Stikine River Provincial Park, Nature reserve and provincial park in Stikine Region, Canada
Stikine River Provincial Park is a protected nature reserve in northern British Columbia featuring a dramatic canyon carved by the river. The waterway passes through steep-walled sections and wider reaches, creating a landscape of contrasting natural features.
The park was established as a Recreation Area on 14 March 1987 and changed to provincial park status in 2001. Before protection, the area was the living, hunting and settlement territory of the Tahltan First Nation.
Before protection, the area was the hunting, settlement and living ground of the Tahltan First Nation. The park lies in the least densely populated region of the province, about 0.005 inhabitants per square kilometre, and is managed as a Category Ib wilderness area.
Stikine River Provincial Park lies in the Stikine Region, about 45 km south of Dease Lake along Highway 37, with Telegraph Creek the nearest settlement. It is a back-country park with no developed tourist infrastructure; access is by road, and wild camping and campfires are allowed with restrictions and conditions.
The park was first protected on 14 March 1987 as a recreation area and only gained provincial park status in 2001. It is one of the ten largest provincial parks in British Columbia and, with the adjoining Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness, Mount Edziza and Tatlatui parks, forms the Stikine Country Protected Area.
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