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| Mount Robson Provincial Park is a hidden
treasure, often overlooked due to its
proximity to its neighbors, Jasper and
Banff. It’s certainly no less
spectacular The park is large at, 217,200
hectares in size and is a World Heritage
Site. It has the further distinction of
being the highest point in the Canadian
Rockies, rising 3,954 meters into the sky
like a perfect picture. With layers of
crystal clear water, tall evergreen trees
and blue ski dotted with wispy clouds,
Mount Robson sits like a confident king
amongst the mountains of the Continental
Divide. |
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The
park is surrounded by three mountain ranges, to
the west there is the Caribou Mountains, to the
south the Monashee range and to the east the
majestic Rockies. |
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| One of
the many beautiful views along
the Berg Lake Trail which has a 7
km stretch of multi-use trail for
hike/bike/horse. |
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Mount
Robson Provincial Park also protects the
headwaters of the Fraser River. The
Fraser River rises near Mount Robson
Provincial Park and, flows north, then
loops south down the center of the
province, cutting the deep gorges of the
Fraser Canyon before reaching the Pacific
Ocean at Vancouver. The river's is one of
the longest in British Columbia with a
total length of approximately 1,370 km |
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The
mountains and trails of this incredibly scenic
park have always been popular for backpackers and
mountain climbers, but it also attracts the
casual visitor with its easy hikes, camping,
canoeing. If
canoeing is your thing in an area with fantastic
scenery, you'll enjoy Moose, Yellowhead and
Whitney Lakes.
Robson also
presents great opportunities for winter
adventure. For the nordic skier, there are four
designated cross country ski areas to choose from
with miles of groomed, well signed trails for
anyone to enjoy. For the more adventurous skier,
there are numerous telemark opportunities and in
several areas there are back country cabins which
allow you to spend several days in this winter
wonderland.
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| Nature enthusiast will find a
wealth of opportunity here. Your likely
to spot, moose, deer, elk, marmot and
bears. If you’ve brought your
binoculars, you may even get a glimpse of
the illusive mountain goats of the area.
In August, the park
is one of the best places for watching
spawning Chinook salmon. To the south of
the park you will find the Robert W.
Starratt Wildlife Sanctuary, where birds,
beaver and occasionally moose can be seen
in their natural habitat of balsam, cedar
and alder forests.
Robson
attracts climbers from all over the
world. First climbed in 1913 there have
been many successes since. The easy
access and significant vertical, along
with it’s status as the Rockies
highest mountain make it very attractive
to climbers but no less a mountain to be
respected.
Mountain
bikers, hikers and backpackers share the
Berg Lake trail. There are a couple of
technical sections but it's mostly a
wide, crushed gravel path. The trail
continues past Kinney lake, but only if
your on foot. At Berg Lake, backpackers
can continue on the Moose River Route, a
six day journey through some of the best
of what the Rocky Mountains have to
offer.
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