Miracle Beach Provincial Park

Miracle Beach Provincial Park
Miracle Beach
Map showing the location of Miracle Beach Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Miracle Beach Provincial Park
Location in British Columbia
Map showing the location of Miracle Beach Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Miracle Beach Provincial Park
LocationVancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest cityCampbell River, Courtenay
Coordinates49°51′00″N 125°06′00″W / 49.85000°N 125.10000°W / 49.85000; -125.10000
Area137 ha (340 acres)
upland: 109 ha (270 acres)
foreshore: 28 ha (69 acres)
Established1950
Governing bodyBC Parks
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Miracle Beach Provincial Park is a provincial park on the eastern shore of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Located between Comox and Campbell River, the park includes a foreshore area in the Strait of Georgia, much of the Black Creek estuary, and a forested area. According to its Master Plan, it fulfills primarily a recreational role with a focus on beach play, picnicking, nature appreciation, and camping, and a secondary conservation role with a focus on the natural shoreline and estuary. In support of its recreational focus the park is developed with a day-use parking area with accessible trails leading to the shoreline and a camping area with 200 drive-in sites. The park is also hosts a nature centre building and a sheltered group picnic shelter. Vegetation in the park is typical for the region's second-growth forests with Douglas-fir most prominent. Common associates include Western hemlock, Sitka spruce, red alder and bigleaf maple. Salal and sword fern are the most abundant shrub. Black Creek, which flows through the park, is a spawning area for coho salmon.

  1. ^ "Protected Planet | Miracle Beach Park". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-10-27.