RDKB to celebrate opening of new yurt at Beaver Valley Family Park
Community open house will include tours, food and information about renting Moonlit Meadows
Yurt at Moonlit Meadows, submitted photo.
BEAVER VALLEY — The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary will celebrate the opening of a new yurt at Beaver Valley Family Park and Campground with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and community open house on June 18.
The event will run from 4 to 7 p.m. and is open to residents and visitors.
Guests will be able to tour Moonlit Meadows, explore the campground and learn how the new facility can be rented for overnight stays, family gatherings, wellness retreats, business meetings, weddings and recreation programs.
Complimentary hamburgers and hot dogs will be served, and visitors will also have opportunities to enter prize draws.
“Moonlit Meadows is an exciting addition that expands how people can experience and enjoy Beaver Valley Family Park and Campground, whether they’re visiting for a night, a weekend or a special occasion,” said Ali Grieve, RDKB Electoral Area A director.
“From family reunions and weddings to retreats and overnight stays, this new space will give people even more reasons to spend time in the Beaver Valley and enjoy everything the park has to offer.”
Located near Champion Lakes Provincial Park, Beaver Valley Family Park and Campground is used by campers, recreation groups and organizers of community events.
The yurt was built with funding from the Province of British Columbia’s Growing Communities Fund. It provides the campground with a new indoor space for tourism, recreation and community gatherings.
“We’re grateful for the provincial funding that helped bring Moonlit Meadows to life,” said Mark Daines, the RDKB’s manager of facilities and recreation.
“The new yurt complements the campground’s existing amenities and creates exciting new opportunities for recreation, tourism, retreats, celebrations and community gatherings in the Beaver Valley.”
The campground includes 19 serviced tent and trailer sites with water and electricity, accessible showers, a kitchen for large groups, barbecues and a covered gazebo with a 40-foot-by-40-foot concrete pad.
Other amenities include the 18-hole Marsh Creek Disc Golf Course, a playground, hiking trails, a pickleball court and a large communal fire pit.
Moonlit Meadows will be available to rent during the summer until the end of September. The rental rate is $125 per day, plus a $50 cleaning fee and a $250 security deposit.
Reservations and additional information are available through Beaver Valley Recreation at 250-231-5172 or kwalker@rdkb.com.
Grand Forks is not under an evacuation alert or order. No active emergency notice for the city or the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary appears on EmergencyInfoBC’s current wildfire list at the publication cutoff.