Brandywine Falls Provincial Park

Brandywine Falls Provincial Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Brandywine Falls (camera angle used has shortened the apparent height of the falls)
Location	British Columbia, Canada
Nearest city	Whistler
Coordinates	50°02′07″N 123°07′07″W
Governing body	BC Parks

Brandywine Falls Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located adjacent to BC Highway 99 between Garibaldi and Whistler, British Columbia.

The falls are located on Brandywine Creek, which has its origin in the Powder Mountain Icefield to the west, and are formed by the lip of a lava flow flanking the west bank of the Cheakamus River. Just downstream of the falls is Daisy Lake. A trail network connecting Whistler to Squamish traverses the upper lip of the creek, as does the former BC Rail line (now CNR). Platforms have been built for viewing on the north (right) side of the falls. A pay parking lot ($1 for 1 hour, $2 for 2 hours, $3 for the day) with picnic grounds is a short distance from the falls (approximately a 15 minute walk) and immediately adjacent to the highway.

At least four basaltic lava flows, ranging in age from nearly 34,000 years old to synglacial, comprise the vertical walls surrounding Brandywine Falls. These are part of the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt, a northwest-southeast chain of volcanoes and related lavas that form the northern end of the Cascade Volcanic Arc.