Height of the Rockies Park in winter

Height of the Rockies Park is a BC park in the Kootenay section of the Kootenay region, 54,170 ha. In winter, BC Parks lists snowshoeing. Winter camping is offered. The nearest automated snow station, Thunder Creek (1,599 m, 37 km away), had 0 cm of snow on November 6.

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Winter activities

Snowshoeing

Camping

Winter camping offered

Winter camping, Backcountry camping, Wilderness camping, Cabins and huts

Fires

No campfire ban listed

Status when we last checked BC Parks (Oct 25).

Current advisories

It is illegal to transport watercraft with the drain plug still in place (Ecosystem protection, Jun 19, 2024)
Clean all equipment to help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species (Ecosystem protection, Apr 23, 2024)

Advisory titles from BC Parks; read the full text on the park's page.

Facilities

Pit or flush toilets, Campfires. These are the park's facilities for the year; many are closed or not maintained in winter.

Snow depth nearby

Snow station	Elevation	Snow depth	7 days ago	Distance
Thunder Creek	1,599 m	0 cm (Nov 6)	0 cm	37 km
Toby Hub	894 m	0 cm (Nov 6)	0 cm	58 km

Automated stations of the BC River Forecast Centre, provisional data refreshed daily; most stations sit high in the mountains, so valley snow is usually much less. Stations reporting impossible jumps are left out.

Elk Lakes Park Mount Assiniboine Park Premier Lake Park Top of the World Park Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Park All parks in winter Crown land near Columbia Valley Height of the Rockies Park on bcparks.ca

Source: BC Parks (BC Parks API), read October 25, 2026; boundary: BC Geographic Warehouse (OGL-BC); snow: BC River Forecast Centre; fishing rules: BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis 2025-2027. Conditions change quickly in winter: check BC Parks, Avalanche Canada and DriveBC before you go.