Golden Ears Provincial Park

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Golden Ears Provincial Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Golden Ears Summit
Location	British Columbia, Canada
Nearest city	Maple Ridge, British Columbia
Coordinates	49°28′″N 122°27′″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	609 km²
Established	1927
Governing body	BC Parks

Golden Ears Provincial Park is one of the largest Provincial Parks in British Columbia, Canada at 555.9 km². It is named after the prominent twin peaks which are commonly referred to as Golden Ears (Mount Blanshard) (Elevation: 1716 m or 5630ft). The park is located 11 kilometers north of the district municipality of Maple Ridge on the north side of the Fraser River.

The park was originally part of Garibaldi Provincial Park.

1 Attractions
- 1.1 Hiking
  - 1.1.1 Golden Ears Trail
2 See also
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] Attractions

The park is often used for hiking, horseback riding, camping, and boating.

[edit] Hiking

There is an extensive network of hiking trails in the park ranging from short walks to strenuous backcountry trips.

[edit] Golden Ears Trail

This trail takes you to the Northern summit of the Golden Ears massif. The trail is approximately 12 km one-way from the west canyon parking lot with an elevation gain of 1500 meters. This is mostly a wilderness trail after the Alder Flats campsite, which is located a few kilometers from the parking lot. Past Alder Flats camp, there are no facilities other than an emergency shelter and outhouse on the ridge below the peaks. There are plenty of great camping spots along the ridge, however there is no permanent source of water. Depending on the season, water can be melted from the snow fields that remain in the northern shadow of the peak. Views from the top are panoramic, overlooking the Fraser Valley to the south and surrounding peaks.