E. C. Manning Provincial Park
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| E.C. Manning Provincial Park | |
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| IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
| Location: | British Columbia, Canada |
| Nearest city: | Hope, British Columbia |
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| Area: | 70,844 hectares |
| Established: | 1941 |
| Governing body: | BC Parks |
E.C. Manning Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. The park is 70,844 hectares in size.
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[edit] History and conservation
Established in 1941 the park was named in memory of E. C. Manning, Chief Forester of British Columbia from 1936 - 1941. Mr. Manning was killed in an airplane accident in 1941. During his time as Chief Forester he was very instrumental in developing the idea of setting land aside for future generations to enjoy.
The terrain in the park varies from wet coastal rain forests, to jagged snow-capped peaks, alpine meadows filled with wildflowers, to a chain of small lakes, and broad river beds along the valley floors. A network of trails criss-crosses the park. The park is best known for its magnificent midsummer displays of subalpine flowers, but there are other flora such as at Rhododendron Flats, near the park's western entrance, which has a substantial colony of pinkish-red rhododendrons, a protected indigenous species that blooms in early to mid-June. Some of the less common species the park aims to protect are the Mountain Beaver, Wolverine and the Cascade Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel.
[edit] Recreation
The park has a large variety of walking and hiking trails which range anywhere from a 15 minute walk to a 5 or 6 day hike. In the winter it is a popular destination for downhill and cross-country skiers.
The park is also the northern terminus of the Pacific Crest Trail.
[edit] Location
The park stretches for 58 km from portal to portal. The western portal is 26 km east of Hope, British Columbia and the eastern portal is 52 km west of Princeton, British Columbia. The core area of the park is located 68 km east of Hope and 68 km west of Princeton.
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