Summer interpretive programs

Join a park interpreter for fun facts, interesting insights, amazing activities and educational entertainment! Programs are free to everyone with a national park pass; you don't need to be staying in a campground to join in the fun.

  • Programs are about 1 hour in length and run from early July to early September.
  • Guided walks begin at 1:00 p.m., campfire programs begin at 6:00p.m.
  • For the weekly program schedule, visit the Snowforest Campground or Illecillewaet Campground kiosks or call 250-837-7500 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily).
  • Programs are only offered in English.
  • Registration is not required unless otherwise stated

Mount Revelstoke National Park

Snowforest Campground (please note: parking is extremely limited)

The Weird World of Lichens
Guided walk

What the heck are lichens? Take a stroll to look at the tiny world of lichens with names like pixie cups, witch’s hair and fairy up-chuck.

The Forest Brain
Guided walk

Learn about new, ground-breaking research about the interconnected forest: how trees communicate, listen, share food with one another and more.

Canoes to Cars: a history of lower Mount Revelstoke
Campfire program

From Sturgeon-nosed canoes made of pine bark and cedar twine, to trains travelling though these valleys and cars driving to alpine meadows – follow the changes this region witnessed, including the creation of the park you are now standing in.

Whitebark Pine
Campfire program

Whitebark pine is an endangered species with a fascinating story. Come learn about how this tree helps many other species, including its soul mate, the Clark’s nutcracker.

Glacier National Park

Illecillewaet Campground

Wild women of the Selkirks
Guided walk

Come learn about the bold women that pushed social boundaries by climbing in the Selkirk mountains in the early 1900s.

The Weird World of Lichens
Guided walk

What the heck are lichens? Join an interpreter on a stroll to look at the tiny world of magical lichens like pixie cups, witch’s hair and fairy up-chuck.

All About Bears
Campfire program

Nervous about bears? Or just want to know more about them? Learn all about our local black and grizzly bears – check bear tracks, skulls, skins, scat (poop) and take the bear quiz.

Canadian Pacific Rail Tales
Campfire program

Find out how the railway found its way to Rogers Pass, forever changing this country we now call Canada.

First Ascents of the Canadian Alps
Campfire program

Rogers Pass is considered the birthplace of North American mountaineering. Learn about the adventurers climbing these steep peaks in the early 1900s.