Crown Land in Boundary Country

12 crown land sites 8 fishing spots 8 campgrounds

Boundary Country is the stretch of Highway 3 along the US border between Osoyoos and Christina Lake, and Grand Forks, where the Granby River meets the Kettle, is its main town. Boothman's Oxbow Park is about 7 km away and Gilpin Grasslands Park, 912 ha of dry hillside above the Kettle River, about 10 km. To the east, Christina Lake Park is 16 km out, and Gladstone Park, 39,387 ha of forest and mountains around the north end of Christina Lake, about 22 km. The Columbia and Western rail trail passes close to town. Recreation site campgrounds are small and back in the hills, 33 to 47 km out, such as Santa Rosa Creek, Granby-Burrell Creek and Bluejoint Creek. The Granby River runs through town, and there are 109 mapped lakes and streams within 25 km. This page rounds up the region's public land, fishing spots and campgrounds.

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Crown Land Nearby

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Columbia Western Rail
Recreation Reserve
6 km
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BOOTHMAN'S OXBOW PARK
PROVINCIAL PARK
7 km
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Gilpin Staging
Recreation Site
7 km
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Niagara Area
Recreation Reserve
10 km
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GILPIN GRASSLANDS PARK
PROVINCIAL PARK
10 km
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Christina Lake Area
Recreation Reserve
12 km
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Stewart Staging
Recreation Site
13 km
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Marshall Lake
Recreation Site
15 km
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Dacha Shelter
Recreation Site
15 km
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Spooner Site
Recreation Reserve
15 km
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Phoenix Cemetary
Recreation Reserve
16 km
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CHRISTINA LAKE PARK
PROVINCIAL PARK
16 km

Nearest Fishing Spots

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Granby River
1 km
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Overton Creek
2 km
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Wards Lake
3 km
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Ruckle Creek
3 km
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Hardy Creek
4 km
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Morrissey Creek
4 km
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Sand Creek
4 km
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Dan O'Rea Creek
5 km

Nearest Campgrounds

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Santa Rosa Ck
Grand Forks
33 km
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Big Sheep Ck
Grand Forks
36 km
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Granby-Burrell Ck
Grand Forks
38 km
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Mud Lake
Grand Forks
39 km
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Williamson Lake
Grand Forks
39 km
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Gable Creek
Grand Forks
41 km
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Blackjack Cross Country
Rossland
46 km
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Burns Lake
Grand Forks
46 km

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. From Grand Forks, Boothman's Oxbow and Gilpin Grasslands parks are 7 and 10 km away, Christina Lake Park 16 km and Gladstone Park about 22 km, and the hills north of the valley are Crown forest.

The recreation sites are small and remote: 13 lie within 50 km of Grand Forks, the nearest about 33 km away, most with one to three sites. Gladstone Park has a BC Parks campground at Christina Lake.

Yes, with a BC freshwater licence, but rainbow trout are catch and release, bait is banned from April 1 to October 31, and the river and its tributaries are closed from July 25 to September 15.

Two rainbow trout, eight bass and 20 yellow perch a day, and the north end beyond Bald and Knob points is closed from March 1 to May 31.

Offline maps around Boundary Country

Public land near Boundary Country runs well past the last cell tower. Export the area as a geo-referenced PDF and read it in BorealMaps to keep your GPS position on the map when the signal drops.

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Regulations

A valid BC freshwater fishing licence is required; Boundary Country is in fishing Region 8 (Okanagan), and the Granby River is closed from noon to midnight between July 30 and September 15. Recreation site and Crown land camping is limited to 14 days at one site. Summers are hot and dry here, so check the BC Wildfire Service for fire bans before lighting a campfire.

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