Provincial Park · Canada
Desolation Sound Marine Provincial Park
Desolation Sound Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park in Canada, established in 1973.
Photo: A.Davey via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | Provincial Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Canada |
| Established | 1973 |
| Coordinates | 50.1123° N, 124.6884° W |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Desolation Sound Marine Provincial Park
Desolation Sound Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada located along Desolation Sound. The park is distinguished by its many picturesque sheltered coves and anchorages, frequented by yachts and pleasure craft. The scenery consists of waterfalls, rugged glaciated peaks, and steep forested slopes that fall into the ocean. The park's many inlets, islets, coves, and bays attract many pleasure crafts each summer, when it is not uncommon for a hundred boats to share a small anchorage.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
The airports a visitor would actually fly into, nearest first — each link opens its profile on our sister site AirportProfiles.
- Vancouver International Airport (YVR) · Vancouver, Canada · 92.5 miles away
- Victoria International Airport (YYJ) · Victoria, Canada · 116.0 miles away
Parks nearby
Malaspina Provincial Park
Walsh Cove Provincial Park
Inland Lake Provincial Park
Rendezvous Island South Provincial Park
Read Island Provincial Park
Rebecca Spit Marine Provincial Park
More parks in Canada
Frequently asked questions
Where is Desolation Sound Marine Provincial Park?
Desolation Sound Marine Provincial Park is in Canada (50.1123° N, 124.6884° W).
When was Desolation Sound Marine Provincial Park established?
Desolation Sound Marine Provincial Park was established in 1973, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1200833 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desolation_Sound_Marine_Provincial_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).