| Woss Lake Provincial Park | |
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 Interactive map of Woss Lake Provincial Park | |
| Location | British Columbia,Canada |
| Nearest city | Woss |
| Coordinates | 50°6′5″N126°37′14″W / 50.10139°N 126.62056°W /50.10139; -126.62056 |
| Area | 66.34 km2 (25.61 sq mi) |
| Established | 1995 |
| Governing body | BC Parks |
Woss Lake Provincial Park is aprovincial park inBritish Columbia,Canada, located 75 kilometres southeast ofPort McNeill, near the community ofWoss, which is also known as Woss Lake.
The park was established 1995. Woss Lake Provincial Park is within the traditional territory of the Namgis First Nation. The park contains a portion of a First Nations traditional cross-island trade route known as theGrease Trail, which made its way over the Tahsis divide.
The park is 66.34 km2. The park landscape includes the southern portion of Woss Lake, as well as very steep forested slopes above the lake and the permanent snowfields and north facing slopes of Rugged Mountain, part of the Haihte Range.
Woss Lake Provincial Park is a very steep, forested, seldom visited wilderness area. The park containsRoosevelt elk populations, a salmon fishery and potentially, habitat for the endangered Vancouver Islandmarmot. The park also contains a nameless, intact secondary watershed of 16 km2 that drains into the head of Woss Lake. This unnamed drainage contains valuableChinook salmon andsteelhead spawning habitat and a sensitive delta area with a variety of rare plant species.
There are no recreation facilities in Woss Lake Provincial Park, but visitors with a boat, canoe or kayak can enjoy various activities ranging from backcountry hiking, skiing and mountaineering to camping, fishing, First Nations and nature appreciation and hunting.
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