Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park
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Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park
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 The Chilliwack Lake |
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| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| surface | 92.58 km² | |
| WDPA ID | 167270 | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 3 ′ N , 121 ° 25 ′ W | |
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| Setup date | July 24, 1973 | |
| administration | BC parks | |
The Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park is a 9,258-hectare Provincial Park in the Canadian province of British Columbia . It is located about 30 kilometers east of Chilliwack as the crow flies on the border with the United States of America and can be reached via Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) . The park is in the Fraser Valley Regional District .
investment
The Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park extends directly north of the border with Washington State and forms together with the North Cascades National Park , the Ross Lake National Recreation Area , the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area , the Skagit Valley Provincial Park , the Cascade Provincial Recreation Area and Manning Provincial Park, a closed sanctuary in the north of the Cascade Range .
The Chilliwack Lake is at the heart of the 9,258-hectare park, which includes next to the lake and the peaks of the Skagit Range. In addition to the eponymous lake, there are four other lakes in the park (Lindeman Lake, Greendrop Lake, Flora Lake and Radium Lake). However, these are all significantly smaller than Chilliwack Lake.
The park can be reached from Chilliwack via Sleese Park, the Chilliwack Lake Road or the Chilliwack Forestry Service Road allow access, the last 7 kilometers of the route are not paved.
The park is a category II protected area ( national park ).
history
As with almost all provincial parks in British Columbia, it is also true that long before the area was settled by European immigrants or it became part of a park, it was a hunting and fishing area of various First Nations tribes , for example the Stó: lō or the Nlaka ' pamux , was.
Flora and fauna
Located in the Lower Mainlands , the park's predominant climatic zone is that of the temperate rainforest . Within the British Columbia ecosystem, the park area is assigned to the Coastal Western Hemlock Zone (with two different subzones), the Mountain Hemlock Zone and the Alpine Tundra Zone .
According to the very different eco-zones, the vegetation is correspondingly extensive. The trees mainly include coastal fir , giant arborvitae and Douglas fir . In addition to the Sitka spruce and the Engelmann spruce, there is also a hybrid form of both. Although intensive forest management has taken place, there are also areas with primary forest , original coastal rainforest , in the park .
The wildlife is also represented in the park with numerous species. The park administration records 40 species of mammals, 20 different reptiles and amphibians and over 130 different bird species. The species that occur include the grizzly bear , the Roosevelt elk , the red -toothed shrew and the spotted owl . In the streams and lakes is found among other sockeye salmon , coho salmon , pink salmon , lake trout , Dolly Varden trout , Cutthroatforelle and Coregoninenart Prosopium william soni ( English Mountain whitefish ).
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. Also popular with hikers is the 18,078-kilometer Trans Canada Trail, which crosses the park . The park is still the starting point for longer tours in the surrounding parks.
The park has 146 non-reservable parking spaces for campers and tents and has basic sanitary facilities. Prepared tent sites are available for hikers in the various trail areas.
Web links
- Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park In: Park's English-language website at BC Parks
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Chilliwack Lake Park (English)
- ^ Management Plan for Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park. (PDF; 1.22 MB) British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks , July 2000, accessed on February 26, 2013 .
- ^ Ecosystems of British Columbia. (PDF; 9.85 MB) British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations , February 1991, accessed on February 26, 2013 .