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Richmond, BC park barbecues: all four permitted gas-cooking areas
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Richmond, British Columbia permits natural-gas or propane barbecues only in designated areas at four named parks. Charcoal, wood fires and open fires are prohibited in every city park and on beaches.
Key information
Richmond, British Columbia permits natural-gas or propane barbecues only in designated areas at four named parks. Charcoal, wood fires and open fires are prohibited in every city park and on beaches.
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Key details
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Allowed fuel | Natural gas or propane in designated areas only |
| Locations | Garry Point, King George/Cambie, South Arm and McDonald Beach |
| Prohibited everywhere | Open fires, wood and charcoal barbecues or stoves |
| Park hours | 5 a.m.-11 p.m. unless posted otherwise |
| Information | parks@richmond.ca |
Sources: About Richmond Parks
Before you start
The permission applies to a marked activity area, not the whole park. The city provides a PDF map for each of the four sites. Choose the right park and use that zone map before setting up a stove or barbecue. A normal picnic lawn is not automatically a cooking area.
Fuel rules are separate from picnic seating, event permits and shelter access. This guide does not grant an exclusive picnic booking or reproduce live fire restrictions. A posted restriction or site closure must be respected even at a normally permitted gas-cooking area.
Sources: About Richmond Parks
Rules and exceptions
- Do not use charcoal briquettes, wood, open flame campfires or solid-fuel stoves in Richmond parks or on beaches.
- Natural-gas and propane cooking is prohibited at every other park and elsewhere inside the four listed parks.
- Pop-up shelters are seasonal, mid-May through September, not a promise of cover for an October picnic.
- The parks-system page sets ordinary public hours at 5 a.m.-11 p.m., unless other hours are posted.
- If the boundary map is unclear, ask the parks service before placing cooking equipment outside it.
Sources: About Richmond Parks
What to do next
- Choose one of four parks
Review the list and its exact city zone map.
- Choose permitted equipment
Use only natural gas or propane, and check current site notices.
- Stay within the designated area
Do not assume other lawns, beaches or shelters allow cooking.
Sources: About Richmond Parks
Places and service locations
Garry Point Park
12011 7 th Avenue
A city-mapped designated gas-barbecue and stove area is located within the park. Charcoal remains prohibited.
- Cooking fuel
- Natural gas or propane in designated area only
Sources: About Richmond Parks
King George/Cambie Community Park
4100 No. 5 Road
One of the four designated gas-cooking parks. The specific allowed area is identified on the city map.
- Cooking fuel
- Natural gas or propane in designated area only
Sources: About Richmond Parks
South Arm Community Park
8680 Williams Road
The city provides a designated barbecue-area map for this park entrance. Other park activities may use different addresses.
- Cooking fuel
- Natural gas or propane in designated area only
Sources: About Richmond Parks
McDonald Beach Park
3500 McDonald Road
A designated gas-cooking area is mapped within the park.
- Cooking fuel
- Natural gas or propane in designated area only
Sources: About Richmond Parks
Addresses come from the named service source. Maps locate the site and do not promise a verified accessible entrance. Seasonal status is stated where verified.
Sources: About Richmond Parks
Useful questions and answers
Can I barbecue at every Richmond park?
No. Gas barbecues are limited to designated areas at four parks.
Source: About Richmond Parks
Can I use charcoal at Garry Point?
No. Charcoal is prohibited in every city park and on beaches.
Source: About Richmond Parks
Can I use a wood-burning camp stove?
No. Wood stoves and open fires are prohibited.
Source: About Richmond Parks
Which four parks have gas-cooking zones?
Garry Point, King George/Cambie Community Park, South Arm Community Park and McDonald Beach Park.
Source: About Richmond Parks
Does the permission cover the whole park?
No. Only the mapped designated activity area.
Source: About Richmond Parks
Where is the South Arm cooking park address?
The parks-system page lists 8680 Williams Road for its gas-cooking area map.
Source: About Richmond Parks
Can I rely on a summer pop-up shelter in October?
No. The city describes those shelters as seasonal from mid-May through September.
Source: About Richmond Parks
Who can help locate the designated zone?
Contact the parks service at parks@richmond.ca and use the four linked city PDF maps.
Source: About Richmond Parks