Shannon Falls Provincial Park is a

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. It is located from

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and south of Squamish along the

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. The park covers an area of . The main point of interest is Shannon Falls, the third highest waterfall in BC, where water falls from a height of . The falls are named after a William Shannon who first settled the property in 1889 and made bricks in the area. The park also protects the surrounding area on the north-east shore of the

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 ...

. Just to the north are

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and

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. Located immediately across the highway from Shannon Falls is a privately operated campground and restaurant, plus the entrance to the

Darrell Bay Darrell Bay, formerly Shannon Bay, is a bay and associated ferry terminal and unincorporated settlement on the northeast coast of Howe Sound to the south of Squamish, British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ...

ferry terminal for

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(Darrell Bay was formerly named Shannon Bay). The Sea to Sky Gondola adjoins the park. The gondola line was deliberately cut in 2019 and again in 2020 after repairs. The falls and adjoining woods are commonly used in television and film production. Hikers can view Shannon Creek below the falls in the park and above the falls via the Sea to Summit Trail. The adjacent cliff walls are used by rock climbers. Shannon Falls rarely freezes; when it does, it's the subject of intense ice climbing interest.

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BC Parks website "Shannon Falls Provincial Park"
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Upper Shannon Falls Hiking Trail.
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