Bijoux Falls Provincial Park

Last updated
Bijoux Falls Provincial Park
IUCN category II (national park) [1] <!!-- images -->
Bijoux Falls 2008.jpg
Bijoux Falls <.-- map -->
Canada British Columbia relief location map.jpg
Red pog.svg
Location of Bijoux Falls Provincial Park in British Columbia
Location British Columbia, Canada
Nearest town Mackenzie
Coordinates 55°18′45″N122°40′07″W / 55.31250°N 122.66861°W / 55.31250; -122.66861
Area40 ha (99 acres)
EstablishedMarch 16, 1956
Operator BC Parks
Bijoux Falls Provincial Park

Bijoux Falls Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. The park is located north of the city of Prince George on BC Highway 97 on the southern approach to the summit of the Pine Pass through the Rocky Mountains. The park was established in 1956 primarily to serve as a rest stop and to provide information about the park system in BC to travellers. [2] The park is named for Bijoux Falls a 40-metre-high (130 ft) cascading waterfall that is the central feature of the park. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Bijoux Falls Park". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  2. 1 2 John Metcalfe & Nancy Wilkin [http//www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/planning/mgmtplns/bijoux/bijoux_ps.pdf "Bijoux Falls Provincial Park Purpose Statement and Zoning Plan"], March 2003 www.env.gov.ca/bcparks. 5pp.

[[Category::1956 establishments in British Columbia]]


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.