E.C. Manning Provincial Park

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Park size: 70,844 hectares (175,059 acres)
Established: 1941

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Manning Park is located about 50 km southeast of Hope. The southern boundary of the park is the US border and it is the northern terminus of the Pacific Crest Trail.

Manning Park represents a transition zone between coastal rain forest and the semi-arid Okanagan. This transition zone includes cedars, alpine meadows, the northern Cascade Mountains, high alpine lakes, the Skagit and Similkameen River drainage basins, endangered and protected species, peak predators like Grizzly Bears and Cougars, and over 300 km of BC Parks maintained trails. The park has one of the biggest networks of hiking trails west of the Rockies.

There are over 30 km of groomed Nordic trails, as well as extensive off-piste nordic and snowshoe trails, and is noted for its cold, dry and consistent snow, which is much better for classic cross-country skiing than the much more variable snow of the Coast Range.