Discover the most magical spots to pitch your tent or park your rig on your next Golden Ears Provincial Park adventure.
Hikers, windsurfers, and paddlers enjoy this large park only an hour’s drive from Vancouver.
Despite its address in suburban Maple Ridge, Golden Ears Provincial Park has plenty of wilderness to challenge adventurers. Experienced trekkers can climb the hiking trails up Alouette Mountain or tackle the Golden Ears Trail into the backcountry. Prefer gentler pastimes? Go swimming, windsurfing, canoeing, fishing, waterskiing, or boating at Alouette Lake. The park’s three always-busy campgrounds have a total of 443 reservable sites, including 20 walk-in sites. Washrooms in all the campgrounds have wheelchair-accessible toilets, and Gold Creek and Alouette Campgrounds have accessible showers.
Golden Ears Provincial Park is extremely popular with both campers and day-use visitors from spring through fall. The North Beach and Alouette Campgrounds are open during the normally sunny and warm months of May through September. Golden Ears remains open in the often rainy (and sometimes snowy) winter season, and unless the weather turns too severe, campers can stay at Gold Creek Campground year-round. Check the park’s status before making an off-season trip.