Bamberton Provincial Park

IUCN Category II - National Park

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The Bamberton Provincial Park is a 27 hectare Provincial Park in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located about 45 kilometers north of Victoria on the east coast of Vancouver Island Iceland and is accessible from Highway 1 from. The park is located in the Cowichan Valley Regional District.

Plant

The relatively small park consists of the spatially separate camping area and picnic area. During the picnic area is located directly on the shore of Saanich Inlet, the camping area is located not far from the shore. Although the distance between the two areas is not very big, is between them a difference in height of about 50 meters. On the opposite western side of the bay is the Saanich Peninsula. The name of the peninsula, as well as the bay goes back to the resident coastal Salish Indians who Saanich. In the park is a protected area category II (National Park).

History

The park was established as a private recreation area by the company British Columbia Cement Company and transferred to the province of British Columbia in 1960. Named the park is HKBamber, a manager of the cement industry.

As with almost all provincial parks in British Columbia but also applies to this, that he, hunting and fishing territory of different tribes of First Nations was long before the area populated by immigrants or she was part of a park. Even today, several areas around the Johns Creek of them are used under solemn ceremonies.

Flora and Fauna

The park is located in the temperate rainforest. Within the ecosystem of British Columbia is the area in which the park is located, assigned to the Moist Maritime subzone of the Coastal Douglas - fir zone.

After forest use and reforestation grow here mainly Douglas firs. Here, however, find American strawberry trees ( Arbutus tree german ). The trees are by their leathery, shiny green leaves which change color in early summer purple and easy to identify their bright reddish brown, peeling bark. The arbutus is Canada's only evergreen broadleaf. The forest also has an understory of sword fern and ericaceous. In the undergrowth also find Nuttall's flowering dogwood, also known as Pacific Dogwood Blossoms (English Pacific dogwood ). The tidal range of the Strait of Georgia continues also in the Saanich Inlet. Even at the end of the bay, at Finlayson Arm, he is usually still about 3 feet. The resulting tidal zone is rich in marine life, as well as on sea grass. At low tide it is possible to observe mussel beds and other marine creatures at the beach. The mussels and fish lure ospreys and bald eagles.

Activities

The tourist attractions of the park, the picnic area, with its more than 200 meters long sandy beach, and the intertidal zone dar.

The park has one, with simple sanitary facilities, equipped camping area. This provides a total of 53, partially reservable, pitches for caravans and tents.