Parking adjustments have been made to reduce the number of people visiting the Central Okanagan’s most popular regional park heading into the Easter long weekend.
Starting Thursday until further notice, approximately one hundred parking stalls will be available in Mission Creek Regional Park compared with almost two hundred that are normally available.
Barricades will be put in place throughout the parking areas to decrease the number of visitors entering the park from Durnin, Leckie and Ziprick Roads.
"This will further help everyone follow public health guidelines for physical distancing in the park - keeping a minimum two-metre distance between themselves and others," the district said Wednesday.
The park playground is still closed and parking is not allowed along Springfield Road near the park.
"Parking reductions will also be in place at the Hollywood Road south entrance to Scenic Canyon Regional Park."
In order to reduce crowding in Mission Creek Regional Park, residents are encouraged to explore other regional parks while trying to connect with nature.
Currently, all 30 regional parks and 20 RDCO community parks are open for residents to safely enjoy.
"There are more than 2,100 hectares of parkland available to discover in RDCO parks including 63 kilometres of formal regional park trails for visitors to use while practicing physical distancing."
On Wednesday, BC Parks announced the closure of all provincial parks due to the pandemic.