Goldstream Provincial Park, Provincial park in Capital Regional District, Canada
Goldstream Provincial Park is a nature reserve near Victoria, British Columbia, covering a forest area with old Douglas fir trees, waterfalls, and streams. Rivers flow through the valley and create habitats for salmon and other wildlife.
The Esquimalt Water Works Company bought the Goldstream watershed in 1908 to control Victoria's water rights, financed by a mortgage from the Dunsmuir Estate. In 1925 the city expropriated the land and removed the park area from a logging contract. Goldstream became a provincial park in 1958, and Mount Finlayson was added in 1994.
The name Goldstream comes from the 1863 gold rush; abandoned mine entrances still stand along the hiking trails. The Goldstream Nature House, run by RLC Enterprize, occupies a clubhouse built for the Rod and Gun Club in 1946 and holds natural history displays and seasonal programs. First Nations fished the river during the salmon runs long before the park existed.
The park is split by Highway 1: the campground and Goldstream Falls lie on the river side, while the day-use area sits near Niagara Creek Falls, which drop 47.3 m. Trails include the Mount Finlayson route, and the Goldstream Trestle is private railway property with barriers, not part of the official trail system.
From October to December, thousands of Chum Salmon return to Goldstream River. This is followed by one of Canada's largest gatherings of Bald Eagles between December and February.
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