Spipiyus Provincial Park

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Spipiyus Lake Provincial Park
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Location British Columbia, Canada
Nearest city Sechelt
Coordinates 49°39′43″N123°55′16″W / 49.66194°N 123.92111°W / 49.66194; -123.92111
Area29.79 km2 (11.50 sq mi)
EstablishedJune 28, 1999 (1999-06-28)
Governing body BC Parks

Spipiyus Provincial Park is a 2,979 hectare provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Also known as the Caren Range, Spipiyus Park is north of Halfmoon Bay on the Sechelt Peninsula. It protects pockets of old-growth forest, prime habitat for the marbled murrelet. There are hiking trails that lead to Mount Hallowell with views of the islands and fjords of Pender Harbour, the Strait of Georgia and Vancouver Island.

Coordinates: 49°38′33″N123°53′30″W / 49.64250°N 123.89167°W / 49.64250; -123.89167

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The Sechelt Peninsula is located on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia, just northwest of Vancouver. It is bounded to the west by Malaspina Strait, to the north by Agamemnon Channel and Jervis Inlet, to the east by Sechelt Inlet, and to the south by the Strait of Georgia (separating it from Vancouver Island. Its approximately 350 km2 is a mixture of drier and wetter temperate rain forest. The Caren Range extends north–south along the shore of Sechelt Inlet. The peninsula is a popular outdoor recreation destination, containing many lakes and opportunities for shoreline and woodland hiking, including to the renowned Skookumchuk Narrows. There are several parks, the largest of which is Spipiyus Provincial Park in the interior of the peninsula.