Rearguard Falls Provincial Park
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Rearguard Falls Provincial Park
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 The Rearguard Falls of the Fraser River |
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Fraser-Fort George Regional District British Columbia (Canada) |
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| surface | 49 hectares | |
| WDPA ID | 67053 | |
| Geographical location | 52 ° 58 ′ N , 119 ° 22 ′ W | |
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| Sea level | from 760 m to 810 m | |
| Setup date | August 22, 1991 | |
| administration | BC parks | |
| particularities | Waterfall of the Fraser River | |
The Rearguard If Provicial Park is only 49-hectare provincial park in the western Canadian province of British Columbia . The park is about 5 kilometers east of Tête Jaune Cache on the northern section of the Trans-Canada Highway ( Highway 16 ). The park is located in the Fraser-Fort George Regional District in close proximity to Mount Robson Provincial Park .
investment
The park is located south of Highway 16 and is traversed by the Fraser River in an east-west direction . The Fraser falls about 6 meters at a width of 18 meters.
The park is a category III protected area ( natural monument ).
activities
The main tourist attraction of the park is the eponymous waterfall.
The park has no parking spaces for campers or tents, but has simple sanitary facilities.
Web links
- Rearguard Falls Provincial Park . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Rearguard Falls Provincial Park . In: English language website of the park at BC Parks
- Rearguard Falls . In: worldwaterfalldatabase.com , accessed July 15, 2012