Brandywine Falls Provincial Park
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A campfire ban is currently in effect for this park. For more information about campfire bans and about provincial parks with park closures and campfire bans in effect, visit the BC Parks campfire ban webpage.
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As of October 15, 2009:
Parks Operations during Olympics
Between October 16, 2009 and April 30, 2010, the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) will be using the parking areas of Brandywine Falls Provincial Park for the temporary operation of a vehicle screening and logistics facility. During this time, there will be no public access to the parking facilities in this Park.
Brandywine Falls may still be accessed between October 16 and January 3rd via trails from McGuire Station and Daisy Lake Forest Service Road. These trails are not groomed and snowshoes or skis may be required. Trail users are advised to keep clear of the parking areas during the operational period. Please Note: No stopping or parking will be permitted on the Daisy Lake Forest Service Road from January 4 – March 31,2010
We appreciate your cooperation during this unique international event. Please visit the BC Parks website at www.bcparks.ca for information about other parks providing winter recreation opportunities around the 2010 Winter Games period.
For More Information:
BC Parks website: www.bcparks.ca Vancouver 2010 website: www.vancouver2010.com. Or send your questions to ParkInfo@Victoria1.gov.bc.ca or info@vancouver2010.com. Information on Forest Service Roads may be found at www.for.gov.bc.ca/dsq/
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Park Info
Brandywine Falls (the spectacular 70 metre waterfall) is best seen from the viewpoint which also presents some marvelous views of Daisy Lake and the surrounding mountains. This park provides opportunities for hiking, picnicking, mountain biking and viewing of the waterfall.
Park Size: 150 hectares
Stay Safe:
- Bring your own drinking water as there is no potable water available in the park.
- Campfires are not permitted in the park.
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Nature & Culture
- History - The word brandy is actually the shortened word for brandywine. No one is completely sure about how the falls got their name, but one possible explanation is that two surveyors (Jack Nelson and Bob Mollison) for the Howe Sound and Northern Railway made a wager for a bottle of brandy about who could estimate more accurately the height of the falls. When the height was actually measured with a chain it was Mollison who won the bottle of brandy and Nelson then named the falls Brandywine.
- Conservation - Here you will find basalt columns and lava flows covered by small ponds and a forest.
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Map / Brochure
Any maps listed are for information only - they may not represent legal boundaries and should not be used for navigation.
- Park Map (PDF)
- Brochure and Map (PDF)
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Contact Info
Sea to Sky Park Services Ltd
Email address: info@seatoskyparks.com
Phone: (604) 986-9371
For additional information, click here for the Sea to Sky Park Services website.
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Activities Available At This Park
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Brandywine Falls Trail:
Enjoy a 10 - 20 minute (one way) walk or snowshoe across the covered footbridge and through the forest to a new viewing platform overlooking Brandywine Falls. Continue along a new, short walking path to a second viewpoint of the falls and another of the surrounding area of Daisy Lake and the Black Tusk. Stay behind fences and away from the river’s edge. Use caution when crossing the Canadian National Rail line. Trails in the park are not maintained during the winter.
Trail to Cal-Cheak Suspension Bridge:
Allow 2 hours return. This trail travels through mixed Douglas-fir and lodgepole pine forests among outcrops of lava beds and many small ponds. Watch your footing on rough parts of the trail.
Mountain Bike Trail: This section of the Sea to Sky Trail goes to the Cal-Cheak Forest Recreation Site, approximately 4 kilometres north of the park. Bicycles are permitted only on park roadways and the Sea to Sky Trail.
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Backcountry areas are not suitable for dogs or other pets due to wildlife issues and the potential for problems with bears.
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Facilities Available At This Park
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This park has a day-use/picnic area with six picnic tables and pit toilets. There is a gate which is locked between the hours of 11:00PM and 7:00AM.
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