Kelowna, BC

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Park visitors fishing from the end of a dock in Golden Ears Park. The lake is surrounded by forest.
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Golden Ears Backcountry

Maple Ridge · BC Park · Mixed (some reservable)Paved access
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This listing covers the backcountry side of Golden Ears, one of BC's largest parks, just over an hour east of Vancouver beyond Maple Ridge. Behind the busy frontcountry the terrain turns mountainous and genuinely rugged, with a big network of hiking and horse trails leading into it.

The park's three drive-in campgrounds hold about 435 vehicle sites between them, a mix of reservable and first come, first served, and Alouette Lake handles the swimming, canoeing, boating and fishing before or after a trip into the hills.

Services are thin close by. Stave Falls, the nearest listed community, is about 31 km away and so is the closest gas, so sort out fuel and food before you commit to the park road.

HikingSwimmingBoat launchFishingBikingFirepitPotable waterPit toiletLake

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Where it is

49.4997, -122.4501
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3-month rolling window · book 07:00 PT

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drive (one-way)
405 km
drive time
8h 57m
round-trip
$183
97.2 L

Routed on real roads. Fuel at $1.882/L and 12.0 L/100km — a default. Create a free account to save your vehicle and get a real estimate.

Fuel price is Statistics Canada’s monthly average for July 2026, adjusted for B.C. motor fuel tax outside Metro Vancouver.

Around this site

Fuel 31 km· Petro-CanadaTown 31 km· Stave FallsLake 7 km· Judicator LakeHot spring 29 km· Pitt River Hot SpringTrailhead 24 km· Landing
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