Echo Bay Marine Provincial Park, Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada
Echo Bay Marine Provincial Park is a 1.5-hectare provincial park on the northwest coast of Gilford Island, in the Broughton Archipelago within the Regional District of Mount Waddington. It lies at Echo Bay, offshore from the community of the same name, and has no land access. The park has no visitor infrastructure and is used mainly by sea kayakers.
Echo Bay Marine Provincial Park was established on 26 January 1971 with an area of 4.66 acres, later reduced to about 1.5 hectares. Before that, the site held a forest ranger station. The area was originally part of the hunting and fishing grounds of the Kwicksutaineuk.
Before the park was created, the Echo Bay area belonged to the hunting and fishing grounds of the Kwicksutaineuk. The park has no land access and no visitor facilities, so it is used mainly by sea kayakers paddling the Broughton Archipelago. The surrounding waters are part of the Great Bear Rainforest.
The park is accessible only by boat or floatplane and serves as a popular waypoint for kayakers exploring the Broughton Archipelago. Bring your own drinking water since potable water is not available on the site.
At 1.5 hectares, Echo Bay is the smallest marine park in British Columbia's provincial park system. It was established on 26 January 1971 with an area of 4.66 acres, and before that the site held a forest ranger station. The surrounding waters belong to the Great Bear Rainforest.
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