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Pinecone Burke Provincial Park

quiet on Widgeon Creek
(Quiet of Widgeon Creek)

Widgeon Falls
(Widgeon Falls)

Pinecone Burke Provincial Park is a vast expanse of untamed wilderness that includes part of the traditional territory of the Katzie First Nations people. This 38,000-hectare park is the largest of the Lower Mainland Nature Legacy Parks, situated south of Garibaldi Provincial Park and west of Pitt Lake, the largest fresh water tidal lake in North America.

Pinecone Burke is an important protected habitat for many animals, including endangered tailed frogs, great blue herons, Vaux’s swifts, Huttons’ vireos, shrew moles and Pacific jumping mice. The park is also home to the black-tailed deer, mountain goat and grizzly bear.(borrowed from britishcolumbia.com)

Other Points Of Interest

  • Fool's Gold Route - the only multi day hiking route near Vancouver
  • Pitt Lake - the largest fresh water tidal lake in North America. Site of the best pictographs near Vanocuver
  • Boise Valley - most spectacular red cedar grove near Vancouver and is the heart of the last large area of valley bottom old growth coastal western hemlock forrest in the lower mainland
  • Widgeon Slough - the largest freshwater marsh in southwestern B.C.
  • Widgeon Lake - the largest hanging lake in the Northshore Mountain

 

Voyager Canoe
(Voyageur Canoe)

The Voyageur has been paddled in many types of conditions. From the calm waters of Widgeon Creek to breaking through 8-10 foot waves., the Voyageur is a very safe and stable way to enjoy your conoe trip.
The Voyageur can hold up to 10 people and everyone can paddle. It is a 26 foot canoe that has been around for 25 years.
If you want to try something new, bring your group and enjoy the trip together.