Northern Rocky Mountains Provincial Park, Provincial park in Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, Canada.
Northern Rocky Mountains Provincial Park spreads across about 6,600 square kilometers in northeastern British Columbia, containing mountains, rivers, lakes, and valleys. The landscape ranges from steep mountain passes to wide river valleys with dense forests and open meadows.
The park was established in December 1986. In June 1999 it was expanded with the inclusion of the Wokkpash Recreational Area to protect the area's ecological heritage. It is the largest protected site in the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area, a wilderness area created in 1998, and was one of seven sites recommended for protection by the 1997 Fort Nelson Land and Resource Management Plan. A public advisory group began a management planning process in 2000, suspended for several years and resumed in 2019.
The park lies in the Muskwa Ranges of the Canadian Rockies, and its name comes from the Northern Rocky Mountains it protects. The 1997 Fort Nelson Land and Resource Management Plan recommended seven sites for protection because of the area's ecological diversity, and the park became the largest protected site in the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area, a wilderness area established in 1998. Since 2000 a public advisory group has worked on the management plan, suspended for years to allow greater Indigenous participation and resumed in 2019 with the public, stakeholders and First Nations contributing through meetings, open houses and online forms.
The park interior is only reachable by riverboat, aircraft, horseback, or hiking since no roads lead directly into the protected area. Plan for challenging multi-day trips and bring proper gear for backcountry travel.
The Wokkpash Valley-MacDonald Creek Loop Trail lets hikers observe geological formations shaped by ancient glaciers. These rock structures reveal layers of the landscape's ice age past and the tremendous forces that carved the mountains.
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