Stikine River Provincial Park | |||||||
Iucn Category: | Ib | ||||||
Iucn Ref: | [1] | ||||||
Map: | Canada British Columbia | ||||||
Location: | Kitimat-Stikine RD and Stikine Region, British Columbia | ||||||
Nearest City: | Iskut | ||||||
Coordinates: | 58.0248°N -128.7144°W | ||||||
Coords Ref: | [2] | ||||||
Area Ha: | 257177 | ||||||
Established: | 14 March 1987 | ||||||
Governing Body: | BC Parks | ||||||
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The Stikine River Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia. The park covers a total area of approximately 217000ha. The main feature of the Stikine River Provincial Park is a portion of the Stikine River known as "The Grand Canyon". This portion of the river is approximately 80km (50miles) long and runs through a canyon that has been created from the river cutting through the rock that now forms the walls of the "canyon".