Ruckle Park in winter

Ruckle Park is a BC park in the South Island section of the West Coast region, 529 ha. Winter camping is offered. The nearest automated snow station, Saltspring 2 (15 m, 7 km away), had 0 cm of snow on October 20.

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Winter activities

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Camping

Winter camping offered

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

Fires

No campfire ban listed

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

Current advisories

Portable campfire apparatus restriction (Campfires, Jul 11, 2024)

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

Facilities

Picnic areas, Pit or flush toilets, Drinking water, Accessibility information, 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
Saltspring 2	15 m	0 cm (Oct 20)	0 cm	7 km
Cobble Hill	85 m	0.2 cm (Nov 2)	0.6 cm	18 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.

Montague Harbour Marine Park Bamberton Park Spectacle Lake Park Goldstream Park Cowichan River Park All parks in winter Crown land near Victoria Ruckle 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.