Hey Neil, Dottie and I just finished a big loop from Vancouver and
managed to see quite a few of the forestry campsites in the
caribou/chilcotin regions (and a few on the Island too).

The places we stayed were all nice, most of the time we were the only
ones there.  Just bring your own toilet paper and bug spray, and
watch for bears.  We had a black bear come within 10 feet of our van
one evening at dusk at a campsite between Quesnel and Wells.  We made
some noise and he (or she?) ran away.

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We didn't get near Salmon Arm so we can't give you advice for that
area of BC, however, this book was helpful for us.
http://www.hikingcamping.com/camp_bc.php

You can also get free info from government websites, assuming you can
find Internet.  Most places we were didn't even have cellphone
service.

-p

>Hi all.
>
>Am heading up to Salmon Arm area to try out some B.C. forestry service
>sites. Got me one of them Provincial Forestry maps. We'll see what
>sites are still open etc. Have only tried one forestry site before.