Brandywine
Falls - A very popular waterfall in
Sea to Sky Country located south of Whistler, BC, Canada. The waterfall
is the main attraction in the 150 hectare Brandywine Falls Provincial
Park. One of the key factors to the popularity of this park destination
is the ease of access to view the falls.
From the parking lot the interpretive
informational signs point the way to the viewing platform over looking
the falls and out over Daisy Lake. The large viewing wooden platform
jets out from the cliff, is enclosed and safe.
The easy-grade 1 Km trail is well maintained
following a gravel path over a wooden bridge to a thundering waterfall
crashing to the ground leaving rainbows in the mist.
The Brandywine Falls drops 70 metres (227 feet)
and was another result of the early volcanic eruptions that shook
the land millions of years ago. The park's geology also includes
basalt pillars and hectares of harden lava flow grown over with
forest and ponds.
Near the parking lot area, set back in some trees
and in a grass field is a picnic area for before or after your hike
to the falls. There is also another trail in the park named the Cal-Cheak Trail which passes through
forests of douglas fir and lodgepole pine leading to a suspension
bridge. It is a 3.5 km hike one-way ending at the Cal-Cheak Recreation
Site.
Park Access - South of Whistler
Village on Hwy 99 (Sea to Sky Hwy) is the parking lot to Brandywine
Falls. It is a 20 minute drive south from Whistler, BC, Canada.
Watch for the road signs on the side of the highway pointing the
way. |
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