Mount Benson Regional Park - Parking Infrastructure Project

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Learn about the Mount Benson Parking Infrastructure Project, the process to date, and the next steps.

How you can be involved and find out more:

Please register (tab at the top of this page). By registering you will be kept up-to-date with progress on the Mount Benson Parking Infrastructure Project through our electronic communications.

  • Want to learn more?

    • Please see the context map and parking lot design in the document library to have a better understanding of the project.

    • See the Frequently Asked Questions to find answers to some common questions.

    • You can also visit Mount Benson Regional Park for more information about the history and current management of the park.

  • Share your comments or questions with the project team by posting on the GuestBook.

Check out What's New for updates as the project moves along.

Learn about the Mount Benson Parking Infrastructure Project, the process to date, and the next steps.

How you can be involved and find out more:

Please register (tab at the top of this page). By registering you will be kept up-to-date with progress on the Mount Benson Parking Infrastructure Project through our electronic communications.

  • Want to learn more?

    • Please see the context map and parking lot design in the document library to have a better understanding of the project.

    • See the Frequently Asked Questions to find answers to some common questions.

    • You can also visit Mount Benson Regional Park for more information about the history and current management of the park.

  • Share your comments or questions with the project team by posting on the GuestBook.

Check out What's New for updates as the project moves along.

Consultation has concluded

  • Project Update - House removal underway

    Russell McMann Builders Group has been awarded the contract to begin works to remove the residence from the property at 2761 Benson View Road, the site of a future parking lot and new trailhead for Mount Benson Regional Park. The removal of the house will be underway during April, 2018.

    Project engineers are working to complete the design of the future parking lot and trailhead at 2761 Benson View Road. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure will review the design and hydrology assessment prior to issuing a permit to the RDN for use of the undeveloped road allowance that runs

    Russell McMann Builders Group has been awarded the contract to begin works to remove the residence from the property at 2761 Benson View Road, the site of a future parking lot and new trailhead for Mount Benson Regional Park. The removal of the house will be underway during April, 2018.

    Project engineers are working to complete the design of the future parking lot and trailhead at 2761 Benson View Road. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure will review the design and hydrology assessment prior to issuing a permit to the RDN for use of the undeveloped road allowance that runs along the backside of the property.

    Park staff will be applying to the Province of BC for permission to use a new trail alignment that will provide a more direct link from the new parking area to Mount Benson Regional Park.

    The existing roadside parking lot and trailhead at Witchcraft Lake will remain open until the new parking lot is constructed. The RDN Board will consider and make a decision regarding decommissioning the existing parking area at their regular Board meeting later this spring.

    It is anticipated that parking lot construction will be underway this fall. Updates to the project timeline and other project details will be posted here as they become available. Please check back for updates!


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  • How We Got Here

    Mount Benson Regional Park was purchased in 2006. Within this first 10-years as a regional park, Mount Benson has seen a growing wave of recreational use. Not only have the mountain landscape and area trails changed with increased wear, but so have the trailhead and roadside landscape. The current 24-stall roadside parking area at Witchcraft Lake is no longer able to support the high level of use this mountain now sees. Recreation is not limited to the park boundaries either, with surrounding Crown land also seeing more recreationalists hiking, biking, running and walking.

    On October 3, 2017, the RDN Board

    Mount Benson Regional Park was purchased in 2006. Within this first 10-years as a regional park, Mount Benson has seen a growing wave of recreational use. Not only have the mountain landscape and area trails changed with increased wear, but so have the trailhead and roadside landscape. The current 24-stall roadside parking area at Witchcraft Lake is no longer able to support the high level of use this mountain now sees. Recreation is not limited to the park boundaries either, with surrounding Crown land also seeing more recreationalists hiking, biking, running and walking.

    On October 3, 2017, the RDN Board approved the purchase of 2761 Benson View Road for the purpose of developing a parking lot and trailhead amenities for Mount Benson Regional Park and surrounding lands. Parks staff will be working through the various next stages to bring this much needed infrastructure to fruition. In the meantime, the existing parking lot at Witchcraft Lake will remain open and its future use will be considered once the new parking lot is built. The goal is for the new parking lot to be constructed and open by the end of 2018.

    Whenever possible, please carpool to the existing trailhead to help reduce traffic congestion on site. Please obey posted signage, do not litter and please be respectful of surrounding neighbours.

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  • RDN News Release

    October 4, 2017 - RDN to Improve Parking for Mount Benson Regional Park

    October 4, 2017 - RDN to Improve Parking for Mount Benson Regional Park

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