Pilot Bay Park in winter

Pilot Bay Park is a BC park in the Kootenay section of the Kootenay region, 347 ha. Winter camping is offered. The nearest automated snow station, Gray Creek Lower (1,650 m, 14 km away), had 14 cm of snow on November 2.

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Winter activities

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Camping

Winter camping offered

Winter camping, Backcountry camping

Fires

No campfire ban listed

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

Current advisories

Clean all boats and equipment to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species (Ecosystem protection, May 29, 2024)
Mooring Buoys in Pilot Bay are not suitable for use by house boats or large vessels (Anchorage, Jun 10, 2020)
Attention pleasure craft operators (Ecosystem protection, Jun 10, 2020)

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

Facilities

Picnic areas, 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
Gray Creek Lower	1,650 m	14 cm (Nov 2)	8.5 cm	14 km
Gray Creek Upper	1,930 m	13 cm (Nov 2)	4 cm	15 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.

Winter recreation sites and trails nearby

West Arm (White Queen Mountain) · trail · 29 km · ski touring, snowshoeing · Kootenay-Boundary district

Kokanee Creek Park West Arm Park Kokanee Glacier Park St. Mary's Alpine Park Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Park All parks in winter Crown land near Kootenay Lake Pilot Bay 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.