Gibson Marine Provincial Park, Provincial park on Flores Island, British Columbia, Canada
Gibson Marine Provincial Park is a 143-hectare provincial park at the southeast end of Flores Island in Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia. Created on 13 November 1967, it lies adjacent to Flores Island Provincial Park. The nearest larger settlement is Tofino, about 17 km to the southeast.
Gibson Marine Provincial Park was created on 13 November 1967, protecting about 143 hectares at the southeast end of Flores Island in Clayoquot Sound. It lies next to Flores Island Provincial Park, and the two reserves together cover adjoining shoreline and forest.
The park lies on Flores Island in Clayoquot Sound, 17 km northwest of Tofino, in the territory of the Nuu-chah-nulth-speaking Ahousaht people, whose main village of Marktosis is on the same island. The park's name honours the Gibson family, early settlers in the region. Visitors should treat any cultural sites on the island with respect.
The park lies on the southeast end of Flores Island, about 17 km northwest of Tofino across Clayoquot Sound. There is no road access; visitors arrive by boat. The terrain rises to about 25 metres above sea level, with coniferous forest inland and the open sea to the southeast.
The park lies on the southeast end of Flores Island in Clayoquot Sound, about 17 km northwest of Tofino, and adjoins Flores Island Provincial Park. Its roughly 143 hectares sit at about 25 metres above sea level, with coniferous forest inland and the open sea close to the southeast shore.
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