Mount Elphinstone Provincial Park is a provincial park located near BC Highway 101, in
British Columbia
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,
Canada
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.
Located near Mount Elphinstone, the park is on the west side of
Howe Sound
Howe Sound (french: Baie (de /d')Howe, squ, Átl'ka7tsem, Nexwnéwu7ts, Txwnéwu7ts) is a roughly triangular sound, that joins a network of fjords situated immediately northwest of Vancouver, British Columbia. It was designated as a UNESCO Biosph ...
and north of the town of
Gibsons
Gibsons is a coastal community of 4,605 in southwestern British Columbia, Canada on the Strait of Georgia.
Although it is on the mainland, the Sunshine Coast is not accessible by road. Vehicle access is by BC Ferries from Horseshoe Bay in West ...
and near the community of
Roberts Creek. Created in 2000, the park is approximately 141 hectares in size.
See also
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List of British Columbia provincial parks
The British Columbia Parks and Protected Areas System is the collection of physical properties owned or administered by BC Parks, an agency of the British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy. These protected areas are e ...
References
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External links
Mount Elphinstone hiking route description
Provincial parks of British Columbia
Sunshine Coast (British Columbia)
Pacific Ranges
Elphinstone
2000 establishments in British Columbia
Protected areas established in 2000
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