Close To The Edge Provincial Park and Protected Area

Close To The Edge Provincial Park and Protected Area is a provincial park and a protected area in British Columbia, Canada.

Close To The Edge Provincial Park and Protected Area
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)[1]
Location	Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest city	Prince George
Coordinates	54°03′25″N 121°01′00″W
Area	702 ha (1,730 acres)
Established	January 25, 2001
Governing body	BC Parks
Website	Close To The Edge Provincial Park and Protected Area

History and conservation

The Park was established June 29, 2000 to protect Close To The Edge, a significant cave feature: the deepest shaft (255 m) and the third-deepest cave (472 m) in Canada. The cave was discovered in 1985, but its bottom was not reached until 2001.

The adjacent Protected Area was established on January 25, 2001, to protect the less significant caves Bluebell Resurgence Cave and Twin Falls Resurgence, and is a lower level of protection which allows future logging road access to the headwaters of Hedrick Creek.

Both the Park and the Protected Area also protect habitat for caribou, moose, black and grizzly bears.

Geography

Close To The Edge Provincial Park and Protected Area is located within the Dezaiko Range of the McGregor Plateau approximately 160 kilometers northeast of Prince George, British Columbia. It is 702 hectares in size (414 ha Provincial Park and 288 ha Protected Area).

Facilities

There are no park facilities. Access is on logging roads, followed by unmaintained horse/foot trails.

See also

• The Stone Corral (Monkman Provincial Park)