# Pinecone Burke Provincial Park

> Pinecone Burke Provincial Park covers 38,000 hectares from the southwest corner of Garibaldi Park to west of Pitt Lake — including Burke Mountain itself.

**Source:** https://soldbycraig.ca/pinecone-burke-provincial-park-guide/  
**Author:** Craig Johnston, REALTOR® (BC Licence V99960) · The MACNABS · Royal LePage Elite West  
**Site:** https://soldbycraig.ca

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Tri-Cities Parks

## Pinecone Burke Provincial Park — 38,000 hectares behind Burke Mountain.

Pinecone Burke Provincial Park covers 38,000 hectares from the southwest corner of Garibaldi Park to west of Pitt Lake — including Burke Mountain itself. Established by the Province on May 18, 1995. Mostly unserviced wilderness, accessed via old logging roads on Burke Mountain.

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Pinecone Burke Provincial Park covers 38,000 hectares from the southwest corner of Garibaldi Park to west of Pitt Lake — including Burke Mountain itself. Established by the Province on May 18, 1995. Mostly unserviced wilderness, accessed via old logging roads on Burke Mountain. **Craig Johnston, Top 1% Team Member — Greater Vancouver REALTORS®** and 47+ year Tri-Cities resident, can walk you through the local context. Free Strategy Call ends with a written one-page plan in 24 hours.

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## The fact sheet.

Size

~38,000 hectares

Established

May 18, 1995 by the BC provincial government

Location

North of Coquitlam; covers Burke Mountain massif and Pinecone Lake area

Managed by

BC Parks

Difficulty

Hard — mostly unserviced wilderness

Access

Old logging-road network on Burke Mountain; Widgeon Slough canoe route to Widgeon Lake hiking

Pre-park use

1920s logging by Canadian Robert Dollar Company

Conservation campaign

Friends of Burke Mountain, Burke Mountain Naturalists, Western Canada Wilderness Committee

Tri-Cities Parks · Real estate connection

## What it means for buying or selling near here.

Burke Mountain residential lots back onto Pinecone-Burke trails. Living in upper-Burke developments (Partington Creek, Highland, the trail-edge pockets) means a 38,000-hectare wilderness park starts at your back yard. This is the single biggest reason families pay the Burke Mountain premium.

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