No. Open fires and beach fires are prohibited on all City of Vancouver beaches and in all city parks, year-round — this includes charcoal barbecues on the sand. Propane appliances are allowed only in designated picnic areas. Fire wardens and park rangers do patrol English Bay and Kits on summer evenings.

When no ban is in effect: the metal fire rings at frontcountry provincial campgrounds — Porteau Cove, Alice Lake, Golden Ears, Cultus Lake — and most private campgrounds. During a Category 1 prohibition (like the one that began July 16, 2026 for the coast) even those rings go cold, and only CSA/ULC-rated propane fire bowls with a flame under 15 cm remain legal.

A violation ticket is $1,150 on the spot. If it goes to court, penalties run up to $100,000 and up to a year in jail — and if your fire escapes, you can be billed for the full cost of fighting the wildfire. Enforcement is real: BC hands out tens of thousands of dollars in campfire tickets over single long weekends.

Category 1: max half a metre high by half a metre wide, one fire per group, cleared to soil in a 1-metre fireguard, with a hand tool or at least 8 litres of water beside it. Never leave it unattended, and it must be cold to the touch before you walk away.