Provincial Parks - DCRRA

BC Parks, Ecological Reserves, and Protected Areas location dataset maintained by BC Parks and used for conservation, ecological reserves designated for research and education.

This dataset contains parks and protected areas managed for important conservation values and are dedicated for the preservation of their natural environments for the inspiration, use and enjoyment of the public. Places of special ecological importance are designated as ecological reserves for scientific research and educational purposes. Source data is Tantalis. *April 18, 2018: Prior to this date this dataset had one spatial boundary per park per survey plan that intersected the boundary of that park. This resulted in multiple identical boundaries for each park that had more than one survey plan overlapping it’s boundaries. The change aggregated the park data so that there is just one boundary per park with the plan numbers concatenated into a single column where each different plan number is separated by a comma.

The latest version of these layers are available through the BC Data Catalogue: 

BC Data Catalogue Metadata URL: BC Parks, Ecological Rerseves, and Protected Areas

Limitations

April 18, 2018: Prior to this date this dataset had one spatial boundary per park per survey plan that intersected the boundary of that park. This resulted in multiple identical boundaries for each park that had more than one survey plan overlapping it’s boundaries. The change aggregated the park data so that there is just one boundary per park with the plan numbers concatenated into a single column where each different plan number is separated by a comma. PC Parks states that this data is 80% accurate, with the exception of unsurveyed (digitized) boundaries, the cadastral data is captured at a 1:1 scale.

Source

BC Parks, Ecological Reserves, and Protected Areas (2008)
 

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Last Updated July 17, 2026, 06:42 (UTC)
Created March 25, 2026, 01:46 (UTC)
Domain / Topic
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Title
Title for the Dataset.
Provincial Parks - DCRRA
Description
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BC Parks, Ecological Reserves, and Protected Areas location dataset maintained by BC Parks and used for conservation, ecological reserves designated for research and education.

This dataset contains parks and protected areas managed for important conservation values and are dedicated for the preservation of their natural environments for the inspiration, use and enjoyment of the public. Places of special ecological importance are designated as ecological reserves for scientific research and educational purposes. Source data is Tantalis. *April 18, 2018: Prior to this date this dataset had one spatial boundary per park per survey plan that intersected the boundary of that park. This resulted in multiple identical boundaries for each park that had more than one survey plan overlapping it’s boundaries. The change aggregated the park data so that there is just one boundary per park with the plan numbers concatenated into a single column where each different plan number is separated by a comma.

The latest version of these layers are available through the BC Data Catalogue: 

BC Data Catalogue Metadata URL: BC Parks, Ecological Rerseves, and Protected Areas

Limitations

April 18, 2018: Prior to this date this dataset had one spatial boundary per park per survey plan that intersected the boundary of that park. This resulted in multiple identical boundaries for each park that had more than one survey plan overlapping it’s boundaries. The change aggregated the park data so that there is just one boundary per park with the plan numbers concatenated into a single column where each different plan number is separated by a comma. PC Parks states that this data is 80% accurate, with the exception of unsurveyed (digitized) boundaries, the cadastral data is captured at a 1:1 scale.

Source

BC Parks, Ecological Reserves, and Protected Areas (2008)
 
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31784.0
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2024-05-03
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public
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Licensed under Access Only . These data are Copyright © Province of British Columbia . All rights reserved. The EM GeoHUB and associated materials, including map applications ("Maps"), trade-marks and official marks (collectively, "Materials"), are owned or used under license by the Province of British Columbia ("Province") and are protected by copyright and trade-mark laws. Please see the Disclaimer for further details.The Province does not collect, use or disclose personal information through the ArcGIS Online website. Please be aware, however, that IP addresses are collected by Esri and are stored on Esri's servers located outside of Canada. For further information, including the purposes for which your IP address is collected, please see Esri's Privacy Policy at: https://www.esri.com/en-us/privacy/privacy-statements/privacy-statement . By accessing or using the EM GeoHUB, you consent, effective as of the date of such access or use, to Esri storing and accessing your IP address outside of Canada for the purposes described in Esri's Privacy Policy.
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https://bchazardinsightstool-bcgov03.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/bcgov03::provincial-parks-dcrra
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Owner
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PX.DCRRA.Edit
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EM GeoHub
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https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/about-data-management/geobc
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EM GeoHub
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PX.DCRRA.Edit
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Accessed At
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2026-07-16
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Identifier
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6c753775a9404deab37c2bcc8ed650f4
Language
Language(s) of the dataset
English
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https://bchazardinsightstool-bcgov03.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/bcgov03::provincial-parks-dcrra
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None
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None
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EM GeoHub
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Indigenous Community Permission
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Community permission (who gave permission).
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Number of data rows
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931
Number of data columns
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5
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4655
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