©2007 - Tourism British Columbia
Vancouver Island
HORNE LAKE
by Sarah Gertzen Care to take in the adventure of a
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lifetime? How about delving into the depths of the earth and viewing the world from underneath. To imagine it is one thing, but to actually descend into these caves will blow your mind. With this subterranean experience continually being upgraded, once inside the caves, you’ll discover both what’s new and what’s old - in terms of the geological age of the earth. Tat adventure just happens to be located right here in British Columbia, on the beautiful Island of Vancouver. Te Horne Lake Caves were
first discovered in 1912, but were not publicized until 1939. Tere are many caves in the Horne Lake Caves Provincial Park network, including the Main Cave, the Lower Main Cave, and the Riverbend caves. In fact, this provincial park is home to more than 1000 caves in total. Te park is 158 hectares in size and is located in central Vancouver Island, just 60 kilometres north of Nanaimo and 26
Horne Lake Caves, Yuan Ji Photo
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