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        <title><![CDATA[Overcrowding at Garibaldi Provincial Park]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 04:24:41 -0800</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Overcrowding at Garibaldi Provincial Park]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[I think overcrowding is a problem that will continue to worsen unless we start getting better access to wilderness (or quasi-wilderness) type areas. Looking through Mat Gunn&amp;#39;s scrambles book prior to this weekend, it occurred to me that about 75% of the routes in that book are either only possible with 4wd high clearance, or at least shorter with it. I had friends up visiting from the States. They actually have forest service roads down there who&amp;#39;s purpose is recreational access for the public. The vast majority of our forest service roads are to serve the logging industry. It&amp;#39;s a sad state of affairs. It&amp;#39;s definitely great that people are getting out, and even *more* should be, ...but overcrowding of areas that have relatively easy access will turn people off of their outdoor experience. The outdoor recreation industry is one that could be growing a lot faster in BC if people had better access to more of the mountains. There were almost 50 people camping at Tenquille Lake this weekend.]]></description>
            <pubDate>2014-08-27 00:31:53</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[I agree that overcrowding will turn people off of enjoying the outdoors. There was a push from Garibaldi Park a number of years ago to encourage visitors to the park, and all the parking fees were removed. Now that people are coming in higher numbers, I think they need to be ready for what they hoped for in the beginning. We headed up to camp at Joffre Lakes this weekend, and the parking area was full, with some crazy pants parking right at the entrance, then the next bit of gravel on the side of the road was also spilling over onto the highway. We just kept driving and went to Keith&amp;#39;s hut instead, where there were just 3 groups. We had the tent anyhow, and were the only campers, so it was great. I guess it&amp;#39;s a matter of looking further into the backcountry for solitude.. and having that 4x4 truck to get you there! I do love the parks here though.. but I have avoided them most of this summer because there are just too many bodies for the trail systems in place, and it&amp;#39;s not a nice experience to feel crowded in the wilderness.&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
            <pubDate>2014-09-02 10:38:09</pubDate>
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