Englishman River

[1] It starts on the eastern slopes of the Beaufort Range, originating from tiny Jewel Lake and flowing in an easterly direction for 40 km (25 mi), entering the Strait of Georgia at Parksville, British Columbia.

It is an important watershed providing habitat for various species of salmon and community water to the residents of Parksville and surrounding area.

The park was created on December 20, 1940, in an effort to protect the old-growth forest and its associated ecosystem along the river in the vicinity of the waterfalls.

[5] The river then exits the far end of the lake and flows northeast to where it merges with the main fork of the Englishman.

According to a local legend, indigenous people in the area found the skeleton of a Caucasian man near the waterfalls, thus giving the river its current name; the river was given its name because "an Englishman was drowned while attempting to cross.