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birds have been documented in the park. the in documented been have birds

and mountain sheep inhabit the higher elevations. Over 180 species of of species 180 Over elevations. higher the inhabit sheep mountain and

Fitzwilliam Trail) brochure for more information. more for brochure Trail) Fitzwilliam call the lower elevation home while grizzly bear, caribou, mountain goat goat mountain caribou, bear, grizzly while home elevation lower the call at Yellowhead Lake. Yellowhead at

Lake boat launch parking lot. Refer to the Mount Robson Provincial Park (Mount (Mount Park Provincial Robson Mount the to Refer lot. parking launch boat Lake can be found here. Mule and whitetail deer, moose, elk and black bear bear black and elk moose, deer, whitetail and Mule here. found be can Boat launching ramps are located at the east end of Moose Lake and and Lake Moose of end east the at located are ramps launching Boat

lakes: 1,000 metres. Trail head is across the highway from the Yellowhead Yellowhead the from highway the across is head Trail metres. 1,000 lakes: for additional information. All wildlife indigenous to the Rocky Mountains Mountains Rocky the to indigenous wildlife All information. additional for

three hours to campground, one day to alpine lakes. Elevation change to alpine alpine to change Elevation lakes. alpine to day one campground, to hours three burning and fire smart to forest health initiatives. Check our web site site web our Check initiatives. health forest to smart fire and burning A sani-station is located by the Visitor Information Centre. Information Visitor the by located is sani-station A

Rockingham Creek crossing; 14 kilometres to alpine lakes. Suggested times: times: Suggested lakes. alpine to kilometres 14 crossing; Creek Rockingham Mount Robson is implementing numerous programs from prescribed prescribed from programs numerous implementing is Robson Mount

Mount Fitzwilliam Trail: Trail: Fitzwilliam Mount Length: 7 kilometres to campground at at campground to kilometres 7 Length:

Mount Robson Viewpoint and at various other sites along the highway. the along sites other various at and Viewpoint Robson Mount

WILDLIFE

Picnic areas are located at the eastern entrance, Yellowhead Lake, Lake, Yellowhead entrance, eastern the at located are areas Picnic

Overlander Falls Trail. Falls Overlander

for wonderful views of the surrounding countryside. This trail joins up with the the with up joins trail This countryside. surrounding the of views wonderful for reservation information. reservation development. park of

the Visitor Centre parking lot. The winding trail takes visitors up a forest knoll knoll forest a up visitors takes trail winding The lot. parking Centre Visitor the Meadows Campground. Visit our web site at www.bcparks.ca for for www.bcparks.ca at site web our Visit Campground. Meadows out sustainable, encouraging still while development, of sea a in islands

Lookout Trail: Trail: Lookout This 4 kilometre round trip walk starts at the eastern end of of end eastern the at starts walk trip round kilometre 4 This shelter, toilets, fire ring and firewood are provided at the Robson Robson the at provided are firewood and ring fire toilets, shelter, become simply not do Park Provincial Robson Mount like places ensure

Group camping facilities with tent sites, RV sites (limited), picnic picnic (limited), sites RV sites, tent with facilities camping Group can we together, working By resources. park’s the of needs the consider

Mount Robson Provincial Park (Berg Lake Trail) brochure for more information. information. more for brochure Trail) Lake (Berg Park Provincial Robson Mount have our neighbours, be they National Parks or part of the working forest, forest, working the of part or Parks National they be neighbours, our have

overnight on the Berg LakeTrail. Open fires are not permitted. Refer to the the to Refer permitted. not are fires Open LakeTrail. Berg the on overnight Wilderness camping is provided (see Trails and Routes). and Trails (see provided is camping Wilderness to able better be will we infestations, insect and disease forest wildfire,

register at the Visitor Centre prior to departure. No dogs are permitted permitted are dogs No departure. to prior Centre Visitor the at register neighbours in the management of naturally occurring events such as as such events occurring naturally of management the in neighbours

2 kilometres from the Visitor Centre. Visitors intending to hike the trail must must trail the hike to intending Visitors Centre. Visitor the from kilometres 2 on these campgrounds. these on various our of objectives and needs the considering By perspective.

change: 796 metres. The trail starts at a parking lot beside the Robson River River Robson the beside lot parking a at starts trail The metres. 796 change: See the brochure Visitor Centre & Viewpoint Area for more information information more for Area Viewpoint & Centre Visitor brochure the See broader a with landscape whole the at look to but manner, diverse and

Berg Lake Trail: Trail: Lake Berg Length: 23 kilometres; suggested time: three days; elevation elevation days; three time: suggested kilometres; 23 Length: and Robson River have showers and paved wheelchair access sites. sites. access wheelchair paved and showers have River Robson and natural a in maintained are park the within resources that ensure to

located near each unit. No hook-ups are provided. Robson Meadows Meadows Robson provided. are hook-ups No unit. each near located with the park’s fragile resources. The challenge lies not only in trying trying in only not lies challenge The resources. fragile park’s the with

TRAILS AND ROUTES AND TRAILS

(39 units), 10 km west of the Alberta boundary. Water and toilets are are toilets and Water boundary. Alberta the of west km 10 units), (39 BC Parks has been developing and refining management plans to deal deal to plans management refining and developing been has Parks BC

Robson River (19 units) both near the western boundary, and Lucerne Lucerne and boundary, western the near both units) (19 River Robson

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT ECOSYSTEM

There are three campgrounds: Robson Meadows (125 units) and and units) (125 Meadows Robson campgrounds: three are There

16. It’s just a short 300 metre walk from the parking area to the falls. the to area parking the from walk metre 300 short a just It’s 16.

Rearguard Falls: Falls: Rearguard Located 12 kilometres west of the Visitor Centre on Highway Highway on Centre Visitor the of west kilometres 12 Located

at the centre. the at

Mount Robson, “The Monarch of the Canadian Rockies,” is unforgettable. unforgettable. is Rockies,” Canadian the of Monarch “The Robson, Mount

audio-visual programs. Berg Lake camping permits must be obtained obtained be must permits camping Lake Berg programs. audio-visual

Robson River, and Robson Meadows Campgrounds all have horseshoe pits. horseshoe have all Campgrounds Meadows Robson and River, Robson of British Columbia from 1889 to 1892. Whatever the source of the name, name, the of source the Whatever 1892. to 1889 from Columbia British of

and see special displays on natural and human history and daily daily and history human and natural on displays special see and

located near the Visitor Centre and at Robson Meadows Campground. Lucerne, Lucerne, Campground. Meadows Robson at and Centre Visitor the near located Some suggest that it might have been named after John Robson, Premier Premier Robson, John after named been have might it that suggest Some

attendance to assist visitors from May to September. Visit the centre centre the Visit September. to May from visitors assist to attendance Playgrounds, Horseshoe Pits: Horseshoe Playgrounds, Playgrounds for children’s activities are are activities children’s for Playgrounds

information about back country trails is available and park staff are in in are staff park and available is trails country back about information

hunters into the area in 1820. in area the into hunters

follows the Fraser River to the falls. the to River Fraser the follows about attractions within Mount Robson Provincial Park. Up-to-date Up-to-date Park. Provincial Robson Mount within attractions about

Company factor and later a member of Parliament, who sent Iroquois fur fur Iroquois sent who Parliament, of member a later and factor Company

An alternative access trail starts at the Robson Meadows Campground and and Campground Meadows Robson the at starts trail access alternative An tourist information for the Province of British Columbia and details details and Columbia British of Province the for information tourist

might indicate that it was named for Colin Robertson, onetime Hudson’s Bay Bay Hudson’s onetime Robertson, Colin for named was it that indicate might

metre walk from the parking areas provides a view of these scenic waterfalls. waterfalls. scenic these of view a provides areas parking the from walk metre houses both park information and park offices. The centre provides provides centre The offices. park and information park both houses

Road. As early as 1863 the mountain was known as “Robson’s Peak” which which Peak” “Robson’s as known was mountain the 1863 as early As Road.

Overlander Falls: Falls: Overlander Located 1.6 kilometres east of the Visitor Centre. A 500 A Centre. Visitor the of east kilometres 1.6 Located Mount Robson Visitor Centre, located at the Mount Robson Viewpoint, Viewpoint, Robson Mount the at located Centre, Visitor Robson Mount The

Local First Nations called it “Yuh-hai-has-hun,” the Mountain of the Spiral Spiral the of Mountain the “Yuh-hai-has-hun,” it called Nations First Local

It has never been officially recorded for whom Mount Robson was named. named. was Robson Mount whom for recorded officially been never has It

The trail circles through fragrant forests and fields to views of the Fraser River. Fraser the of views to fields and forests fragrant through circles trail The FACILITIES

2 kilometre walk begins beside site #39 in the Robson Meadows Campground. Campground. Meadows Robson the in #39 site beside begins walk kilometre 2

placid delta before emptying into the Pacific Ocean near Vancouver. near Ocean Pacific the into emptying before delta placid

Fraser River Nature Walk: Walk: Nature River Fraser A great walk for nature viewing, this 30 minute, minute, 30 this viewing, nature for walk great A

in volume through more than 1,280 kilometres of canyon, gorge, valley and and valley gorge, canyon, of kilometres 1,280 than more through volume in

are encouraged to fill out voluntary registration forms at the Berg Lake trailhead. Lake Berg the at forms registration voluntary out fill to encouraged are

are the headwaters of the Fraser River, a trickle that gains a thousandfold thousandfold a gains that trickle a River, Fraser the of headwaters the are

Trout and Kokanee. and Trout

high-use areas should be properly equipped. Climbers and wilderness campers campers wilderness and Climbers equipped. properly be should areas high-use

mirror for the mountains that surround it. In the southeast corner of the park park the of corner southeast the In it. surround that mountains the for mirror

large fish populations. Dominant species are Bull Trout, Lake Trout, Rainbow Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Bull are species Dominant populations. fish large

Visitors who intend to hike or venture far from developed campgrounds and and campgrounds developed from far venture or hike to intend who Visitors

lakes within the park. Kinney Lake, on the trail to Mount Robson, provides a a provides Robson, Mount to trail the on Lake, Kinney park. the within lakes

Fishing: Fishing: Angling is generally poor. The glacial lakes and rivers do not support support not do rivers and lakes glacial The poor. generally is Angling

Moose, Yellowhead and Berg Lakes are the largest and most significant significant most and largest the are Lakes Berg and Yellowhead Moose,

amphitheatre itself is located by the Robson Meadows Campground. Meadows Robson the by located is itself amphitheatre

through Mount Robson Provincial Park by trail into Jasper National Park must must Park National Jasper into trail by Park Provincial Robson Mount through

a human footprint. human a

Information on these events are available at the Visitor Centre. The The Centre. Visitor the at available are events these on Information

regarding conditions of trails and other pertinent information. Anyone travelling travelling Anyone information. pertinent other and trails of conditions regarding

developed, vehicle-accessible camping to remote valleys that seldom see see seldom that valleys remote to camping vehicle-accessible developed,

Amphitheatre: Amphitheatre: Interpretive programs for visitors are sometimes offered. offered. sometimes are visitors for programs Interpretive

Note: Hikers should check with park staff or online at reservation.pc.gc.ca reservation.pc.gc.ca at online or staff park with check should Hikers Organization (UNESCO) in 1990, Mount Robson provides everything from from everything provides Robson Mount 1990, in (UNESCO) Organization

Heritage Site of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Cultural and Scientific, Educational, Nations United the of Site Heritage

MORE THAN JUST TRAILS JUST THAN MORE

crossings and route finding are required. required. are finding route and crossings of protected areas. Designated as a part of the Rocky Mountains World World Mountains Rocky the of part a as Designated areas. protected of

route should be attempted only by well-equipped, experienced hikers. River River hikers. experienced well-equipped, by only attempted be should route Provincial Park comprises a portion of one of the world’s largest blocks blocks largest world’s the of one of portion a comprises Park Provincial

a road leads to the route head on the north side of the CN Rail tracks. This This tracks. Rail CN the of side north the on head route the to leads road a about recent bear activity and areas that are closed for bear management. bear for closed are that areas and activity bear recent about Robson Mount neighbour, easterly its as Park National Jasper Alberta’s With

elevation change: 770 metres. Five hundred metres west of the Moose River, River, Moose the of west metres hundred Five metres. 770 change: elevation powerful animals that can cause serious injury or death. Ask the Visitor Centre Centre Visitor the Ask death. or injury serious cause can that animals powerful

Moose River Route: River Moose Length: 66 kilometres; suggested time: six days; days; six time: suggested kilometres; 66 Length: travellers today experience the same feeling. same the experience today travellers approach them. Bears are particularly unpredictable. They are extremely extremely are They unpredictable. particularly are Bears them. approach

trappers, hunters and explorers felt in awe at the mountain’s magnificence, magnificence, mountain’s the at awe in felt explorers and hunters trappers, encountered at any time. Be careful when near wildlife and never feed or or feed never and wildlife near when careful Be time. any at encountered

the mountain. This is a day-use trail only. trail day-use a is This mountain. the most impressive and beautiful sights in British Columbia. Just as the early early the as Just Columbia. British in sights beautiful and impressive most park environment. All wild animals are potentially dangerous and may be be may and dangerous potentially are animals wild All environment. park

Lake. The trail starts just across the CN Rail tracks and switchbacks steeply up up steeply switchbacks and tracks Rail CN the across just starts trail The Lake. when wispy clouds often silhouette its peak, Mount Robson is one of the the of one is Robson Mount peak, its silhouette often clouds wispy when Park users should always be aware of bears and other wildlife in our our in wildlife other and bears of aware be always should users Park

in length leads north to the trailhead from Hwy 16 at the east end of Whitney Whitney of end east the at 16 Hwy from trailhead the to north leads length in seen in winter when snow mantles all but its sheerest sides, or in summer summer in or sides, sheerest its but all mantles snow when winter in seen

day for round trip; elevation change: 800 metres. A road about a kilometre kilometre a about road A metres. 800 change: elevation trip; round for day the patient observer will be suitably rewarded. suitably be will observer patient the Whether peaks. surrounding the over towers Rockies, Canadian the in peak

Yellowhead Mountain Trail: Mountain Yellowhead Length: 8.5 kilometres; suggested time: one one time: suggested kilometres; 8.5 Length: mountain goats on the many cliffs and rockslides to moose in Moose Marsh, Marsh, Moose in moose to rockslides and cliffs many the on goats mountain highest the Robson, Mount metres, 3,954 At entrance. western park’s the

There are excellent wildlife viewing opportunities throughout the park. From From park. the throughout opportunities viewing wildlife excellent are There guards named is park the which for mountain The jewels. crown world’s

eastern park boundary. park eastern populations are allowed to interact with minimal intervention by humans. humans. by intervention minimal with interact to allowed are populations the of one truly is and system park Columbia’s British in park oldest

Portal Lake Trail: Trail: Lake Portal A scenic trail skirts the lakeshore of Portal Lake near the the near Lake Portal of lakeshore the skirts trail scenic A With 225,285 hectares of mostly undisturbed wilderness available, wildlife wildlife available, wilderness undisturbed mostly of hectares 225,285 With second the is 1913, in established Park, Provincial Robson ount MOUNT ROBSON PROVINCIAL PARK PROVINCIAL ROBSON MOUNT

GETTING THERE

The Yellowhead Route (Hwy 5 and Hwy 16) provides easy access to the park from Jasper and Edmonton to the east, from Prince George and Prince Rupert to A Special Message the west, and from Kamloops and Vancouver to the south. DONATION INFORMATION BC Parks has created opportunities for individuals, families, RESERVATION INFORMATION Mount estates, corporations and others to support the British Columbia Parks system. For reservation information for the Robson Meadows, Robson River and Lucerne campgrounds and the Berg Lake Trail contact: To donate to the BC Parks system or to donate specifically to Robson Mount Robson Park, please visit BCParks.ca or speak to staff at DISCOVER CAMPING the Visitor Information Centre. 1-800-689-9025 or www.discovercamping.ca ount Robson Provincial Park consists of 225,285 hectares Provincial Park M of rugged snow-capped mountains, winding valleys, steep canyons, glacier-fed lakes, rivers, streams, and forests. Help us COMMERCIAL FACILITIES protect this parkland. Enjoy your visit to Mount Robson Provincial Park, but please leave it as you have found it so that future visitors Mount Robson Lodge/Robson Shadows Campground may enjoy the park as you have. Located five kilometres west of the park on Hwy 16, has cabins, campsites, showers, coffee shop/dining room, fishing licenses and whitewater rafting. Please do not litter. Box 157, Valemount, BC VOE 2ZO. Phone: (250) 566-4821 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mountrobsonlodge.com You will need a British Columbia angling license if you plan on fishing. A variety of guided services and transportation are available in and For your safety, firearms are prohibited. around the park (hiking, horse trips, rafting, canoeing and aircraft Motor vehicles, including motorcycles, ATVs, trail bikes, and similar charters). Check the Visitor Information Centre for details. conveyances, are restricted to motor vehicle roads and parking areas. Snowmobiles and other over-the-snow vehicles are prohibited. FOR MORE INFORMATION Please park and camp only in designated areas. Great damage can Visitors can refer to the following companion on-line brochures: be done to the park by careless vehicle parking or tent location. • Mount Robson Provincial Park (Visitor Centre & Viewpoint Areas) Please keep pets on a leash and under control at all times. • Mount Robson Provincial Park (Berg Lake Trail) • Mount Robson Provincial Park (Mount Fitzwilliam Trail) To help preserve the park’s ecology, rock hunting and collecting are not permitted. Flowers, trees and shrubs are part of the park’s For your convenience, all of the above brochures and maps can be natural heritage. Please do not damage them. downloaded from our web site at: www.bcparks.ca

Horses are not permitted in the park except when authorized by FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: a Park Use Permit or a Letter of Permission. Contact the Mount Rugged snow-capped Robson Park Area Supervisor for details and further information. Only Mount Robson Visitor Information Centre Park Rangers experienced mountaineers, properly roped and equipped with ice Park Operator Phone: (250) 566-4325 mountains, steep canyons, axes, climbing boots, crampons, prusiks or ascenders, emergency Phone: (250) 566-4038 from May 10-Mid Oct Box 579, Valemount, BC winding valleys, glacier-fed overnight equipment and emergency communication devices, should Facebook @Mount Robson Provincial Park V0E2Z0 Canada attempt mountain climbing or venture onto glaciers and snowfields. and Protected area www.bcparks.ca lakes, rivers and streams, and

Contact park staff for further information about the park, or subalpine forests about other parks in the vicinity. If at any time park staff are not available, refer to the information posted on the notice boards at the campgrounds and Visitor Centre. B.C. Rockies Kinbasket Lake

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