Itcha Ilgachuz Park

Itcha Ilgachuz Park comprises almost 112,000 hectares of unique landscape in the West Chilcotin Uplands. The landscape is varied and contains volcanic landforms, alpine environments, and forest sites scattered with wetlands.The Itcha Range and Ilgachuz Range are examples of isolated shield volcanoes, rising up to 2400 metres above sea level. These ranges are situated in the rain shadow of the Coast Mountains, and support a high diversity of plant and animal species.The park was recommended for protection under the Cariboo-Chilcotin Land-Use Plan, and designated a class “A” park in 1995. Itcha Ilgachuz is a wilderness park set aside to protect alpine grasslands, wetlands, and wildlife habitat, including the largest herd of woodland caribou in southern B.C.