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Desolation Sound Marine Provincial Park is a
provincial park Ischigualasto Provincial Park A provincial park (or territorial park) is a park administered by one of the provinces of a country, as opposed to a national park. They are similar to state parks in other countries. They are typically open to the ...
in British Columbia, Canada, and is located approximately 32 km north of Powell River and 150 km north of
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. This provincial marine park, which is about 84 km2 in size is only accessible by boat. It is distinguished by its many picturesque sheltered coves and anchorages, and is frequented by yachts and pleasure craft. The scenery consists of waterfalls, rugged glaciated peaks, and their steep forested slopes that fall into the ocean. Desolation Sound Marine Provincial Park created by the
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in 1973, under the advocacy of MLA Don Lockstead and the
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government, out of an area comprising and over of shoreline.Desolation Sound Marine Provincial Park
/ref> The park is located at the confluence of Malaspina Inlet and Homfray Channel. Its many inlets, islets, coves, and bays attract many pleasure craft each summer,A Dreamspeaker Cruising Guide, Volume 2, Second Edition, Anne & Laurence Yeadon-Jones, 2006 when it is not uncommon for a hundred boats to share a small anchorage. The sound is home to a wide variety of wildlife and still relatively free from development, although some areas, such as Theodesia Inlet, show signs of clear-cut logging.Exploring the South Coast of British Columbia, Third Edition, Don Douglass & Reanne Hemingway-Douglass, 2009


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* Prideaux Haven


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BC Parks - Desolation Sound Provincial Marine Park
Sunshine Coast (British Columbia) Provincial Parks of the Discovery Islands Provincial parks of British Columbia 1973 establishments in British Columbia Protected areas established in 1973 Marine parks of Canada {{BritishColumbia-park-stub