Porpoise Bay Park in winter

Porpoise Bay Park is a BC park in the Sea to Sky section of the South Coast region, 61 ha. Winter camping is offered. The nearest automated snow station, Tetrahedron (1,420 m, 14 km away), had 28 cm of snow on November 6.

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Winter activities

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Camping

Winter camping offered

Winter camping, Frontcountry camping, Group camping, Walk-in camping

Fires

No campfire ban listed

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

Facilities

Picnic shelters, Accessibility information, Playground, Picnic areas, Pit or flush toilets, Drinking water, Showers, 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
Tetrahedron	1,420 m	28 cm (Nov 6)	44 cm	14 km
Orchid Lake	1,180 m	8.9 cm (Nov 6)	22.2 cm	50 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

Dakota Ridge · site · 10 km · cross-country skiing, ski touring, snowshoeing · Sunshine Coast/South Island district
Dakota Ridge Trail Network · trail · 10 km · cross-country skiing, ski touring, snowshoeing · Sunshine Coast/South Island district

Tetrahedron Park Plumper Cove Marine Park Halkett Bay Marine Park Jedediah Island Marine Park Apodaca Park All parks in winter Crown land near Sunshine Coast Porpoise 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.