I visited Mount Revelstoke National Park on August 31, 1997.

Mount Revelstoke National Park of Canada protects, for all time, a portion of the Columbia Mountains Natural Region, in the interior wet belt of British Columbia. The steep, rugged mountains, warm, moist climate, and variety of plant and animal life are typical of this natural region.

Mount Revelstoke National Park contains stands of old-growth cedar and hemlock, a forest type which is rapidly declining outside of protected areas. The park also protects a small herd of the threatened mountain caribou and provides habitat for grizzly bear and mountain goat.

Ecologically and geologically, the area is distinct from the Rocky Mountains to the east and the Coast Mountains to the west.

Mount Revelstoke National Park offers you the extraordinary experience of driving a paved road from an elevation of 470 metres on the Trans Canada Highway to 1835 metres at Balsam Lake.

Winding 26 kilometres uphill, the Meadows in the Sky Parkway takes you through forests of cedar and hemlock, spruce and fir to the renowned subalpine wildflower meadows of Mount Revelstoke National Park.

View from Meadows in the Sky Parkway, Mt. Revelstoke National Park, Canada

Begbie Peak and unknown peak from Meadows in the Sky Parkway
Mt. Revelstoke National Park, Canada

Begbie Peak & Glaciers from Meadows in the Sky Parkway
Revelstoke National Park, Canada

Unknown Peak from Meadows in the Sky Parkway, Revelstoke National Park, Canada

Unknown Peak from Meadows in the Sky Parkway, Revelstoke National Park, Canada

Flowers & Lake near parking lot for summit shuttle bus,
Mt. Revelstoke National Park, Canada

Mt. Revelstoke Summit Lookout, Mt. Revelstoke National Park, Canada

View from summit of Mt. Revelstoke, Mt. Revelstoke National Park, Canada

View from summit of Mt. Revelstoke, Mt. Revelstoke National Park, Canada

Begbie Peak (right) & Glaciers from Mount Revelstoke, Revelstoke National Park, Canada