3rd annual BC Trails Day returns next month with nearly a dozen events in the Interior

The third annual BC Trails Day returns next month with events planned in more than 50 communities across the province that aim to celebrate and care for trail networks.

On June 3, hikers, bikers, quad riders, paddlers, equestrians, recreation clubs and land managers will come together to celebrate and care for BC's trail system, educate about responsible recreation while helping community members enjoy trails and outdoor spaces.

Led by the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC (ORCBC), BC Trails Day includes a full day of events to promote the benefits of outdoor recreation, support for trail maintenance, advocacy for inclusive access to the outdoors, says a release.

“We are so pleased to see the growing interest from recreation groups across the province in celebrating and caring for trails and outdoor spaces on BC Trails Day,” says Louise Pedersen, executive director for ORCBC.

Pedersen says joining trail maintenance events is just one option to support your local trail networks.

"Volunteering can be as simple as picking up trash on your walks or rides, following Leave No Trace principles, or getting a membership to your local recreation club,” Pedersen adds.

More than 75 events are planned throughout the province, including across the Okanagan-Thompson region.

Here’s a full list of events happening in the Interior:

• Thomas Hayes Ecological Park Family Educational/Fun Day & Invasive Weed Pull (Armstrong Spallumcheen Trails Society)

• Exploring Lac Du Bois Grasslands (Kamloops Naturalist Club)

• Pancake Breakfast in Kalamoir Regional Park (Regional District of Central Okanagan)

• Logan Lake ATV Club Celebration

• Trail clean-up and hotdogs at Andy’s Lake Recreation Site (Merritt Snowmobile Club) Restoring access and repairing the damage done by the 2020 Christie Mountain wildfire at Skaha Bluffs Provincial Park (Penticton and Area Cycling Association)

• South Canoe Trail Day in Salmon Arm (Shuswap Trail Alliance)

• Skimikin Recreation Site BC Trails Day Sanctioned Ride (Shuswap Backcountry Riders Society)

• Kinsmen Club of Summerland Clean-up near Crump

• Trail Building 101 and Trail Maintenance event (Sunpeaks Ski Resort)

• Grey Canal Trail Scavenger Hunt in Vernon (Ribbons of Green Trails Society)

• Trail Day in Vernon (North Okanagan Cycling Society)

More information about BC Trails Day, including a calendar of events, is available here.