Hamber Provincial Park

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Hamber Provincial Park
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Location of Hamber Provincial Park in British Columbia
Location:	British Columbia, Canada
Nearest city:	Revelstoke, Jasper
Coordinates:	52°22′05″N, 117°51′59″W
Area:	240 km²
Governing body:	BC Parks

Hamber Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located at the border with Alberta, surrounded on three sides by the Jasper National Park.

1 History
- 1.1 World Heritage Site
2 Conservation
3 Recreation
4 Location
5 Size
6 See also
7 External links

[edit] History

The park was named in honour of Eric W. Hamber, lieutenant-governor of British Columbia from 1936 to 1941.

[edit] World Heritage Site

This park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984, together with the other national and provincial parks that form the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, for the mountain landscapes containing mountain peaks, glaciers, lakes, waterfalls, canyons and limestone caves as well as fossils found here.

[edit] Conservation

Vegetation around Fortress Lake is replete with spruce and balsam, consisting of a heavy understory of false azalea and rhododendron.

[edit] Recreation

Backcountry camping and hiking. Fishing for brook trout in Fortress Lake. Crosscountry skiing and snowshoeing in the winter. There are climbing opportunities as well.

[edit] Location

As a remote wilderness area, the only access is via hike-in or ski-in. Park at the Sunwapta Falls parking lot in Jasper National Park. It is a 22 kilometre hike over trails to Fortress Lake. The closest communities to the park are Valemount, British Columbia and Jasper, Alberta.