| Stamp River Provincial Park | |||||||
| Photo Alt: | A small river winding through a dark pine tree forest | ||||||
| Iucn Category: | II | ||||||
| Map: | British Columbia | ||||||
| Relief: | yes | ||||||
| Map Alt: | A map showing the location of the park in British Columbia | ||||||
| Location: | British Columbia, Canada | ||||||
| Nearest City: | Port Alberni | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 49.3414°N -124.9247°W | ||||||
| Area Km2: | 3.27 | ||||||
| Governing Body: | BC Parks | ||||||
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Stamp River Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. The 327-hectare park is located 14 km north of Port Alberni on Vancouver Island.[1] There are 23 camping spaces and 2 km of trails within the park along the Stamp River, named for Edward Stamp, a sawmill pioneer in the Alberni Valley.
The park features rapids and a waterfall as well as a substantial fish ladder constructed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada which allows half a million coho, sockeye and chinook salmon to pass upriver during the annual run from August to December.[2] Spawning for these species takes place in the upper reaches of the river and in Great Central Lake. During the salmon run season, there is a greater prevalence of black bears in the area, attracted by the abundance of fish in the river.[3]