Downing Provincial Park

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…

Description: BC Parks

the basics

things to do nearby

Within 5 km — trails, viewpoints, beaches, boat launches you can reach without packing up camp.

• Kelly Lake Lake · 777 m · Google Maps ↗
• Pear Lake Lake · 3.7 km · Google Maps ↗

what's around

Downing Provincial Park plus 2 named places to see and do nearby — trails, beaches, viewpoints, water, and services.

water + services

• Nearest dump station 38 km · Google Maps ↗

1 user-tagged water source on OpenStreetMap.

what to know

Updated each morning from provincial parks and Environment Canada.

other campgrounds nearby

Other places to stay within 25 km.

• Pear Lake Dispersed camping · 3.6 km · Google Maps ↗
• Clinton Pines RV Park Private campground · 15 km · Google Maps ↗
• Willow Springs Resort Dispersed camping · 16 km · Google Maps ↗
• Leon Creek Recreation Site Dispersed camping · 16 km · Google Maps ↗
• Gold Trail RV Park Public campground · 17 km · Google Maps ↗
• Marble Canyon Provincial Park Public campground · 20 km · Google Maps ↗

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