Bowen Island Ecological Reserve
49.3627° N, 123.3582° W
Bowen Island Ecological Reserve, British Columbia. 49.3627° N, 123.3582° W
Ecological reserve, 3.99 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/bc/bowen-island-ecological-reserve/, compiled October 9, 2026
- Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- BC Parks protected areas, BC Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
- City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
Bowen Island Ecological Reserve is a 3.99 km² ecological reserve 4.4 km west of Whytecliff, in British Columbia. It was established in 1973.
- Area
- 3.99 km²
- Established
- 1973
Conditions today
13.4 °C
Observed at Gibsons, as of 6:00 a.m. PDT
Today: Periods of rain ending this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Wind becoming northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 except gusting to 70 near the Strait of Georgia. High 14. UV index 2 or low.
Weather: Gibsons (local forecast), as of 6:01 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:53 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:25 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:34 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:06 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:25 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:55 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Metro Vancouver - NW, as of 5:00 a.m. PDT
Official record
- Designation
- Ecological reserve
- Park class
- Class N
- IUCN category
- Ia, Strict nature reserveInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Managed by
- Government of British Columbia
- Official website
- bcparks.ca