The RDCK Regional Parks

Regional Parks Strategy

The Regional District has prepared a Regional Parks Plan and all electoral areas and municipalities in the Regional District are participants in the regional parks function.

Regional parks in the Regional District of Central Kootenay are created to provide day-use outdoor recreation opportunities at sites that receive use from residents of municipalities and electoral areas. The purpose of the plan is to establish policies for the regional parks function by developing a regional parks system that complements the plans of other recreation agencies and groups.

The plan aims to provide for a diversity of local/regional recreation opportunities in the Regional District by planning and developing one or more regional parks or trails in each of the sub-regions of the Regional District. These parks are developed for use for Regional District residents not already provided day use recreation by municipalities or the Provincial outdoor recreation agencies.

Regional Park System

The Central Kootenay regional park system is comprised of the following:

Multiple purpose parks are intended to provide for a wide range of indoor and outdoor recreation opportunities and should be capable of sustaining a high level and variety of recreational and other public use activities. These parks may be associated with waterfront access.

Waterfront access parks are intended primarily to provide high quality waterfront areas and associated facilities, with the intensity of development dependent on the characteristics of each site.

Regional trails are intended to provide for trail oriented recreation that could link communities, provide access to areas possessing scenic and special interest qualities, and provide access to Provincial recreation opportunities, Regional District Parks and other recreation sites.

Community parks are park lands acquired through the subdivision approvals process for the purpose of providing green space in communities experiencing development.

Attached Documents

BL 2108 Official Regional Parks Plan Amendment (709.8 kB)

BL 2108 Schedule B Map (2.1 MB)