{"key":"43d4b09903","origin":"osm","osm_id":"w545332295","category":"Camping","subcategory":"Public Campground","community":"Copper Creek","lat":50.1220168,"lon":-115.5449731,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"Alces Lake Campground","source":"enrichment"},"description":{"value":"A remote mountain lake campground deep in Whiteswan Lake Park, offering moose sightings on fog-shrouded Alces Lake, trophy rainbow trout fishing, and a short drive to Lussier Hot Springs; the 25 km gravel forest service road carries active ore and logging trucks and requires real caution.","source":"camping"},"website":{"value":"https://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/whtswan/","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":"Whiteswan Lake Park, Canal Flats, BC","source":"enrichment"},"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":"28","email":"info@ekparks.com","fee":"yes","internet_access":"no","name":"Alces Lake Campground","operator":"EK Parks Ltd.","phone":"+1-250-422-3003","power_supply":"no","sanitary_dump_station":"yes","tourism":"camp_site","website":"https://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/whtswan/"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"The OSM record identifies Alces Lake Campground as a specific campground (capacity 28) operated by EK Parks Ltd. within the broader Whiteswan Lake Park (BC Parks). The fetched website is the BC Parks park-level page, confirming active operations and a prominent 'Book camping' feature supporting reservations=true; OSM tags power_supply=no and internet_access=no are consistent with the website's note that there is no public phone or cell service at the park. The phone and email in OSM belong to the private operator EK Parks Ltd., not BC Parks, and cannot be cross-verified against the BC Parks website content.","concerns":["OSM website URL points to the broader Whiteswan Lake Park page rather than a campground-specific page; Alces Lake Campground is one of five campgrounds in the park.","Access is via a 22km gravel forest service road from Highway 93/95, which may be unsuitable for road-touring cyclists.","No cell phone service at the park, as noted on the BC Parks website.","Phone number (+1-250-422-3003) and email (info@ekparks.com) in OSM are for the private operator EK Parks Ltd., not BC Parks directly; could not verify these against the BC Parks website content."],"recommended_status_reason":"Alces Lake Campground is an active, reservable BC Parks campground in the Kootenays; a touring cyclist would benefit from this listing as a scenic remote overnight stop with hot springs access nearby.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":null,"website":true,"address":null},"notes":"OSM lists operator as EK Parks Ltd. with contact info@ekparks.com; the linked website is BC Parks' official Whiteswan Lake Park page and does not display EK Parks contact details."},"provenance":{"enrichment_run":"v2","enrichment_model":"sonnet_4.6","verdict_source":"enrichment","category_source":"camping","category_correction_reason":null,"review_priority":false,"sidecars_applied":["camping","bcparks","subcategory","wow"],"area_dedup":{"absorbed":"092e4e020c"},"subcategory_source":"name","subcategory_confidence":"med"},"camping":{"character":"destination","bike_access":"rough","price_band":"standard","site_count":28,"price_label":"Standard","season":"summer","energy":"active","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":"short drive to Lussier Hot Springs","tier":"info"}