Province Adds More Land To Eskers Park

Wednesday, April 28, 2010 03:56 AM

Prince George, B.C. – The Provincial government has purchased some private land holdings that will enable the province to expand Eskers and Mount Robson Park as well as 10 other parks throughout B.C.

The expansions were announced today as the Province introduced legislation that will establish 7 new Class A provincial parks and one conservancy

Eskers Park, just 40 km northwest of Prince George, has been expanded by 64.8 hectares. The area now includes meadow, wetland and pine forest habitat. The total area of the park will be 4,044 hectares.

Mount Robson Park is being expanded by 911 hectares. The addition will expand the south- western boundary of the park in the Marathon Creek drainage. This addition will further protect the visual quality of the upper Fraser River watershed in the vicinity of the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies. The total area of the park will be 225,285 hectares.

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Posted on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 03:56 AM in News by 250 News

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Comments

Posted by: Pylot Project on April 28 2010 7:38 AM

This is great news! I love Eskers Park, probably my most favorite for day hikes in the region.

Posted by: Loki on April 28 2010 9:32 AM

a map of the additions would be cool.
Eskers has been at the top of my day hike list since it opened.

Posted by: Stompin Tom on April 28 2010 3:06 PM

The area added is the farmland and small home to your right just before you reach the main parking lot.

Posted by: Honestjoe on April 28 2010 4:20 PM

Good news! I have hiked and fished Eskers Park frequently for many years.

Posted by: Eagleone on April 28 2010 8:40 PM

The farmland and small house has been for sale now for about ten years... I thought of buying it have not for the mosquito problems. Really adds nothing of value to the park itself... mostly bog and not suitable for trails anyways.

I hike a lot and I find Eskers park underwhelming, and a long haul back because the loop is not really a loop, but rather a hiking trail with an old deactivated logging road (with lots and lots of bears and no view locations) for the return stretch. Lots of mosquito's and the water is no good for even a canoe, because you have to first carry the canoe something like 6km to get to any real water that is a slight improvement from swamp....

So many other areas that are absolutely magnificent a lot closer to town than Eskers park are not protected and should be... and although an announcement like this is ok... it makes it less likely the government will set aside the really nice stuff for the public. Eskers is set aside IMO, because it has little value for anything else is all.