Strathcona Provincial Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
provincial park in British Columbia, Canada
About Strathcona Provincial Park
The Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve, established in 2000, includes three watersheds in the western area of the park. Although there are no commercial tourist facilities in the park, the nearby Strathcona Park Lodge and Outdoor Education Centre provides outdoors education. Visitor facilities are available in the nearby communities of Campbell River and Gold River. Strathcona Provincial Park is the oldest provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, and the largest on Vancouver Island. Founded in 1911, the park was named for Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, a wealthy philanthropist and railway pioneer. This area is the traditional territory of the Mowachaht and Muchalaht people of the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nation. Commander John Buttle, for whom Buttle Lake is n
Top Attractions in Strathcona Provincial Park
Explore the best things to see and do in Strathcona Provincial Park:
- ★Buttle Lake
- ★Della Falls
- ★Forbidden Plateau
Where to Stay in Strathcona Provincial Park
- 🏨Strathcona Park Lodge
Strathcona Provincial Park Travel Guide Sections
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