2024 BC Parks Visitor Satisfaction Survey

May 12, 2025: Thank you for your interest in the Visitor Satisfaction Survey. BC Parks is committed to conducting this survey at regular intervals to track satisfaction over time and to continue to improve our understanding of the desires, needs, and concerns of visitors.  Going forward, this survey will be conducted every 2 years, instead of annually, in alignment with these goals. As such, the next survey will be in 2026.

Here are some other ways to share your feedback with BC Parks:

Sign up to be a Design Research Participant for BC Parks and Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Follow BC Parks on social media to hear about engagement opportunities

If you have specific feedback about your experience at a park, you can contact parkinfo@gov.bc.ca

September 16, 2024: This survey is now closed. Thank you for participating!

Have you visited a BC Park recently? Whether you camped, hiked, biked, boated, or got up to something else, we want to hear from you.

BC Parks is committed to protecting and managing the province’s diverse wilderness for future generations, and providing high-quality, safe, outdoor recreation opportunities.

To help achieve this goal, BC Parks conducted annual visitor satisfaction surveys from the 1980s until 2019. In 2023, after an in-depth review of the historic program, BC Parks relaunched the survey with an updated questionnaire. In 2024, we’re running the survey again with a few improvements based on your feedback from last year and some new questions targeting our marine visitors. Going forward, we are committed to conducting the visitor satisfaction survey at regular intervals.

Why engage?

Our goal is to better understand the experiences of residents and visitors who use parks across the province. Through this survey, we hope to learn more about who is visiting parks, what activities they enjoy while visiting, what they like about parks, and where there is room for improvement. This information will be used to support future decision-making, training, and funding for facilities, trails, and other initiatives.

Who can participate?

This survey is open to all members of the public who have recently visited a BC Park – frontcountry, backcountry, marine and day use visitors are all encouraged to participate. The survey will take 10-15 minutes to complete. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience!

Timeline

The survey will be open from May 17, 2024 to September 16, 2024.

Results

To see the results from 2023 and 2024, check out: Reports and surveys - Province of British Columbia | BC Parks

Please note: All responses will be anonymous. Please do not include any personally identifiable information about yourself or others in your responses. Any personal information provided will be removed by BC Parks or survey moderators, and will not be used. If you have any questions about the information collected in this initiative, or you wish to submit your response through email, please contact parkinfo@gov.bc.ca.

Photo: Croteau Lake, Strathcona Park