Are you inspired by the beauty and history of the Columbia Mountains region? Help shape the future of this special place.
Three significant places – one comprehensive plan!
Mount Revelstoke and Glacier national parks, and Rogers Pass National Historic Site
Have your say! Guided by input received in 2019 through public and stakeholder engagement, a draft management plan for Mount Revelstoke and Glacier national parks, and Rogers Pass National Historic Site has been developed. Now is your opportunity to let us know how we did. Contribute as much or as little as you like – we value all your feedback!
This map shows the proposed zoning for Mount Revelstoke and Glacier national parks. Please note: zoning layers may take a moment to load.
Highlights include refining boundaries of zone III and IV resulting in a 5% increase in Zone II Wilderness Area, and the designation of three new Zone I Areas for Special Preservation.
Parks Canada’s national park zoning system is an integrated approach to the classification of land and water areas in a national park and designates where particular activities can occur on land or water based on the ability to support those uses. The zoning system has five categories:
Zone I - Special Preservation: Zone I lands deserve special preservation because they contain or support unique, threatened or endangered natural or cultural features, or are among the best examples of the features that represent a natural region. Preservation is the key consideration. Motorized access and circulation are not permitted.
Zone II - Wilderness: Extensive areas which are good representations of a natural region and which will be conserved in a wilderness state. The perpetuation of ecosystems with minimal human interference is the key consideration.
Zone III – Natural Environment: Areas which are managed as natural environments, and which provide opportunities for visitors to experience a park's natural and cultural heritage values through outdoor recreation activities requiring minimal services and facilities of a rustic nature. While motorized access may be allowed, it will be controlled. Public transit that facilitates heritage appreciation will be preferred.
Zone IV - Outdoor Recreation: Limited areas which are capable of accommodating a broad range of opportunities for understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of the park's heritage values and related essential services and facilities, in ways that impact the ecological integrity of the park to the smallest extent possible, and whose defining feature is direct access by motorized vehicles.
Zone V - Park Services: Areas within the parks which contain a concentration of visitor services and support facilities. Major park operation and administrative functions may also be accommodated in this zone.
