Cape Scott Provincial Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Cape Scott Provincial Park
Cape Scott Provincial Park is a provincial park at the cape of the same name. It was established in 1973 with about 15,100 ha (37,200 acres), but had been expanded to approximately 22,294 ha (55,090 acres). Lanz and Cox Islands Provincial Park, formerly Scott Islands Marine Provincial Park, is offshore, to the northwest of Cape Scott. The Kwakwaka'wakw First Nations created trails through the area that includes the park, using these trails for trade, to harvest resources, and to visit locations that were considered sacred. Three First Nations reserves are within the park, including the former village of Nahwitti. In 1786, the area was named "Cape Scott" in honour of David Scott, a merchant of Mumbai (Bombay), who had backed James Strange's maritime fur trade voyage to the Pacific Northwest
Cape Scott Provincial Park Travel Guide Sections
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