The voice of non-motorized outdoor recreation in BC

Accessing the backcountry one step at a time

The Federation of Mountain Clubs of British Columbia (FMCBC) is the only province-wide umbrella organization dedicated to protecting and maintaining access to BC’s backcountry. Since 1972, we have represented the interests of outdoor clubs from every corner of the province
and have provided a united voice on issues related to non-motorized backcountry recreation.

About the FMCBC

Through leadership, advocacy and education, the FMCBC works to protect and maintain access to backcountry areas for quality, non-motorized recreation in BC.

Learn more about our purpose, our people and our history.

Our work

The FMCBC works with government agencies, recreation organizations, commercial recreation operators and industry professionals to protect non-motorized access to BC’s backcountry.

View our advocacy work, our initiatives and our campaigns.

Join us

Join over 5000 members from across BC, many of whom are working hard to ensure that access to quality non-motorized backcountry recreation is protected and maintained.

Explore our different types of memberships and their benefits.

Latest News

FMCBC Trails Database

Jay MacArthur2022-04-06T19:03:36-07:00February 11th, 2022|1 Comment

What is the Trails Database? We are working to launch a new hiking trail maintenance database linked to the FMCBC website to provide information for our members. Most of our members hike and use various trail [...]

Smoke Bluffs Update from the FMCBC

admin2022-02-10T12:00:16-08:00February 10th, 2022|0 Comments

On June 24, 2021, the FMCBC’s Smoke Bluffs Committee submitted a report to the FMCBC Board on the consultations undertaken with the climbing community about the plans of the District of Squamish to formally designate [...]