Province: British Columbia
Most known for:
Meadows in the Sky Parkway.
Basic Info:
The park is located adjacent to the city of Revelstoke, BC, in the Selkirk Mountains. The park is relatively small, covering 100 sq miles.
The park was founded in 1914.
The 26-km summit road, now known as the Meadows in the Sky Parkway, was started in 1911 and was completed in 1927. The paved mountain road open during the snow free months.
A variety of wildflowers grow in the park. It also contains a portion of one of the world’s few inland temperate rainforests.
Plan your visit:
References:
https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/bc/revelstoke
Wikipedia
Mount Revelstoke National Park
Point of Interests:
Meadows in the Sky Parkway
The parkway begins in the rainforests of the park's southwest corner, winds upward through the sub-alpine forests and ends in the rolling sub-alpine wildflower meadows.
Giant Cedars Boardwalk
500 m interpretive trail that twists through a stand of old-growth western red cedar and hemlock trees, some more than 800 years old. Exhibits along the way explore the secrets of this inland rainforest.
Skunk Cabbage Boardwalk
1.2 km interpretive trail that leads through valley bottom rainforest and fragile wetlands inhabited by muskrats, beavers, bears and the strange skunk cabbage plant.
Miller Lake
Jade Lakes
Eva Lake
https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/bc/yoho/activ/places
