Provincial Park · Canada
Marble Canyon Provincial Park
Marble Canyon Provincial Park is a provincial park in Canada, covering 6,286 acres (2,544 ha), established in 1956.
Provincial Park · Canada
No freely licensed photograph of this park is in our library yet — rather than borrow a picture of somewhere else, this profile leads with its verified facts.
Park facts
| Park type | Provincial Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Canada |
| Area | 6,286 acres (2,544 ha) |
| Established | 1956 |
| Coordinates | 50.8669° N, 121.7178° W |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Marble Canyon Provincial Park
Marble Canyon Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, established in 1956 to protect Marble Canyon, a limestone formation at the south end of the Marble Range. In 2001, the park was expanded to 355 hectares to include all of Pavilion Lake due to the presence of microbialites, a type of stromatolite important to research into astrobiology and other fields. In 2010, it was further expanded to 2,544 hectares.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Like Marble Canyon Provincial Park? Visit Marble Canyon Provincial Park’s official park page for hours and current conditions before you travel.
Airports near this park
The airports a visitor would actually fly into, nearest first — each link opens its profile on our sister site AirportProfiles.
- Kelowna International Airport (YLW) · Kelowna, Canada · 120.7 miles away
- Vancouver International Airport (YVR) · Vancouver, Canada · 132.6 miles away
Parks nearby
More parks in Canada
Frequently asked questions
Where is Marble Canyon Provincial Park?
Marble Canyon Provincial Park is in Canada (50.8669° N, 121.7178° W).
When was Marble Canyon Provincial Park established?
Marble Canyon Provincial Park was established in 1956, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
How big is Marble Canyon Provincial Park?
Marble Canyon Provincial Park covers 6,286 acres (2,544 ha).
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6755167 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble_Canyon_Provincial_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).