Dawley Passage Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located at the south end of Fortune Channel, which lies between Meares Island and the mainland of Vancouver Island just south. The park is to the north of the resort town of Tofino and is accessible by boat only. It was created on July 13, 1995 as part of the Clayoquot Land-Use Decision and contains 154 ha (380 acres), (61.6 ha (152 acres) of upland and 92.5 ha (229 acres) of foreshore).
The park's name comes from Dawley Passage which is a tidal narrows with strong currents and abundant marine life, which makes it popular for scuba diving. Dawley Passage was named for Walter P. Dawley, a trader from Victoria who salvaged lumber from shipwrecks and at one time operated a store and hotel at Clayoquot and eventually owned stores at Ahousat, Nootka and Neuchatlitz Inlet.
dawley, passage, provincial, park, provincial, park, british, columbia, canada, located, south, fortune, channel, which, lies, between, meares, island, mainland, vancouver, island, just, south, park, north, resort, town, tofino, accessible, boat, only, created. Dawley Passage Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia Canada located at the south end of Fortune Channel which lies between Meares Island and the mainland of Vancouver Island just south The park is to the north of the resort town of Tofino and is accessible by boat only It was created on July 13 1995 as part of the Clayoquot Land Use Decision and contains 154 ha 380 acres 61 6 ha 152 acres of upland and 92 5 ha 229 acres of foreshore Dawley Passage Provincial ParkIUCN category II national park 1 LocationAlberni Clayoquot RD British ColumbiaNearest cityTofinoCoordinates49 08 50 N 125 47 10 W 49 14722 N 125 78611 W 49 14722 125 78611Area154 ha 380 acres Created12 July 1995Governing bodyBC ParksWebsiteBC Parks Dawley Passage The park s name comes from Dawley Passage which is a tidal narrows with strong currents and abundant marine life which makes it popular for scuba diving Dawley Passage was named for Walter P Dawley a trader from Victoria who salvaged lumber from shipwrecks and at one time operated a store and hotel at Clayoquot and eventually owned stores at Ahousat Nootka and Neuchatlitz Inlet See also editEpper Passage Provincial Park Flores Island Marine Provincial Park Gibson Marine Provincial Park Vargas Island Provincial ParkReferences edit Dawley Passage Park Protected Planet Retrieved 2020 09 16 BC Parks infopage Dawley Passage Park BC Geographical Names Dawley Passage BC Geographical Names nbsp This British Columbia protected areas related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dawley Passage Provincial Park amp oldid 1099895808, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
