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Sir Alexander Mackenzie Provincial Park
About This Park

The rock, near the water’s edge, still bears his words, which were permanently inscribed in the rock later by surveyors.
Recreational use of the park is limited to one-day excursions by air or boat. The park may also mark the end of an extensive backcountry hiking or horseback riding journey along the Alexander Mackenzie Heritage (Grease) Trail, which travels through Kluskoil and Tweedsmuir (South) Provincial Parks.
Note: Iin order to reach the park, hikers must still travel the last segment of the journey by boat, as did Sir Alexander Mackenzie. Anchorage at the historical rock is poor and exposed to high winds. Temporary anchorage is possible in the cove immediately to the west of the point; again, it is shallow and exposed, and suitable only in settled weather. Better protection is found at the head of Elcho Harbour, two miles farther west. There are campsites a short distance northeast of the point (not in the park).
Park Size: 5 hectares
Location
The park is located near Elcho Harbour, approximately 65 km northwest
of Bella Coola, on Dean Channel. Use is limited to day-excursions by air,
or boat charter from Bella Coola or Bella Bella. Please refer to the BC
Marine Parks Guide for more information. The Canadian Hydrographic
Chart is number 3729. The closest communities to the park are Bella Coola
and Ocean Falls.
Nature and Culture
Management Planning
- Management Planning Information
- There is currently no approved valid management plan for this area. Management plans are prepared as soon as practicable, subject to available resources and the ability of key planning partners to participate.
Activities Available at this Park

Canoeing
There are kayaking opportunities at this park; however, access is lengthy
and requires experience.

Fishing
There are fishing opportunities at this park. Anyone fishing or angling
in British Columbia must have an appropriate
license.
Note: The entire north coast area is closed to bivalve harvest due to red tide and the possibility of paralytic shellfish poisoning.
Note: The entire north coast area is closed to bivalve harvest due to red tide and the possibility of paralytic shellfish poisoning.

Hiking
There is a small trail from the beach on the cove, approximately 200
metres, that leads to the monument. Please stay to the trail, as shortcutting
destroys plant life and soil structure.

Hunting
This park is open to hunting. Please refer to the British
Columbia Hunting Regulations for more information.