GARLAND BAY
Central Kootenay · BC
Source: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (FTEN Recreation Sites) · imported Aug 23, 2026
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The essentials
Key campground facts
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Price
Price not published
Type
Campground
Camping status
Official campsite
Land manager
Province of British Columbia — Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Sites
22 sites (stated by the source)
Know before you go
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Can you camp here?
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Getting there
Access and vehicle suitability
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Will my vehicle fit?
2WD vehicle
Yes
Source: Recreation Sites and Trails BC (FTEN Recreation Sites)
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Where it is
Location
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Province / territory
BC
County
Central Kootenay
Elevation
1,801 ft
Coordinates
49.87022, -116.85941
Amenities
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Setting & surroundings
What's around this campsite
Official park information
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Water
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Activities
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Weather
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Staying reachable
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Agency fire orders
Fire conditions
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Nearby services
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Solar
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Is this place right for you?
Experience & practicality
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Experience
Published recreation and setting.
—/ 10
Not enough data. Only 2 relevant facts have been published for this record, so no score is shown rather than an invented one.
Why
- Swimming
- Boating
Practicality
Published logistics: access, cost, facilities.
6.9/ 10
100% of the 6 published facts are positive, scaled by how much is documented (69% of the 16-weight target). Partial data coverage · 21 still unpublished. A thin record reads low because little is published, not because the place is poor.
Why
- Camping is published as allowed
- 2WD passable
- Restroom
- RV friendly
- Fire ring
- Picnic table
Partially supported: only one of the two dimensions has enough published evidence, so this record is not presented or ranked as the equal of a fully documented one.
Methodology nmr-score-3.0.0. Park-level activities feed Experience only; campsite facts feed Practicality only. Experience measures how much recreation and setting evidence is published; Practicality is the published positive share scaled by how much of the logistics catalogue has been documented, so a handful of positives can no longer read 10/10. Unknown is never treated as a no. Neither dimension is used to filter search results, and “Best” ordering ranks fully supported records above partially supported ones.
Overview
Why this place?
- Campground managed by Province of British Columbia — Recreation Sites and Trails BC.
- Camping status: Official campsite.
- Located in Central Kootenay, BC at 1,801 ft.
- Source lists 2 recreation activities here.
- No source publishes pricing for this location, so cost is unknown.
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Data & trust
Source confidence
High
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Source
Recreation Sites and Trails BC (FTEN Recreation Sites)
Last source update
Aug 23, 2026
Source record
#REC2106
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