{"key":"33da7dc22e","origin":"osm","osm_id":"w545332297","category":"Camping","subcategory":"Public Campground","community":"Canal Flats","lat":50.1555193,"lon":-115.4709163,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"Home Basin Campground","source":"enrichment"},"description":{"value":"One of five campgrounds within Whiteswan Lake Park in the Kootenay Rockies, Home Basin offers mountain-lake scenery and access to Lussier Hot Springs; the approach is a gravel forest service road shared with mine ore trucks and logging trucks, with a technically demanding canyon section requiring extreme caution.","source":"camping"},"website":{"value":"https://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/whtswan/","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":null,"source":null},"phone":{"value":"+1-250-422-3003","source":"enrichment"},"email":{"value":"info@ekparks.com","source":"osm"},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":null,"raw_osm":{"capacity":"37","email":"info@ekparks.com","fee":"yes","internet_access":"no","name":"Home Basin Campground","operator":"EK Parks Ltd.","phone":"+1-250-422-3003","power_supply":"no","sanitary_dump_station":"no","tourism":"camp_site","website":"https://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/whtswan/"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"The OSM record identifies Home Basin Campground as one of five campgrounds within Whiteswan Lake Provincial Park, operated by EK Parks Ltd., with the website pointing to the BC Parks page for the broader park. The website confirms reservations are available ('Book camping' prominently featured, 'Reservation policies' linked) and describes the park's general character but provides no Home Basin-specific amenity detail. OSM tags (power_supply=no, internet_access=no, sanitary_dump_station=no) are noted but not confirmed by website content per the rules, so amenities relying solely on those tags are marked null.","concerns":["OSM operator is 'EK Parks Ltd.' but the listed website is the official BC Parks page for Whiteswan Lake Park — the relationship between the two entities is unclear and the phone/email may belong to EK Parks rather than BC Parks.","Website covers Whiteswan Lake Park as a whole; no Home Basin-specific amenity detail is available.","Access is via 25km of gravel forest service road with heavy mine ore and logging truck traffic — website warns 'extreme caution' — this is a significant practical concern for touring cyclists.","No cell service in the park (stated explicitly on website); nearest community (Canal Flats) is 22km away.","OSM tags for power_supply=no and internet_access=no could not be confirmed via website content."],"recommended_status_reason":"Home Basin is a legitimate provincial park campground, but the access road is a challenging 25km gravel forest service road shared with mine and logging trucks, raising questions about suitability for loaded touring cyclists. Additionally, the OSM operator (EK Parks Ltd.) does not match the website's BC Parks branding, and the website covers the whole park rather than Home Basin specifically, leaving key amenities unverifiable.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":null,"website":true,"address":null},"notes":"The nearest community with services is Canal Flats, approximately 22km from the park entrance. Lussier Hot Springs is a notable attraction located near the park's west boundary at the 17.5km marker on the access road."},"provenance":{"enrichment_run":"v2","enrichment_model":"sonnet_4.6","verdict_source":"v2_needs_review","category_source":"camping","category_correction_reason":null,"review_priority":false,"sidecars_applied":["camping","bcparks","subcategory","wow"],"area_dedup":{"absorbed":"69336fa3e6"},"subcategory_source":"name","subcategory_confidence":"med"},"camping":{"character":"destination","bike_access":"rough","price_band":"standard","site_count":37,"price_label":"Standard","season":"summer","energy":"restorative","kid_friendly":"neutral"},"required_criteria":{},"optional_amenities":{"Washrooms":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"bcparks_api","date":"2026-07-18"},"Potable water":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"bcparks_api","date":"2026-07-18"}},"unmapped_criteria":{},"region":"Kootenay Rockies","ownership":"Provincial park","indigenous_role":[],"notability":1,"wow_evidence":"access to Lussier Hot Springs","tier":"info"}