Downing Provincial Campground · Downing Park Photo: BC Parks

Downing Provincial Campground

osm inside Downing Park
Downing Park · British Columbia

what to expect

This park is small but popular and almost encircles attractive Kelly Lake. Views of 2,245 metre Mount Bowman and a spectacular mountain ridge visible from the nearby Jesmond Road, give the park a remote atmosphere even though it is located close to Clinton. This 14 site vehicle-accessible campground was re-built in 2015. Swimming in Kelly Lake with its long sandy beach, is enjoyable. Angling for rainbow trout is a popular past time. Many visitors use the park as a stopping place as they travel the Pavilion Mountain Road, which connects the Cariboo to Lillooet. This scenic alternative to Highway 99 is unpaved, narrow and switch-backed and best suited for compact four-wheel drive vehicles. The park land was donated to the people of B.C. by C. S. Downing in 1970, and his family still owns ad…

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Water + services

  • Nearest dump station — dump station node/6640864705 38 km · Google Maps ↗

1 user-tagged water source on OpenStreetMap.

what to know

Updated each morning from provincial parks and Environment Canada.

First-come, first-served
No reservations taken or needed — show up, pick a vacant site, and self-register at the kiosk. Arrive early on summer weekends.

what to bring

This list adapts to Downing Provincial Campground. no showers means a travel towel;

If Downing Provincial Campground is full

Other places to stay within 25 km.

Plus 1 user-tagged dispersed site on OpenStreetMap — often genuine wild-pitches; check access rights before relying on one.

Data refreshed 2026-06-13. Sources: OpenStreetMap. Neighbourhood joins 4 named anchors.