Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park

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Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park
IUCN category II (national park)[1]
Little Qualicum Falls2.jpg
LocationNanaimo RD, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest cityParksville
Area440 ha (1,100 acres)
Established1940
Governing bodyBC Parks

Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, on central Vancouver Island, that encompasses the entire southern shore of Cameron Lake.

History[]

Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park was originally established as a park in 1940 to protect the old growth Douglas-fir forest.

Activities[]

Swimming, fishing, campgrounds and day-use areas are available within the park, as well as sail boarding due to a wind funnel created by the surrounding mountains, Mount Wesley to the north and Mount Arrowsmith to the south. The park maintains 6 km of walking trails within its perimeter. 49°19′00″N 124°33′00″W / 49.316667°N 124.55°W / 49.316667; -124.55 (Keyhole Falls)[2]

See also[]

  • Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region

References[]

  1. ^ "Protected Planet | Little Qualicum Falls Park". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  2. ^ "Upper Little Qualicum Falls". World Waterfall Database: World's Tallest Waterfalls. Bryan Swan & Dean Goss. 1985–2008. Retrieved 2008-11-07.

External links[]

Coordinates: 49°17′07″N 124°35′57″W / 49.285332°N 124.59913°W / 49.285332; -124.59913


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