{"key":"892af853de","origin":"osm","osm_id":"n9733456580","category":"Camping","subcategory":"Public Campground","community":"Otter Bay","lat":48.7842395,"lon":-123.311043,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"Shingle Bay Campground (BCMT)","source":"enrichment"},"description":{"value":"A BC Marine Trails paddle-in campsite near Sidney in the Gulf Islands, reachable only by kayak or small boat; there is no road access, making this site a non-starter for loaded touring cyclists.","source":"camping"},"website":{"value":null,"source":"review_edit"},"address":{"value":"Shingle Bay Rd, Pender Island, BC V0N 2M2, Canada","source":"review_edit"},"phone":{"value":null,"source":null},"email":{"value":null,"source":null},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":null,"raw_osm":{"backcountry":"yes","capacity:tents":"10","description":"Large gravel tent pads, picnic tables, mostly in shaded orchard, vault toilet, kiosk, food lockers. No potable water. Hammock opportunities but may not use fruit trees, oaks or arbutus trees. Limit 5 persons per site, 2 tents/site.","description:access":"Fee charged May - Sept. IMPORTANT Open May 15 to Sept. 30. Small overflow area for 3 tents lacks tables. All sites reservable Reservations advised. .Phone needed to call in on arrival if not already reserved. No fires permitted. 250-654-4000, Toll-free: 1","description:approach":"Easy on sheltered beach of sand, gravel, pebble, mud, clam bed with angular stones, on NE side of bay with NW aspect. Protected by rocky headland, islet, reefs. Land at N side of open grass tent area in old orchard. Low gradient, Mud, weed at low water.","description:other":"Attractive. View. Gulf Islands National Park Reserve. Gated steep road access 240 m from end of Shingle Bay Road. Site shared with cyclists, walk-in users. Hiking trails. Small parking area for overnight use at gate. Irene Bay offers best local hand launc","name":"Shingle Bay Campground (BCMT)","name:en":"Shingle Bay Campground","name:fr":"Terrain de camping Shingle Bay","not:operator:wikidata":"Q349487","operator":"Parks Canada","tourism":"camp_site","website":"https://www.bcmarinetrails.org/map_site/11925"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"The specific website URL (bcmarinetrails.org/map_site/11925) returned 'Page not found,' so OSM tags are the sole evidence source. The OSM description explicitly states 'No potable water,' 'vault toilet,' 'food lockers,' and 'All sites reservable Reservations advised,' confirming several amenity values directly. The OSM tag description:other states 'Site shared with cyclists, walk-in users' and 'Gated steep road access 240 m from end of Shingle Bay Road,' contradicting the url_discovery_notes claim of water-access only and confirming cyclist accessibility.","concerns":["The specific website URL (bcmarinetrails.org/map_site/11925) returns 'Page not found' — BC Marine Trails appears to have migrated site listings to a member-only interactive map; no campsite-specific details could be confirmed from the website.","The url_discovery_notes flagged this as 'water-access only; not cycle tourism,' but OSM tags explicitly state 'Site shared with cyclists, walk-in users' and describe gated road access — the pre-enrichment flag appears incorrect.","Primary access is by water/kayak; road access exists but is gated and described as steep, which may limit practical cycling access for some tourers.","No phone number or address in OSM record; reservations phone (250-654-4000) appears only in the OSM description:access free-text field, not as a structured tag."],"recommended_status_reason":"This is a real, operational Parks Canada backcountry campsite that explicitly accommodates cyclists alongside paddlers, with land access via a gated road off Shingle Bay Road.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":null,"website":null,"address":null},"notes":"Seasonal operation noted in OSM (May 15 to Sept 30); no fires permitted on site per OSM tags. Capacity is 10 tent sites plus a small overflow area for 3 tents without tables."},"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","subcategory","wow"],"subcategory_source":"name","subcategory_confidence":"med"},"camping":{"character":"utilitarian","bike_access":"hard","season":"summer","energy":"active","kid_friendly":"no"},"required_criteria":{},"optional_amenities":{},"unmapped_criteria":{},"region":"Vancouver Island","ownership":"National park","indigenous_role":[],"notability":1,"wow_evidence":"reachable only by kayak or small boat; there is no road access","tier":"info"}