E. C. Manning Provincial Park

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E.C. Manning Provincial Park
Location	British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates	49°6′″N 120°48′″W / <span class="geo-dec geo" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for Expression error: Unexpected / operator Expression error: Unexpected / operator">Expression error: Unexpected / operator, Expression error: Unexpected / operator
Area	70,844 hectares
Established	1941
Governing body	BC Parks

E.C. Manning Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, usually referred to as Manning Park. The park is 70,844 hectares in size.

1 History and conservation
2 Recreation
3 Location
4 External links

[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.

Hiking in the alpine in E. C. Manning Provincial Park

[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.