San Juan River Estuary Ecological Reserve
48.5775° N, 124.3564° W
San Juan River Estuary Ecological Reserve, British Columbia. 48.5775° N, 124.3564° W
Ecological reserve, 1.46 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/bc/san-juan-river-estuary-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.
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- 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).
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San Juan River Estuary Ecological Reserve is a 1.46 km² ecological reserve 2.7 km east of Port Renfrew, in British Columbia. It was established in 1996.
1 named lake lies in or along the park; the largest is Fairy Lake (0.32 km²).
- Area
- 1.46 km²
- Established
- 1996
- Named lakes
- 1
Conditions today
13.9 °C
Observed at Duncan, as of 7:00 a.m. PDT
Today: Periods of rain ending this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 60 percent chance of showers. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 except southeast 40 gusting to 60 near the Strait of Georgia early this morning. Wind becoming northwest 20 gusting to 40 near noon. High 16. UV index 3 or moderate.
Weather: Duncan (local forecast), as of 7:02 a.m. PDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:57 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:28 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:39 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:10 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:28 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:00 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Duncan, as of 6:00 a.m. PDT
In the park
| Rank | Feature | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairy Lake | 0.32 km² |
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