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Pilot Bay Park

49.6392° N, 116.8654° W

Pilot Bay Park, British Columbia. 49.6392° N, 116.8654° W

Provincial park, 3.47 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/bc/pilot-bay-park/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • BC Parks protected areas, BC Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
  • HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  • Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
  • City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

Pilot Bay Park is a 3.47 km² provincial park 3.5 km southeast of Queens Bay, in British Columbia. It was established in 1964.

1 named lake lies in or along the park; the largest is Kootenay Lake (422 km²).

Area
3.47 km²
Established
1964
Named lakes
1

Conditions today

11 °C

Wind SSW 2 km/h

Observed at Nelson, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT

Tonight: Clear. Increasing cloudiness after midnight. Low 7.

Weather: Nelson (local forecast), as of 12:02 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:27 a.m.
Sunrise
6:59 a.m.
Sunset
6:08 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:40 p.m.
Moonrise
5:58 a.m.
Moonset
5:28 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

In the park

FeatureArea
1Kootenay Lake422 km²

Things to do

Activities

  • Canoeing
  • Fishing
  • Hiking
  • Hunting
  • Kayaking
  • Pets on leash
  • Swimming
  • Waterskiing
  • Wildlife viewing
  • Windsurfing

Camping

  • Backcountry camping
  • Winter camping

Facilities

  • Campfires
  • Picnic areas
  • Pit or flush toilets

As listed by the park’s official page. Book a campsite

Official record

Designation
Provincial park
Park class
Class A
IUCN category
II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Government of British Columbia
Official website
bcparks.ca
Reservations
camping.bcparks.ca