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ou might have heard that Tumbler Ridge is a coal mining town.
Yeah, that’s true, but….
You might have heard that Tumbler Ridge is home to some of the most
exciting paleontological discoveries in Canada, from dinosaur bones to fossilized
footprints.
This too, is true.
You may even know Tumbler Ridge as home to Kinuseo Falls, one of BC’s most
photogenic waterfalls and taller than Niagara. Or perhaps you’ve heard that
Tumbler Ridge is where two of BC’s three largest wind farms are located.
We don’t deny any of it.
Tumbler Ridge is all these things and more, including home to the Tumbler Ridge
Global Geopark, one of only two internationally designated geoparks in North
America. It is a magical land of waterfalls and dinosaurs, an explorer’s paradise,
with hundreds of kilometres of trails and areas that have yet to see a human
footprint. The area has a varied geology, topography, scenery and human history,
and has been catapulted to fame by the fantastic paleontological discoveries of the
past decade.
While the ‘park’ part of Geopark might bring to mind provincial and national
parks, with their restrictions on certain activities like ATVing and snowmobiling,
the Geopark designation creates increased recreation opportunities.