Know before you go
Advisories
Safety information
- Be aware that the river runs fast and excellent swimming skills are required.
- Watch for poison ivy along the riverbank.
Review the detailed guides under visit responsibly for more information on staying safe and preserving our natural spaces.
Visit responsibly
Follow these guides to ensure your activities are safe, respectful, and ecologically friendly:
Maps and location
Getting there
The park is 35 km east of Princeton and 8 km west of Hedley, on Hwy 3.
Camping
Frontcountry campgrounds
Things to do
Visitors can fish from the rock covered shoreline.
Anyone fishing in British Columbia must have an appropriate licence. To learn more, see the fishing and hunting guide.
Pets and domestic animals must be on a leash at all times. You are responsible for their behaviour and must dispose of their excrement.
Bicycles must keep to roadways. Bicycle helmets are mandatory in British Columbia.
Please note that bicycles with electric assist motors (e-bikes) are not allowed on the trails within Stemwinder Park. E-bikes are restricted to park roads and areas where motorized use is permitted.
Facilities
Accessibility information is available for this park.
Campfires are allowed and campfire rings are provided at each campsite. We encourage visitors to conserve wood and protect the environment by minimizing the use of fire and using campstoves instead.
Firewood can be purchased in the park or you may bring your own wood. Fees for firewood are set locally.
To preserve vegetation and ground cover, please don’t gather firewood from the area around your campsite or elsewhere in the park (this is a ticketable offence under the Park Act). Dead wood is an important habitat element for many plants and animals and it adds organic matter to the soil.
There is one hand pump for water located near the information shelter.
This park only has pit toilets, no flush toilets.
About this park
Early native habitation is evident by rock artifacts and the pit house depression.
Established March 16, 1956.
Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples
BC Parks honours Indigenous Peoples’ connection to the land and respects the importance of their diverse teachings, traditions, and practices within these territories. This park webpage may not adequately represent the full history of this park and the connection of Indigenous Peoples to this land. We are working in partnership with Indigenous Peoples to update our websites so that they better reflect the history and cultures of these special places.
Contact
This park is proudly operated by:
Kaloya Contracting Ltd.
camping@campokanagan.ca
236-970-7815
- This is not a campsite reservations number.
- Please specify the park name when sending/leaving a message.