Davis Lake Provincial Park

IUCN Category II - National Park

The Davis Lake

The Davis Lake Provincial Park is a 192 -hectare Provincial Park in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The park is located at the transition from the Lower Mainland to the Coast Mountains, approximately 20 kilometers north-east of Mission and is part of the Fraser Valley Regional District.

Plant

The park is located in a narrow valley floor and is crossed by the access road, which then continues to the northwest. The parking, which is composed of a plurality of arranged rectangular romboidförmig surfaces has a width of not more than 1 km and a maximum length of approximately 2 kilometers. On the eastern and western side of the park relatively steep draws about 300 to 400 meters up to the surrounding hills.

The heart of the park is the central, eponymous Davis Lake. In the 26 -acre lake several small streams flow one, including the Davis Creek and Murdo Creek. On Murdo Creek then also include the McDonald Falls, a small waterfall falls down a total of about 24 meters in several stages.

In the park is a protected area category II (National Park).

History

The park was established in 1963 with a size of 185 acres, or approximately 74.9 ha established. Over time, the status of the park as well as its size were then amended several times.

However, as with almost all provincial parks in British Columbia also applies to this that he long before the area populated by immigrants or she was part of a park, they refuse and Jagd-/Fischereigebiet different tribes of First Nations, here mainly by the people of Sto Lo was.

Flora and Fauna

Within the ecosystem of British Columbia, the park area of the Coastal Western Hemlock zone is assigned. This Biogeoklimatischen zones are characterized by a respective same climate and the same or similar biological and geological conditions. This results in the respective zones then a very similar inventory of plants and animals.

After extensive felling in the 1940'er years can be found in the park no more primary forest. The re-grown trees, however, have now reached a diameter of up to 75 centimeters and a height of up to 50 meters. When the trees are mainly to Western Hemlock, isolated but are also found Douglas fir and giant trees of life. Also, there are single vine leaf maple and red alder. The understory of the trees is made up of the various ferns and heather plants. There are superb raspberries and blueberries as well as in front of fern and Sword Fern ( Polystichum munitum ).

Due to the small size of the park can be found here on larger mammal animals only which also occur in the environment. These are in addition to the black bear and the wolf several mule deer and elk. The population of smaller mammals, reptiles and amphibians has not been examined in detail. Likewise, there are no reliable data on the bird population. However, alongside the spotted owl various woodpecker species such as the Sapsucker were sighted. In the 30 -meter-deep lake, there are different fish. In addition to the Cutthroatforelle includes the Ptychocheilus oregonensis ( in English or Squawfish Pikeminnow ).

Adjacent parks

There are several more provincial parks in the surrounding area. Of particular interest is the Golden Ears Provincial Park, as a night with tents and motorhomes for longer period is possible here.

Activities

The park is a small park for day visitors. Extensive tourist infrastructure it does not offer. Focus of the visitors are the two beaches on the north and south shore of the lake and the waterfall. The tents in the park is generally allowed, but no surfaces are prepared for it. The park has no sanitary facilities. The park offers walking paths.