{"key":"9ff7cbec72","origin":"osm","osm_id":"w634484920","category":"Camping","subcategory":"Public Campground","community":"Blake","lat":49.5096255,"lon":-116.7856514,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"Lockhart Beach Campground","source":"enrichment"},"description":{"value":"A small 18-site provincial campground on the sunny shores of Kootenay Lake, offering the only easy public beach camping on the lake's south arm, with a sand-and-gravel beach for swimming and paddling right off Highway 3A. The gate closes for the off-season, making this a summer-only stop.","source":"camping"},"website":{"value":"https://bcparks.ca/lockhart-beach-park/","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":"BC-3A, Central Kootenay A, BC V0B 1A0, Canada","source":"review_edit"},"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":"18","email":"info@ekparks.com","fee":"yes","internet_access":"no","name":"Lockhart Beach Campground","note":"$23.00 per party / night","operator":"EK Parks Ltd.","phone":"+1-250-422-3003","power_supply":"no","sanitary_dump_station":"no","tourism":"camp_site","website":"https://bcparks.ca/lockhart-beach-park/"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"The BC Parks website confirms this is an active 18-site provincial campground on Kootenay Lake's south arm, operated by EK Parks Ltd. The website explicitly mentions cycling (bicycles must keep to roadways) and states e-bikes are NOT allowed on trails, only on park roads. Reservations are confirmed via the prominent 'Book camping' functionality and the frontcountry camping reservation system. OSM tags indicate no internet access and no power supply, but per instructions these are not treated as authoritative without website confirmation, so related amenities are left null.","concerns":["E-bikes are explicitly not allowed on park trails; restricted to park roads and areas where motorized use is permitted","Phone number is for operator EK Parks Ltd, not BC Parks general line; could not confirm on the park webpage itself","No street address available from OSM or website; located 40km north of Creston on Highway 3A"],"recommended_status_reason":"Active BC Parks campground directly on Highway 3A, the main Kootenay Lake touring corridor. Small site count and beach location make it a natural overnight stop for touring cyclists.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":null,"website":true,"address":null},"notes":"Pets must be on leash at all times and are not allowed on beach areas. Adjacent Lockhart Creek Park offers backcountry hiking but has no facilities."},"provenance":{"enrichment_run":"v2","enrichment_model":"opus_4.6","verdict_source":"enrichment","category_source":"camping","category_correction_reason":null,"review_priority":false,"sidecars_applied":["camping","bcparks","subcategory","wow"],"area_dedup":{"absorbed":"d424e346d2"},"subcategory_source":"name","subcategory_confidence":"med"},"camping":{"character":"destination","bike_access":"easy","price_band":"standard","site_count":18,"price_label":"Standard","season":"summer","energy":"restorative","kid_friendly":"yes"},"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"},"Reservations accepted":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"bcparks_api","date":"2026-07-18"}},"unmapped_criteria":{},"region":"Kootenay Rockies","ownership":"Provincial park","indigenous_role":[],"notability":2,"wow_evidence":"only easy public beach camping on the lake's south arm, with a sand-and-gravel beach for swimming","tier":"info"}