Lepreau Falls Provincial Park

Lepreau Falls Provincial Park
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Interactive map of Lepreau Falls Provincial Park
Nearest citySaint John, New Brunswick
Coordinates45°10′6″N 66°27′37″W / 45.16833°N 66.46028°W / 45.16833; -66.46028
Governing bodyGovernment of New Brunswick

Lepreau Falls Provincial Park is a provincial park located in Lepreau, New Brunswick.[1][2][3]

The name is derived from the French la pereau, the little rabbit.[4]

The park was developed in 1956.[5]

Lepreau Falls marks the western terminus of the Stonehammer Geopark.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Lepreau Falls Provincial Park, New Brunswick". 24 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Parks, trails & places - Saint John, NB, Canada eh".
  3. ↑ "Lepreau Falls".
  4. ↑ "Lepreau Falls Provincial Park".
  5. ↑ https://www.naturenb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/NBNatVol014No3.pdf, NB Naturalist, 1985
  6. ↑ Slaymaker, Olav; Catto, Norm (13 February 2020). Landscapes and Landforms of Eastern Canada. Springer. ISBN 978-3-030-35137-3.