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Eternal Fountain Recreation Site

Near Port McNeill, British Columbia, Canada

Who runs this site

No operator is listed in BC government records. The site may be maintained by a government contractor or by its users.

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About Eternal Fountain

A day use site located along the Alice Lake Loop, the Eternal Fountain is a stream resurgence waterfall that flows into a swallet (a stream sinking into a separate cave below the waterfall). There is a short trail within this site that winds its way through a second growth forest with areas to view karst features such as dolines, swallets, disappearing and reappearing streams. For your safety, please stay on the trails.

Park at the Eternal Fountain sign and walk past the gate to the trail head.

Type
Recreation site
Campsites
No numbered campsites listed
Upkeep
User maintained (pack out what you bring in)
Access
Road: 2 Wheel Drive
Nearest town
Port McNeill, British Columbia
District
Discovery Coast (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
Established
2019
Location
50.42429, -127.33889
Site ID
REC16046

Activities

Facilities

Getting there

Heading north on Hwy 19, drive past the turnoff to Port McNeill until you come to the junction of the West Mainline. Turn left onto the mainline and follow the road to the main Alice Lake Loop kiosk. Beyond the kiosk, follow the directional signs to Eternal Fountain.

The roads you will be traveling on are active industrial logging roads. Please use caution.

Directions in Google Maps

Official page at Recreation Sites and Trails BC

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