Elk Falls Provincial Park
About 10 km (6 mi.) north-west of Campbell River there are more gigantic Douglas firs to be marveled at in the Elk Falls Provincial Park, as well as several waterfalls plummeting as much as 25 m (80 ft). Nowadays these latter can only really be appreciated in the Spring, when the flow of water from the nearby dam is increased following the melting of the snow.
Elk Falls Provincial Park has some wonderful walking trails and is known as a place for salmon fishing.
Elk Falls Provincial Park has some wonderful walking trails and is known as a place for salmon fishing.
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Quinsam River - Salmon Hatchery
When the Quinsam River was dammed in 1974 a hatchery was established in an attempt to counteract the effect of the dam on salmon stocks. Although in 1976 only 2000 fish returned to spawn, by 1986 the numbers had recovered to several hundreds of thousands. The Visitor Center at the hatchery provides imaginatively presented and comprehensive information on the life cycle of the Canadian salmon.
