# Campsites open near Vancouver this weekend

As of Wed 14 Oct 22:23 PT, 3 of 20 campgrounds within 2½ hours of Vancouver have a site open for Fri 16–Sun 18, both nights. The nearest is Alice Lake, about 58 min away. Ferries to the Island and the Sunshine Coast are counted in the drive times.

Counts are sites open for BOTH nights of Fri 16–Sun 18 as of Wed 14 Oct 22:23 PT; drive times are straight-line estimates from downtown Vancouver with a ferry allowance.

## Within 2½ hours, nearest first (open first, then full)
- [Alice Lake Provincial Park](https://parksopen.ca/bc/parks/alice-lake-provincial-park?start=2026-10-16&nights=2) — about 58 min — 2 sites left · both nights
- [Cultus Lake Provincial Park](https://parksopen.ca/bc/parks/cultus-lake-provincial-park?start=2026-10-16&nights=2) — about 1 h 25 min — 30 sites · both nights
- [Sx̱ótsaqel / Chilliwack Lake Park](https://parksopen.ca/bc/parks/sx-tsaqel-chilliwack-lake-park?start=2026-10-16&nights=2) — about 1 h 55 min — 24 sites · both nights
- [Mount Seymour Provincial Park](https://parksopen.ca/bc/parks/mount-seymour-provincial-park?start=2026-10-16&nights=2) — about 25 min — Full · both nights
- [Porteau Cove Provincial Park](https://parksopen.ca/bc/parks/porteau-cove-provincial-park?start=2026-10-16&nights=2) — about 37 min — Full · both nights
- [Peace Arch Provincial Park](https://parksopen.ca/bc/parks/peace-arch-provincial-park?start=2026-10-16&nights=2) — about 45 min — Full · both nights
- [Golden Ears Provincial Park](https://parksopen.ca/bc/parks/golden-ears-provincial-park?start=2026-10-16&nights=2) — about 51 min — Full · both nights
- [Rolley Lake Provincial Park](https://parksopen.ca/bc/parks/rolley-lake-provincial-park?start=2026-10-16&nights=2) — about 56 min — Full · both nights
- [Golden Ears Backcountry](https://parksopen.ca/bc/parks/golden-ears-backcountry?start=2026-10-16&nights=2) — about 1 h — Full · both nights
- [Garibaldi Provincial Park](https://parksopen.ca/bc/parks/garibaldi-provincial-park?start=2026-10-16&nights=2) — about 1 h 20 min — Full · both nights
- [Sasquatch Provincial Park](https://parksopen.ca/bc/parks/sasquatch-provincial-park?start=2026-10-16&nights=2) — about 1 h 35 min — Full · both nights
- [Halkett Bay Marine Park](https://parksopen.ca/bc/parks/halkett-bay-marine-park?start=2026-10-16&nights=2) — about 1 h 45 min incl. ferry — Full · both nights
- [Nairn Falls Provincial Park](https://parksopen.ca/bc/parks/nairn-falls-provincial-park?start=2026-10-16&nights=2) — about 1 h 50 min — Full · both nights
- [Plumper Cove Marine Park](https://parksopen.ca/bc/parks/plumper-cove-marine-park?start=2026-10-16&nights=2) — about 1 h 50 min incl. ferry — Full · both nights
- [Silver Lake Provincial Park](https://parksopen.ca/bc/parks/silver-lake-provincial-park?start=2026-10-16&nights=2) — about 1 h 55 min — Full · both nights
- [Joffre Lakes Provincial Park](https://parksopen.ca/bc/parks/joffre-lakes-provincial-park?start=2026-10-16&nights=2) — about 2 h — Full · both nights
- [Porpoise Bay Provincial Park](https://parksopen.ca/bc/parks/porpoise-bay-provincial-park?start=2026-10-16&nights=2) — about 2 h 10 min incl. ferry — Full · both nights
- [Skagit Valley Provincial Park](https://parksopen.ca/bc/parks/skagit-valley-provincial-park?start=2026-10-16&nights=2) — about 2 h 15 min — Closed to visitors (BC Parks: Park is closed due to wildfire)
- [Birkenhead Lake Provincial Park](https://parksopen.ca/bc/parks/birkenhead-lake-provincial-park?start=2026-10-16&nights=2) — about 2 h 15 min — Full · both nights
- [Skihist Provincial Park](https://parksopen.ca/bc/parks/skihist-provincial-park?start=2026-10-16&nights=2) — about 2 h 25 min — Full · both nights

## Full today can change
In our first 8 days (2–9 Sep 2026), a booked BC Parks site-night came back 16,551 times. 57% of those were for stays within the next seven days, and 29% were booked again within the hour. That is what we saw, not your odds.

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