Tribune Bay Provincial Park

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Tribune Bay Provincial Park
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Tribune Bay
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Location in British Columbia
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Location Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest city Courtenay
Coordinates 49°31′46″N124°38′31″W / 49.52944°N 124.64194°W / 49.52944; -124.64194 [2] Coordinates: 49°31′46″N124°38′31″W / 49.52944°N 124.64194°W / 49.52944; -124.64194 [2]
Area96 hectares (240 acres) [3]
EstablishedNovember 2, 1978 (1978-11-02) [2]
Visitors80,000(in 1987) [3]
Governing body BC Parks
Website Tribune Bay Provincial Park

Tribune Bay Provincial Park is a provincial park located on Hornby Island in British Columbia, Canada. It features a broad, crescent-shaped beach of white sand, Tribune Bay (a shallow, warm-water bay), and spring wildflowers. There are opportunities for canoeing, fishing, hiking, tennis, picnicking and open water swimming. Six pit toilets are provided. [4]

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The bay (and hence the park) was named after HMS Tribune, a ship stationed in British Columbia in 1859–1860 and 1864. [2]

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References

  1. "Protected Planet | Tribune Bay Park". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Tribune Bay Park". BC Geographical Names .
  3. 1 2 "Fillongley, Tribune Bay, Helliwell, Sandy Island Parks Master Plan" (PDF). 1987. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
  4. "Tribune Bay Provincial Park" . Retrieved August 2, 2010.