We've stayed in plenty of recreation sites over the years and last week, during our trip "west" to Keremeos we ended up at the Red Bridge Rec Site on the Ashanola River. This is located on a FS Road that used to lead into Cathedral Provincial Park, a place we visited many, many years ago.
This particular site is very nice, although its appeal is somewhat dampened by the huge fire that swept through the region 2 summers ago. The campsite is now pretty much surrounded by dead trees, but the grass looked lush and inviting on our recent visit. It allows the rock cliffs to be the major feature. There had been some attempt to take down some trees and clean up parts of the campground, but lots of work still needs to be completed. We had a fire in the firepit and managed to get one campsite looking quite good. I wished that I had brought a rake!
My main complaint about these sites is that they are "user maintained" which means the "user" is supposed to take their garbage and recyclables with them when they leave. I find it rarely happens. This campground had one site which had a large pile of garbage in it and perhaps the intention was to "clean it up in spring". I do hope it gets done. I collected 9 recyclable containers left in firepits because people won't even put these into their cars and give to a charity group who are fundraising. The amount of litter that gets left around by humans is disgusting. My other complaint about these sites is that they can become "party places" and it isn't long before they get pretty much "trashed" - literally and figuratively. BC has such beauty - why can't we learn to treat that beauty with respect and kindness?
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