Fossli Provincial Park, provincial park on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada
Fossli Provincial Park is a 52-hectare provincial park on Stirling Arm of Sproat Lake, west of Port Alberni on Vancouver Island. A 30-minute hiking trail leads to the old homestead site of Helen and Armour Ford, who donated the land in 1974. Saint Andrew's Creek runs through the park and is a fall spawning ground for coho salmon.
The park's name comes from local names given by an early Norwegian Canadian immigrant after his home in Eidfjord Municipality, Norway, meaning "waterfall in the valley". Helen and Armour Ford owned the homestead reached by the trail and donated the land to the province in 1974, which allowed the park to be established.
The name Fossli was given by an early Norwegian Canadian immigrant who named local features after his home in Eidfjord Municipality, Norway. In Norwegian it means "waterfall in the valley". The park's Saint Andrew's Creek is a fall spawning ground for coho salmon.
The park is reached only on foot via a forest trail or by boat from Sproat Lake. The main path takes about 30 minutes and goes through young forest, but is rough and slippery, so visitors should walk carefully.
The park's name comes from an early Norwegian Canadian settler who named the area after Eidfjord in Norway; Fossli means "waterfall in the valley". Saint Andrew's Creek, running through the park, is a fall spawning ground for coho salmon.
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