VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER ISLAND - British Columbia: Including the Alaska Highway - page 161

Inlet. Forests of ancient Douglas fir and western red cedar flank the river; orchids flourish
in forested glades; and at higher elevations forests of lodgepole pine, western hemlock, and
maple thrive.
The park's highlight event occurs late October through December, when chum, coho,
and chinook salmon fight their way upriver to spawn themselves out on the same shallow
gravel bars where they were born four years previously. Bald eagles begin arriving in
December, feeding off the spawned-out salmon until February. From the picnic area parking
lot, two kilometers (1.2 miles) north of the campground turnoff, a trail leads 400 meters
(440 yards) along the Goldstream River to Freeman King Visitor Centre (250/478-9414,
9am-5pm daily, free), where the life cycle of salmon is described.
Goldstream Provincial Park