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Stawamus Chief Park

49.6848° N, 123.1379° W

Stawamus Chief Park, British Columbia. 49.6848° N, 123.1379° W

Provincial park, 5.3 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/bc/stawamus-chief-park/, 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.
  • Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • 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).
  • Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.

Stawamus Chief Park is a 5.3 km² provincial park beside Valleycliffe, in British Columbia. It was established in 1997.

Area
5.3 km²
Established
1997

Conditions today

15.8 °C

Wind SSE 13 km/h

Observed at Squamish, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT

Tonight: A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness this evening then rain beginning near midnight. Wind south 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Wind becoming south 40 before morning. Low 11.

Weather: Squamish (local forecast), as of 12:03 a.m. PDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:52 a.m.
Sunrise
7:25 a.m.
Sunset
6:33 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:05 p.m.
Moonrise
6:24 a.m.
Moonset
5:53 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Squamish, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT

In the park

Waterfalls

Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database; each name opens its location on OpenStreetMap.

Things to do

Activities

  • Climbing
  • Hiking
  • Interpretive programs
  • Pets on leash
  • Wildlife viewing

Camping

  • Frontcountry camping
  • Walk-in camping
  • Winter camping

Facilities

  • Drinking water
  • Picnic areas
  • Pit or flush toilets

As listed by the park’s official page.

Official record

Designation
Provincial park
Park class
Class A
IUCN category
III, Natural monument or featureInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Government of British Columbia
Official website
bcparks.ca

Photos

Banana slug in Stawamus Chief Provincial Park, BC (DSCF7773)
Photo: Trougnouf, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Boulder along the chief hike in Stawamus Chief Provincial Park, BC (DSCF7553)
Photo: trougnouf (Benoit Brummer), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Stawamus Chief Provincial Park (DSCF7799)
Photo: trougnouf (Benoit Brummer), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons