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Berg Lake Trail Campgrounds: One Opening Day for the Whole Season

BC Parks opens every peak-season Berg Lake Trail reservation on one day, at 7 am Pacific time, and announces the day each year. The 2026 season opened on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, and reservations were required from May 27 to September 29, 2026. BC Parks has not published the 2027 date. The 2026 pattern, early December, is last year's, not a promise.

Opening day
One day for the whole peak season, 7 am Pacific
2026 season opened
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
2026 reservation period
May 27 to September 29, 2026
2027 date
Not published
Campgrounds
Seven, with 103 tent pads in total
Fee per night (CAD)
Adults 16 and over $10, youths 6 to 15 $5, under 6 free
Transaction fee
$6 per tent pad per night, up to $18 per pad

The seven campgrounds

BC Parks lists the tent pads at each campground.

  • Kinney Lake: 18 pads
  • Whitehorn: 22 pads
  • Emperor Falls: 9 pads
  • Marmot: 7 pads
  • Berg Lake: 26 pads
  • Rearguard: 6 pads
  • Robson Pass: 15 pads

Pad and group rules

A pad holds up to two tents and six people, and one booking can include up to two pads, so up to 12 people. BC Parks says that in peak season you must book a reservation to stay at campgrounds on the trail.

Fees and cancelling

BC Parks states the 2026 fees are not increasing. A $5 surcharge applies to a phone reservation. From 2027 a non-resident fee of $20 per person per trip applies to the Berg Lake Trail, which BC Parks' 2026 fee sheet says is not charged on it in 2026.

You can change a booking until noon on the arrival date for a $6 fee. You can cancel until 3 pm Pacific on arrival day for the Berg Lake Trail, and the cancellation fee is $6 when it produces a refund. Transaction fees are not refundable.

The trail reopened after restoration

BC Parks says the Berg Lake Trail reopened after four years of phased restoration. Snowbird Pass is closed from May 1 to July 1 each year. Check the Mount Robson Park page for current advisories.

Questions

When do Berg Lake Trail reservations open?

All peak-season reservations open on one day each year at 7 am Pacific. For the 2026 season that was Tuesday, December 2, 2025. BC Parks has not published the 2027 day.

How many tent pads are on the Berg Lake Trail?

BC Parks lists 103 across seven campgrounds, from 6 pads at Rearguard to 26 at Berg Lake.

How much does Berg Lake Trail camping cost?

In 2026 it is $10 per night for adults 16 and over and $5 for youths 6 to 15, in Canadian dollars, plus a $6 per pad per night transaction fee.

Can you have a campfire on the Berg Lake Trail?

No. BC Parks says there is a permanent campfire ban on the Berg Lake Trail.

Sources

Facts checked against the pages above on October 30, 2026. Fees, dates and rules change; confirm them on the agency's page before you pay.

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