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 Juan de Fuca Provincial Park - Vancouver Island, BC Posted by:  The A-Team
N 48° 31.968 W 124° 26.688
10U E 393340 N 5376529
Located on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island, BC.
Waymark Code: WMHJTV
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 07/16/2013
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Juan de Fuca Provincial Park includes several areas: the China Beach Campground, the China Beach day-use area, the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail, and Botanical Beach. The posted coordinates are for the trail to the most popular part of the park: Botanical Beach.
The China Beach Campground and day-use area are located in the most eastern part of the park. The campground is open from May to September.
The Juan de Fuca Marine Trail is a 47 km wilderness trail that stretches from China Beach to Botanical Beach. Most of the trail is very rugged and intended for multi-day hiking, but there are more accessible portions near the trailheads that can be hiked in a day.
Botanical Beach is the most popular day-trip area in the park. The beach area is one of the most biologically diverse tidal areas on the west coast. Visitors can spend a day viewing the many tidepools that contain many species of marine life.
Park Type: Day use, overnight camping, multi-day hiking
Activities:
Picnic, camping, hiking, wildlife viewing
Background:
From http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/juan_de_fuca/index.html:
The Juan de Fuca Marine Trail was created through the Commonwealth Nature Legacy as an enduring reminder of the 1994 Victoria Commonwealth Games. Preservation of a living legacy of unprecedented natural beauty, accessible to all, was considered a fitting tribute to the spirit of the Games.
Construction and preservation of the Trail has been made possible by the efforts of government, local industries, First Nations and citizens. Land exchanges and gifts of land have come from Western Forest Products and Timber West. Trail upgrades have been undertaken with funding from Forest Renewal BC and the Environment Youth Team (E-Team). The Juan de Fuca Marine Trail was originally part of a lifesaving trail that serviced this area, known at the time as the Graveyard of the Pacific.
Date Established?: 1996
Link to Park: [Web Link]
Additional Entrance Points: N 48° 26.340 W 124° 05.346
Park Fees: Not listed
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