Recreation Sites, Reserves, and Interpretive Forests Details and Closures

Recreation Sites and Trails BC
An amalgamation of spatial information for trails, Sites, Reserves, and Interpretive Forests derived from Forest Tenure Administration (FTA). Points are derived from coordinates linked to each recreation number (e.g., REC1567), identifying trail heads, camping locations, or access points. Primary purpose is to monitor closures of specific recreational trails and areas.
Data Format WMS, KML, Multiple (Shapefile, GeoJSON, CSV via BC Geographic Warehouse Custom Download)
Download Url https://openmaps.gov.bc.ca/geo/pub/WHSE_FOREST_TENURE.FTE...
Download Url Validated False
Validation Message All URLs failed validation
Alternate Download Urls https://openmaps.gov.bc.ca/geo/pub/WHSE_FOREST_...
https://openmaps.gov.bc.ca/kml/geo/layers/WHSE_...
Update Frequency Ongoing / Frequent
Last Updated 2026-04-30
Geospatial Bounds -134.962,48.4383,-114.463,59.9974
Portal Type ckan
Success False
Quality Score
100%
Usable
Yes
Total Rows
2,264
Valid Geometries
2,264 / 2,264

Schema Compliance

Geometry Type Point
CRS {"$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjso...
WGS84 Yes
Required Columns Yes

Spatial Bounds

SW: (-134.962, 48.4383)
NE: (-114.463, 59.9974)

Column Completeness

Column Completeness
id 100.0%
names 100.0%
categories 100.0%
operating_status 100.0%
addresses 100.0%
sources 100.0%
source_properties 100.0%

Top Categories

hiking_trail (2,264)

Issues

Overture Comparison

hiking_trail (auto-inferred)
Candidate POIs
2,264
Overture POIs
661

H3 Cell Coverage (res 10)

Candidate Cells 2,212
Overture Cells 649
Overlapping 4
Candidate Only 2,208
Overture Only 645

Coverage Ratios

Overlap Ratio
0.2%
Unique Coverage
99.8%

Density Statistics

Mean Max Min
Candidate 1.02 3 1
Overture 1.02 3 1