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Area D (Oyster Bay/Buttle Lake)

Elk Falls – Elk Falls Suspension Bridge loop from Elk Falls Provincial Park

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British Columbia

Area D (Oyster Bay/Buttle Lake)

Elk Falls – Elk Falls Suspension Bridge loop from Elk Falls Provincial Park

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Elk Falls – Elk Falls Suspension Bridge loop from Elk Falls Provincial Park

01:26

4.74km

160m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 11, 2026

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Elk Falls Provincial Park

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Start point

Parking

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96 m

Salmon viewing area & totem poles

Highlight • Monument

This area hosts native art and a concrete deck where you can look down into the Campbell River. There are a few species of salmon all spawning between August to November. The carver of the totem poles is Thomas D. Hunt for the Wei Wai Kai and Wei Wai Kum nations.

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308 m

Millennium Trail, Elk Falls Provincial Park

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Millennium Trail begins near the upper parking lot. First, follow the Parking Lot Trail and cross the corridor where three massive penstocks of the hydroelectric power plant were once laid above ground. Following the power plant's reconstruction in 2019 and its relocation into the rock at a depth of 65 meters, the pipes were removed. This created an open area that is gradually being filled and will be planted in the future. Recent maps still show a pedestrian bridge for crossing the low-lying corridor; this bridge has since been removed and replaced by an earthen dam (status May 2025).
The 2.5 km long Millennium Trail runs from the suspension bridge at Elk Falls through a forest of old-growth Douglas firs, between the Campbell River Gorge and the aforementioned corridor. At the Canyon View Pedestrian Bridge, the trail merges into the Canyon View Trail.
bcparks.ca/elk-falls-park/hiking/#millennium-trail

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2.30 km

Elk Falls

Highlight • Waterfall

The 27-meter-high Elk Falls are located in Elk Falls Provincial Park near the town of Campbell River. Since 1948, the waters of the river of the same name have been dammed by John Hart Reservoir and largely diverted for hydroelectric power generation. The waterfall maintains a constant flow year-round, although this flow never reaches its original levels.
worldwaterfalldatabase.com/waterfall/Elk-Falls-1910
The Campbell River Hydroelectric Facilities Discovery Centre/Museum at Campbell River displays a photo from December 2016, when BC Hydro released large amounts of water from John Hart Lake to reduce flood risk, plunging it over Elk Falls into the gorge.

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2.32 km

Elk Falls Suspension Bridge

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

After a short walk from the upper parking lot, you reach the suspension bridge over the Campbell River Gorge at Elk Falls. From the bridge, you have spectacular views of the falls and the gorge in both directions.
bcparks.ca/elk-falls-park/hiking

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2.38 km

Elk Falls Viewing Platform

Highlight • Viewpoint

This platform sits across the canyon from Elk Falls, offering a clear, elevated view of the waterfall plunging into the Campbell River gorge below. Railings and a cantilevered design extend the viewpoint over the canyon, making it one of the best and safest places in the park to view the falls and the surrounding forest.

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4.74 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.67 km

Surfaces

4.63 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Salmon viewing area & totem poles

Millennium Trail, Elk Falls Provincial Park

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