Alice Lake Provincial Park
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Alice Lake Provincial Park
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 Alice Lake in the twilight |
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| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| surface | 4.11 km² | |
| WDPA ID | 65086 | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 47 ' N , 123 ° 7' W | |
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| Sea level | from 150 m to 250 m | |
| Setup date | Nov 23, 1956 | |
| administration | BC parks | |
The Alice Lake Provincial Park is a 411 hectare Provincial Park in the Canadian province of British Columbia . The park is about eight miles north of Squamish . It can be reached from Vancouver via the Sea-to-Sky Highway . The park's camping and picnic area is in the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District .
investment
The small park is located in the transition area between the Sunshine Coast and the Coast Mountains . The camping area and picnic area are right on Alice Lake. However, Alice Lake is only one of 4 lakes in the park. The park is criss-crossed by various hiking trails.
The park is an IUCN Category II ( National Park ) protected area .
history
The park was established in 1956 and is named after a lake in the park. The lake was named after the wife Alice of the settler Charles Rose, who settled in the area in 1888. Even before it was established as a provincial park, the lake and the surrounding area were a popular recreational area.
As with almost all provincial parks in British Columbia, this one too was - long before the area was settled by immigrants or became part of a park - a hunting and fishing area for various First Nations tribes .
Flora and fauna
At the transition between Sunshine Coast and Coast Mountain, the predominant climatic zone in the park is that of the temperate rainforest . Within the British Columbia ecosystem, the park area is assigned to the Dry Maritime Subzone of the Coastal Western Hemlock Zone . This biogeoclimatic zone is characterized by the same climate and the same or similar biological and geological conditions. This results in a very similar population of plants and animals in the respective zone.
In addition to the Douglas fir and the Nootka false cypress, it is mainly the West American hemlock that grows here (called "Coastal Western Hemlock" in English-speaking countries). The trees are covered with epiphytic lichens and mosses. Here, too, the forest has an undergrowth of sword ferns and heather plants. The Pacific flowering dogwood , the heraldic plant of British Columbia, which is widespread in large parts of the province , can also be found here.
Since the area is sparsely populated, can be found here also black bear , hoary marmots and chipmunks . Golden eagles and red-tailed buzzards live or come to the park to hunt for prey. There is also a small colony of Great Blue Herons in the park .
activities
The park is a popular destination for hikers, mountaineers and other outdoor sports enthusiasts. It offers a variety of hiking opportunities, from easy to difficult, from half-day hikes to multi-day hiking tours. The “Four Lakes Trail” running within the park is popular with hikers and mountain bikers. The park is also the starting point for longer tours to Garibaldi Provincial Park .
The park has a kind of information center, which organizes events (the so-called "interpretive programs"). This event features lectures and games to introduce the audience to the black bear's habitat and way of life.
The park has 108 parking spaces (some of which can be reserved) for mobile homes and tents and has sanitary facilities with showers.
Neighboring parks
The closest provincial parks are along Highway 99, heading north, first Brandywine Falls Provincial Park , then Nairn Falls Provincial Park . Heading south, the next park is Stawamus Chief Provincial Park and then Shannon Falls Provincial Park . To the west are Brackendale Eagle Provincial Park and Tantalus Provincial Park . To the east of Alice Lake Provincial Park is Garibaldi Provincial Park .
See also
Web links
- Alice Lake Provincial Park . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Alice Lake Provincial Park . In: English language website of the park at BC Parks
- Information to the park on britishcolumbia.com (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Alice Lake Park (English)
- ↑ Alice Lake Provincial Park - Purpose Statement and Zoning Plan. (PDF; 383.88 KB) British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks , December 2002, accessed December 29, 2012 .
- ^ Ecosystems of British Columbia. (PDF; 10.31 MB) British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations , February 1991, accessed on December 29, 2012 .
- ↑ Biogeoclimatic Zones of British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, accessed April 4, 2016 .