Miracle Beach Provincial Park | |
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Location in British Columbia Location in Comox Valley Regional District | |
Location | Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada |
Nearest city | Campbell River, Courtenay |
Coordinates | 49°51′00″N 125°06′00″W / 49.85000°N 125.10000°W |
Area | 137 ha (340 acres) upland: 109 ha (270 acres) foreshore: 28 ha (69 acres) |
Established | 1950 |
Governing body | BC Parks |
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.