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Lava Forks 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 northern
British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
,
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
. It is the site of Canada's most recent volcanic eruption, which occurred in 1904 at Lava Fork (see The Volcano).BC Parks infopage
/ref> This park lies within the traditional territory of the
Tahltan Nation The Tàłtàn Nation is a tribal council-type organization (but ''not'' a tribal council) combining the governments of two band governments of the Tahltan people in the Stikine Country of the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. The two ...
.British Columbia Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection Environmental Stewardship Division. 2003. ''Skeena Region Management Direction Statement for Lava Forks Provincial Park.'' Retrieved from BC Parks website: https://bcparks.ca/planning/mgmtplns/lava_forks/lava_forks.pdf?v=1608273827922UBC Museum of Anthropology. 2003. ''Mehodihi WELL-KNOWN TRADITIONS OF TAHLTAN PEOPLE.'' Tahltan People Sourcebook. Retrieved from Tahltan Central Government website: https://moa.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Sourcebooks-Mehodihi-TAHLTAN-PEOPLE.pdf


Recreation and Tourism

The park is offers spectacular scenery, with especially unique volcanic landforms and features from the 1904 eruption of The Volcano. These features include lava-dammed lakes, ash dunes, pot holes containing crystal clear pools, and lava flows. Walk-In/Backcountry/Wilderness Camping is permitted. Fishing and angling is permitted provided the angler has the appropriate licenses.


Location and Access

The park is only accessible by helicopter. Foot access is possible, but requires multiple days of hiking. There is no water or road access to the park. The southern boundary of this park United States-Canada border, and is adjacent to the
Tongass National Forest The Tongass National Forest () in Southeast Alaska is the largest U.S. National Forest at . Most of its area is temperate rain forest and is remote enough to be home to many species of endangered and rare flora and fauna. The Tongass, which i ...
in Alaska.


See also

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Border Lake Provincial Park Border Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the right (west) bank of the Unuk River and extending from that river's crossing of the Canada–United States border The border between Canada and t ...
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Craig Headwaters Protected Area Craig Headwaters Protected Area is a protected area located in the Stikine Region of British Columbia, Canada. It was established on January 25, 2001 to protect the Craig River Valley from the Alaskan border to its confluence with the Iskut River ...
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Volcanism of Western Canada Volcanism of Western Canada has produced lava flows, lava plateaus, lava domes, cinder cones, stratovolcanoes, shield volcanoes, greenstone belts, submarine volcanoes, calderas, diatremes and maars, along with examples of more less common volcanic ...


References

Provincial parks of British Columbia Volcanism of British Columbia Stikine Country Boundary Ranges 2001 establishments in British Columbia Protected areas established in 2001 {{BritishColumbia-park-stub