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Wells Gray Provincial Park | |
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Location of Wells Gray Provincial Park in British Columbia | |
Location | British Columbia, Canada |
Nearest city | Clearwater |
Coordinates | 52°19′26″N 120°08′59″W / 52.32389°N 120.14972°W |
Area | 541,516 ha (2,090.80 sq mi) |
Established | November 28, 1939 |
Visitors | 104,731 (in 2019) |
Governing body | BC Parks |
Website | bcparks |
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Wells Gray Provincial Park is a large wilderness park located in east-central British Columbia, Canada.[2] The park protects most of the southern, and highest, regions of the Cariboo Mountains and covers 5,415 square kilometres (541,516 hectares or 1.3 million acres).[3] It is British Columbia's fifth largest provincial park, after Tweedsmuir, Tatshenshini, Spatsizi and Northern Rocky Mountains.[4][5]