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passes the southern half of an archipelago renowned the world over for abandoned Haida
villages. For information on all these parks, as well as Kluane National Park in the Yukon,
contact Parks Canada ( www.pc.gc.ca ) .
Provincial Parks
BC Parks manages more than 800 protected areas, including almost 500 provincial parks.
Many are day-use areas, others have campgrounds (11,000 campsites in over 340 camp-
grounds), but all have one thing in common: They protect a particularly scenic area, a
unique natural feature, a wildlife habitat, or maybe a fish-filled lake.
Among these are Cypress Provincial Park, on Vancouver's city limits and offering
great views; Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park, protecting a magnificent old-growth
forest on Vancouver Island; Manning Provincial Park, a high-alpine area of snowcapped
peaks and colorful flower-filled meadows; Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park, named for
its spectacular ice field; Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, a rugged Rocky Mountain
wilderness perfect for extended hiking trips; Mount Robson Provincial Park, protecting
the Canadian Rockies' highest peak; Bowron Lake Provincial Park, famous for its wil-
derness canoe route; and Naikoon Provincial Park, on the Haida Gwaii.
Major new parks added in the last two decades include Valhalla Provincial Park, a re-
mote wilderness area in the heart of the Kootenays; Khutzeymateen Provincial Park, an
important coastal grizzly bear habitat; the 6.5-million-hectare (16-million-acre) Muskwa-
Kechika Management Area of the northern Canadian Rockies; and, in the province's ex-
treme northwest corner, Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park, part of the world's largest
UNESCO World Heritage Site.
For information on provincial parks, contact BC Parks ( www.bcparks.ca ).
NATIONAL PARK PASSES
Permits are required for entry into all Canadian national parks. A National Parks
Day Pass costs up to adult $10, senior $8, child $5, up to a maximum of $20 per
vehicle. It is interchangeable among parks and is valid until 4pm the day following
its purchase. An annual Discovery Pass, good for entry into all of Canada's national
parks and national historic sites (five of which are in British Columbia) for one year
from the date of purchase, is adult $68, senior $58, child $33, up to a maximum of
$136 per vehicle.
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