Blanket Creek Provincial Park — Attraction in Area B (Shelter Bay/Mica Creek)

In general all sites a pretty great. They are all well sized and have fairly thick trees for privacy. Some sites are more heavily treed but in general it's a very nice campground. We really appreciated the privacy and how quiet it is. We were there for the august long weekend and had no issues with any rowdy people. The great: Well sized sites Outhouses and flush washrooms Shower house with a family shower with a hand held shower head. Very handy for squirmy children Tentative campground attendants Close to Revelstoke but not too close. So easy access for shopping trips and Ice. Sutherland falls which is a Waterfall within walking distance. Lots of hikes and activities nearby. Such as the pipe ride and enchanted forest. Lots of lakes for fishing too.

The bad: We found having young children 2 and 5 years old at this campground to be a bit hard. They need more outhouses populated throughout the grounds. The bathrooms are a fair distance for a 2 year old to try to get to without an accident. We found that to be quite frustrating. Also because it was so well treed a little one just wandering off was an issue because you couldn't see them and if they buggered off it was easy to lose them. So it was worrisome to let our 5 year old to ride her bike long distances like she could at other campgrounds. The mosquitos were horrendous and it's been a bad year for them. But because the day use area has stagnant water I think it makes it a great breeding ground for them. The nature hike was awful. Unless you have a whole mosquito netting covering you or enjoy looking like you have the measles. Don't bother. My son had 10 on his face alone and it's far too bumpy from big roots to try to bike down too. We made it through but not without a lot of irritation. My 2 year old kept tripping ad needing to be carried and even the 5 year old was complaining which she doesn't usually when we are adventuring. The dog wasn't allowed in the day use are but they have a dog beach but unfortunately the beach is mostly rocks and branches and not nice for the kids to play in so either you can appease your children or your dog. The day use and playground are quite walk from the campsites. Took us probably 10 minutes from ours to and then another 10 back. Where again I had to carry the 2 year old to get out of the bad mosquitos as fast...

Great provincial campground! Please note that there is no cell service! Tons of hiking around, sutherland falls, the homestead site, the dog beach, up above by the 2nd bridge, and a nature trail! There are first come first serve sites as well, along with tons of reserveable sites. There is bear sighting signs at the main office and by the showers with the most recent bear sightings. The lagoon is cold but the day use area is wonderful! The playground is newer and outhouses are around as well and trails connecting from the campground to the day use area and lots of trails to go biking, paved and not. The bathrooms have flush toilets, free showers, power, a outdoor sink for washing dishes or whatever you need to do! There are flush outhouse looking toilets around the campground as well as pit toilets. There is a dog beach as well for dogs and very friendly park operators are always around to ask any questions :) Close to Revelstoke and to the Arrow Lakes ferry that takes you to Nakusp, Trout Lake or anywhere else in the kootneys. There is a sani dump that you need to purchase a token for $5 at the main office and potable and drinking water as well. There is water around the campground for free filling jugs or whatever as well, dumping stations for dish water and bear proof food stashes as well. We were here in July and have camped here for years and the bugs were so bad! Not just during the night the day unfortunately as well so cover up!If you go thick into the bush you will get eaten alive by mousquitos so stay outta the thick brush and the bush! Will be back for...

Access to the park is via a .6 Km switch back road from highway 23 south of Revelstoke. It is pavement all the way. Signage is adequate. The Parameter roads are big rig friendly. This park is more than twenty kilometres from the nearest services so make sure you stock up on supplies before you go. There is no park office but there is a self serve kiosk at the entrance. If you have a reservation, one just continues to your site. A clerk does rounds in the evening to confirm your details. Cell service did not exist at our site thus we had no internet. We could not find any OTA TV. Satellite would be difficult because of the trees. The park was clean and well groomed. We did not use the free showers or flush toilets but they were very clean. There are also vault toilets throughout the park that were also very clean and odor free. We would return if...