Just 2 kilometres from downtown Campbell River on central Vancouver Island, Elk falls provincial Park provides quiet riverside camping in the heart of a world-renowned fishing area. And you don’t have to go far to find fish, from November to March, the steelhead run right by the campsites on the Quinsam River Campbell River British Columbia Canada,
Wildlife in Elk Falls Park includes a variety of small mammals and birds. Great blue herons, killdeer, Glaucous-winged gulls, crows, Chestnut-backed chickadees, Golden-crowned kinglets and starlings are the most abundant resident bird species. Mammals include deer, bears and cougars, as well as shrews, squirrels, voles, raccoons, mink, river otters, muskrats, and beavers. A beaver dam and pond are located west of the campground. Roosevelt elk also utilize portions of the park for winter range. Fish species include steelhead, cutthroat and Dolly Varden trout, three spine stickleback, freshwater Sculpin and chinook, chum, coho, pink and sockeye salmon.
most campsites are of a good size, we got our rig and SUV in no problem with room to spare.
Things have been very, very dry so no campfires were allowed, Bummer.
The park does do limited recycling and has no flush toilets, just Pit toilets.
Also, note that the garbage and recycle bins are bear-proof. YES, there are bears here.
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