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List of protected areas of British Columbia

The following list of protected areas of British Columbia includes all federally and provincially protected areas within the Canadian province of British Columbia. As of 2015, approximately 15.46% of the province's land area and 3.17% of the province's waters are protected.

International recognition
in Haida Gwaii Three UNESCO World Heritage Sites are entirely or partially located in British Columbia: • Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks (shared with Alberta) • Kluane / Wrangell–St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek (shared with Yukon and Alaska, United States) • SG̱ang Gwaay Two UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves are in British Columbia: • Clayoquot SoundMount Arrowsmith ==Federally protected areas==
Federally protected areas
Parks Canada near Revelstoke Seven National Parks of Canada are located in British Columbia, more than any other province or territory: • Glacier National ParkGulf Islands National Park ReserveGwaii Haanas National Park ReserveKootenay National ParkMount Revelstoke National ParkPacific Rim National Park ReserveSouth Okanagan—Similkameen National Park Reserve (proposed) • Yoho National Park One National Marine Conservation Area of Canada is located in British Columbia: • Gwaii Haanas ReserveSouthern Strait of Georgia Reserve (proposed) There are numerous National Historic Sites of Canada in British Columbia, with 13 being operated by Parks Canada: near KitwangaChilkoot TrailFisgard LighthouseFort LangleyFort Rodd HillFort St. JamesGitwangak Battle HillGulf of Georgia CanneryKicking Horse PassKootanae HouseNan SdinsRogers PassStanley ParkTwin Falls Tea House Canadian Wildlife Service in Delta Six National Wildlife Areas of Canada are located in British Columbia: • AlaksenColumbiaQualicumScott Islands MarineVaseux-BighornWidgeon Valley Seven Migratory Bird Sanctuaries of Canada are located in British Columbia: • Christie IsletEsquimalt LagoonGeorge C. ReifelNechako RiverShoal HarbourVaseux LakeVictoria Harbour Fisheries and Oceans Canada Three Marine Protected Areas of Canada are located in British Columbia: • Endeavour Hydrothermal VentsHecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound Glass Sponge ReefsSGaan Kinghlas-Bowie Seamount Three Marine Refuges of Canada are located in British Columbia: • Gwaxdlala/Nalaxdlala (Lull/Hoeya)Offshore Pacific Seamounts and VentsStrait of Georgia and Howe Sound Glass Sponge Reef ==Provincially protected areas==
Provincially protected areas
BC Parks Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development , located just south of Valemount The British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (FLNRORD) manages a system of 31 Wildlife Management Areas throughout the province: ==See also==
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