[1]
Type	Area
	Land	Water
National Protected Areas	0.7%	2.2%
BC Parks	14.4%	0.9%
BC Conservation Lands	0.26%	0.07%
NGO Conservation Lands	0.1%	–

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The following list of protected areas of British Columbia includes all federally and provincially protected areas within the Canadian province of British Columbia. As of 2015, approximately 15.46% of the province's land area and 3.17% of the province's waters are protected.^[1]

International recognition[]

Three UNESCO World Heritage Sites are entirely or partially located in British Columbia:

• Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks (shared with Alberta)
• Kluane / Wrangell–St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek (shared with Yukon and Alaska, United States)
• SG̱ang Gwaay

Two UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves are in British Columbia:

• Clayoquot Sound
• Mount Arrowsmith

Federally protected areas[]

Parks Canada[]

Seven National Parks of Canada are located in British Columbia, more than any other province or territory:

• Glacier National Park
• Gulf Islands National Park Reserve
• Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve
• Kootenay National Park
• Mount Revelstoke National Park
• Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
• South Okanagan—Similkameen National Park Reserve (proposed)
• Yoho National Park

One National Marine Conservation Area of Canada is located in British Columbia:

• Gwaii Haanas Reserve
• (proposed)

There are numerous National Historic Sites of Canada in British Columbia, with 13 being operated by Parks Canada:

• Chilkoot Trail
• Fisgard Lighthouse
• Fort Langley
• Fort Rodd Hill
• Fort St. James
• Gitwangak Battle Hill
• Gulf of Georgia Cannery
• Kicking Horse Pass
• Kootanae House
• Nan Sdins
• Rogers Pass
• Stanley Park
• Twin Falls Tea House

Canadian Wildlife Service[]

Six National Wildlife Areas of Canada are located in British Columbia:

• Alaksen
• Columbia
• Qualicum
• Scott Islands Marine
• Vaseux-Bighorn
• Widgeon Valley

Seven Migratory Bird Sanctuaries of Canada are located in British Columbia:

• George C. Reifel
• Vaseux Lake

Fisheries and Oceans Canada[]

Three Marine Protected Areas of Canada are located in British Columbia:

• Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents
• Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound Glass Sponge Reefs
• SGaan Kinghlas-Bowie Seamount

Two Marine Refuges of Canada are located in British Columbia:

Provincially protected areas[]

BC Parks[]

A complete list of provincial parks and protected areas can be found in the list of British Columbia Provincial Parks.

Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development[]

The British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (FLNRORD) manages a system of 31 Wildlife Management Areas throughout the province:

See also[]

• List of municipal and regional parks in British Columbia

References[]

External links[]

• BC Parks - A complete list of BC Parks managed land.