Goldstream Provincial Park

Goldstream Provincial Park
Niagara Falls in Goldstream Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Goldstream Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Goldstream Provincial Park
Location on Vancouver Island
Map showing the location of Goldstream Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Goldstream Provincial Park
Location in British Columbia
Map showing the location of Goldstream Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Goldstream Provincial Park
LocationLangford, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates48°28′00″N 123°33′00″W / 48.46667°N 123.55000°W / 48.46667; -123.55000
Area477 ha (1,180 acres)
DesignationProvincial Park
Established26 June 1958
Visitors692,338 [2] (in 2017-18)
Governing bodyBC Parks
Websitebcparks.ca/goldstream-park/
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Goldstream Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is known for the annual fall salmon runs in the Goldstream River, and the large numbers of bald eagles that congregate to feed at that time. The total size of the park is 3.79 km2 (937 acres). It is located in the city of Langford.[3] Recreational fishing is only accessible to indigenous cultures, and not local non-indigenous residents.

Huge trees stand on the Goldstream River floodplain. Among them are Douglas-fir and western red cedar. They tower over substantial specimens of western hemlock, black cottonwood, bigleaf maple and red alder, which in turn shade western yew. Steep ridges—home to arbutus, western flowering dogwood and lodgepole pine—overlook the floodplain. Many wildflowers are seen during spring and summer.

Goldstream Park has several hiking trails, one of which offers access to Mount Finlayson.

  1. ^ "Protected Planet | Goldstream Park". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  2. ^ "BC Parks 2017/18 Statistics Report" (PDF). bcparks.ca. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-14. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  3. ^ "Goldstream Park". BC Geographical Names.