{"key":"9a681601e8","origin":"osm","osm_id":"n3703177073","category":"Attractions","subcategory":"Park / Nature","community":"Remote & backcountry, Columbia Shuswap Regional District","lat":52.4106598,"lon":-117.9630446,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"Hamber Park","source":"enrichment"},"description":{"value":"Hamber Park is a vast remote wilderness in BC's Kootenay region, forming part of one of the world's largest contiguous protected area blocks and designated a UNESCO Canadian Rocky Mountains World Heritage Site. Access to the interior requires a 22 km journey from the Sunwapta Falls trailhead in Jasper National Park, with the primary destination being Fortress Lake and its surrounding alpine terrain. Facilities are minimal by design: a rustic campground with a toilet exists at the east end of the lake, while the rest of the park is undeveloped backcountry.","source":"sonnet_4.6"},"website":{"value":"https://bcparks.ca/hamber-park/","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":null,"source":null},"phone":{"value":"1-800-689-9025","source":"enrichment"},"email":{"value":"info@bcparksfoundation.ca","source":"html"},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":null,"raw_osm":{"leisure":"nature_reserve","name":"Hamber Park","source":"NRCan-CanVec-10.0"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"The BC Parks website confirms Hamber Park is an active wilderness protected area and UNESCO World Heritage Site, with a rustic campground that includes a toilet. The website explicitly states 'potable water is not available in the park,' ruling out water refill. No cycling infrastructure, bike parking, or cycling-specific activities are mentioned; access is via a 22 km wilderness hiking trail from a Jasper National Park parking lot, suggesting this is not a practical stop for road or gravel touring cyclists.","concerns":["No address available in OSM or on the park website; park has no road access of its own.","Phone number (1-800-689-9025) is the general BC Parks contact line, not a park-specific number — OSM had no phone listed.","Access to the park interior is via a 22 km wilderness trail originating in Jasper National Park, Alberta; no cycling on this trail is confirmed or mentioned.","Community listed as 'Unknown / Other (no region match)' despite park being in the Kootenay region per BC Parks website.","No cycling activities listed under 'Things to do'; cycling is not mentioned anywhere in the website content."],"recommended_status_reason":"Hamber Park is a legitimate and notable attraction (UNESCO World Heritage Site) but is a remote wilderness with no road access, no cycling infrastructure, and access only via a 22 km wilderness trail through Jasper National Park — making it unsuitable as a practical cycling tourism service stop. It could be relevant as a bikepacking destination if trail cycling is permitted, but no evidence of that exists in the available content.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":null,"website":true,"address":null},"notes":"The air-accessed commercial fishing camp on Chisel Creek Fan is the only quasi-commercial facility noted in the park, but it is not described as offering services to general visitors beyond boat rental."},"provenance":{"enrichment_run":"v2","enrichment_model":"sonnet_4.6","verdict_source":"v2_needs_review","category_source":"osm","category_correction_reason":null,"review_priority":false,"sidecars_applied":["subcategory","attraction_facets","wow","judgement","price_tier"],"subcategory_source":"osm_tag","subcategory_confidence":"high","facets_layers":"l1+l2","judgement":{"confidence":"med"}},"required_criteria":{"Water bottle refill":{"value":false,"detail":"Website states: 'Bring your own drinking water or be prepared to boil or filter water, as potable water is not available in the park.'","source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"},"Washrooms":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"}},"optional_amenities":{"Water without admission":{"value":false,"detail":"Website states potable water is not available in the park; visitors must bring their own or treat water from natural sources","source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"}},"unmapped_criteria":{},"region":"Kootenay Rockies","ownership":"Public","indigenous_role":[],"facets":{"dwell":"day","setting":"outdoor","theme":"nature","energy":"active","season":"all","kid_friendly":"no","visitable":true,"planning":"check-ahead","open_early":true,"open_morning":true,"open_afternoon":true,"open_evening":true,"days_closed":[],"is_24h":false,"seasonal_hours":false,"hours_source":"type_prior","facet_confidence":"med"},"notability":3,"wow_evidence":"UNESCO Rocky Mountain Parks component, but reachable only by a 22 km hike from Jasper — essentially inaccessible to touring cyclists; obscure despite designation.","rider_delight":2,"blurb":"Roadless UNESCO wilderness park around Fortress Lake, reached by a 22 km hike from Jasper.","judgement_flags":["inaccessible"],"price":{"band":0,"band_key":"free","label":"Free","confidence":"high","source":"det_type","signal":"leisure=nature_reserve"},"tier":"info"}