| Misty Meadows
Naikoon Provincial Park: Part
of the Queen Charlotte's Naikoon Provincial Park, Misty Meadows
is one of the better parks on Graham Island that is accessible
by vehicle. It has it all - sandy beach, short trail, interesting
landscape, seabird wildlife, picnic shelter, water, bathrooms
and most amenities.
Misty Meadows
beaches are beautiful and easily accessible via the short trail
from the parking lot where there is a picnic shelter. An ideal
destination for a day at the beach without the long hike in. At
low tides the beach reveals fine sand, perfect for sandcastles,
frisbee and bocce ball. With the receding tides the shells and
colorful rocks are exposed.
Misty Meadows in Naikoon
Provincial Park is made of sand dunes. The great storms
blow sand inland depositing the sand at the foot of the mounds
of driftwood, rocks and thick underbrush forming sand dunes. As
the plant grows and more obstructions are tossed on shore by the
storms the dunes continue to grow and then begin to take on a
life of their own.
Misty Meadows' shoreline from
the sea to the forest is broken down into eco zones. The Foreshore
Zone, the gentle sloping beach area up to the tide line, has no
vegetation due to waves and wind. The Driftwood Zone is just beyond
the tide line area covered in driftwood with small plants and
grass growing. Past the driftwood in the upper sandy area is the
Transitional Zone where there is a larger build up of dunes and
vegetation. The Stable Zone is the beginning of the Sitka Spruce
and other trees and flowering plants.
Misty Meadows is a unique ecological
area and should be treated with respect. Do not venture off the
path, no littering as many flowering plants are in the area like
various colorful mushrooms, Coastal Wild Strawberry, Sea Rocket,
Grey Beach Peavine and more.
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