Hamber Provincial Park

Hamber Provincial Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Location of Hamber Provincial Park in British Columbia
Location	British Columbia, Canada
Nearest city	Revelstoke, Jasper
Coordinates	52°22′05″N 117°51′59″W
Area	240 km²
Governing body	BC Parks

Hamber Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located at the provincial border with Alberta, surrounded on three sides by Jasper National Park.

History

The park was named in honour of Eric W. Hamber, Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia from 1936 to 1941.

World Heritage Site

This park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984, together with the other national and provincial parks that form the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, for the mountain landscapes containing mountain peaks, glaciers, lakes, waterfalls, canyons and limestone caves as well as fossils found here.

Conservation

Vegetation around Fortress Lake is replete with spruce and balsam, consisting of a heavy understory of false azalea and rhododendron.

Recreation

Back country camping and hiking. Fishing for brook trout in Fortress Lake. Cross country skiing and snowshoeing in the winter. There are climbing opportunities as well.

Location

As a remote wilderness area, the only access is via hike-in or ski-in. Park at the Sunwapta Falls parking lot in Jasper National Park. It is a 22 kilometre hike over trails to Fortress Lake. The closest communities to the park are Valemount, British Columbia and Jasper, Alberta.

Size

The park is 240 km² in size.

Fortress Lake in Hamber Provincial Park

See also

• List of British Columbia Provincial Parks
• List of Canadian provincial parks
• List of National Parks of Canada
• List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas

External links

• Hamber Provincial Park
• IUCN list. IUCN category: II. Accessed, April 21, 2010.