Koksilah River Provincial Park
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Koksilah River Provincial Park
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| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| surface | 230 ha | |
| WDPA ID | 65261 | |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 39 ' N , 123 ° 43' W | |
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| Setup date | Sep 10 1954 | |
| administration | BC parks | |
| particularities | Day-use park | |
The Koksilah River Provincial Park is an approximately 230 hectare (ha) provincial park in the Canadian province of British Columbia . It is on the edge of the Shawnigan Lake community , about 15 kilometers west of Highway 1 . The park is located in the Cowichan Valley Regional District and is not intended for overnight stays, a so-called day-use park .
Immediately to the east of the park is the Kinsol Railway Bridge (Kinsol Trestle), one of the largest freestanding wooden railway bridges.
investment
The park consists of two parts and stretches along the bank of the Koksilah River . A smaller part of the park is located approximately two kilometers southwest of the main part of the park. The main part of the park also consists of two blocks, but these are directly connected to each other.
The park is a category II protected area ( national park ).
history
The park was established in 1954. Over time, both its size and protection status have changed several times. When it was founded, it had a size of 303 acres , which corresponds to about 122.6 hectares. Its borders were last changed in 2004. It grew to currently 230 ha.
Flora and fauna
British Columbia's ecosystem is divided into different biogeoclimatic zones using the Biogeoclimatic Ecological Classification (BEC) Zoning System . Biogeoclimatic zones are characterized by a fundamentally identical or very similar climate and the same or very similar biological and geological conditions. This results in a very similar population of plants and animals in the respective zones. Within this system, the park, like the surrounding parks, is assigned to the Very Dry Maritime Subzone of the Coastal Western Hemlock Zone (CWHxm1).
While the surrounding forest is mainly younger forest that has grown after forestry use, in the southwestern part of the parks there are still old stands with American strawberry trees and coastal fir trees .
In the park there are also various plants that are worthy of protection or endangered, such as summer herbs ( Orobanche pinorum ) or lupins ( Lupinus lepidus var. Lepidus ).
activities
The park is mainly visited by the residents of the region, as it is not officially possible to stay overnight in the park. It is particularly popular with mountain bikers and motorcyclists.
Neighboring parks
The closest provincial parks to the south are West Shawnigan Lake Provincial Park and Memory Island Provincial Park .
Web links
- Koksilah River Provincial Park . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Koksilah River 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 - Koksilah River Park (English)
- ↑ Biogeoclimatic Zones of British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations , accessed August 23, 2017 .
- ^ Koksilah River Provincial Park - Purpose Statement and Zoning Plan. (PDF; 225 kB) British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks , May 2001, accessed on August 23, 2017 .
- ^ Ecosystems of British Columbia. (PDF; 10.31 MB) British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, February 1991, accessed on August 23, 2017 .