Marble
Canyon Park is a geological
destination park located in a limestone canyon near the communities
of Cache Creek and Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada. The canyon
park rests in the middle of the Pavilion Mountain Range and includes
three turquoise lakes, a campground and an interpretive hiking
trail.
Established in 1956, Marble
Canyon Provincial Park is a 355 hectare recreation lake known
for its chalk-like limestone cliffs and turquoise lakes. The canyon
is a year round mountain park popular for camping,
fishing, birdwatching, hiking, canoeing and ice / rock climbing.
Yes, ice climbing too because in the winter the waterfalls freeze
over creating ice falls attracting climbers from around the world.
The Crown, Pavilion and Turquoise Lakes in the
park sit under the evening shadows of the surrounding limestone
cliffs. All three lakes are popular destinations in the park for
fishing for Rainbow Trout and for paddling a canoe.
Marble Canyon Provincial Park is referred to as
the "Cinderella of BC Rock" by local climbers because
of the natural, untouched terrain. Currently, the rock climbing
routes exploring the network of canyons in the region totals 20.
"Coyote Rock" is the distinguishing feature dominating
the skyline when traveling through this mountainous park.
Exploring the wetland areas around the lake is
an interpretive hiking trail. The trail explores the lake shore
habitat while cutting through low lying trees and high stepping
over wooden bridges. The hiking trail provides a good opportunity
to view water fowl and song birds. Beware also that Black Bears
live in the area.
The camping area is a small campground with only
30 campsites operating on a first-come first-serve basis. The
campground provides picnic tables, fire pits, fresh water and
pit toilets. There is a day use area with picnic tables neighbouring
the main campground. The best sandy beach is on Crown Lake.
How to
Get to Marble Canyon Provincial Park: Travel
northwest 40 km (25 miles) of Cache Creek on Hwy #99. Or travel
35 km northeast of Lillooet, BC.
Contact information for
the local Cache Creek, BC accommodations, tours, guides,
golf courses, ski hills and attractions, realtors, etc.
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