# Pilot Bay Provincial Park

As of Sat 5 Sep 21:05 PT: 0 of 1 sites open next weekend (Fri 11–Sun 13).

BC Parks · Kootenay Rockies · 1 reservable sites

## Next weekends (arrive Friday, nights Fri + Sat)

- Sep 11–Sep 13: full
- Sep 18–Sep 20: full
- Sep 25–Sep 27: full
- Oct 2–Oct 4: full

## How hard it is to get

0% of nights over the next 8 weeks are already booked — good odds even on short notice.

## Advisory

**Active wildfire ~12 km away — check conditions before you go** (medium) — N72004 (31 ha) — status: Under Control. Source: BC Wildfire Service. This is a proximity alert, not a closure; BC Parks issues official closures. · source: https://bcparks.ca/active-advisories/

## Drive time (straight-line estimate; a ferry is always said when it is in the number)

- from Cranbrook: about 1 h 20 min
- from Kelowna: about 2 h 55 min
- from Kamloops: about 4 h 5 min

## About the park

There are wilderness/walk-in campsites at the Pilot Bay Campground. There are fire rings and picnic tables at each site as well as two outhouses and a metal type food cache. This park is user-maintained and you must pack out what you pack in.

## Book or watch

- Book on the official site (2026-09-11 → 2026-09-13): https://camping.bcparks.ca/create-booking/results?resourceLocationId=-2147483555&mapId=-2147483343&transactionLocationId=-2147483521&startDate=2026-09-11&endDate=2026-09-13&nights=2&bookingCategoryId=0&equipmentId=-32768&subEquipmentId=-32768&partySize=2&isReserving=true&searchTabType=auto&searchTabGroupId=0&view=list
- Official park page: https://bcparks.ca/pilot-bay-park/
- Watch for cancellations: https://parksopen.ca/watch/new?park=bc_parks%3A-2147483555&start=2026-09-11&end=2026-09-13
- Ask the agent about this park: https://parksopen.ca/bc/parks/pilot-bay-provincial-park

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